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Billy Fairl Morgan
Incident
Narcotics Agent Billy Morgan, Corporal Ronnie Fox, and Detective David Sheehan were killed when their plane crashed into Jack Fork Mountain in southeastern Oklahoma. The officers were searching for marijuana fields at the time. Agent Morgan was to become the first agent in charge of the new McAlester Office of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control that Monday.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Narcotics Agent Morgan served with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Narcotics Agent Morgan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control has lost 3 officers; 1 of them lost to accidents.
Billy is one of 135 officers lost to accidents in OK, 23.2% of the 582 remembered there.
Billy is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Billy is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1981, 3 officers in OK were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 78 years on record. The heaviest was 1980, with 4.
In 1981, 63 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 68th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1981, 81 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Billy was 29. Of the 118 lost to accidents in OK whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 48.8; the middle age was 38.
Billy was 29. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Billy was 29. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
July holds 11.1% of these deaths in OK; March holds the most, 12.6%. Thursdays: 21.5%.
July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.
July holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 33.3% of all 3 deaths at Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 23.2% of all 582 deaths in OK, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control has 3 officers remembered here, Billy among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 5-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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