James Blaine Shrewsbury.
Private James Shrewsbury succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained four days earlier when he was shot in a gun battle with a gang of bootleggers near Lansing. He was taken to Oak Hill Hospital for treatment and then transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, where he succumbed to his wounds. Private Shrewsbury was a U.S. Army World War I veteran and served with the West Virginia State Police for over one year. Two of his brothers served with the Raleigh County (West Virginia) Sheriff's Office.
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In tribute
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Private Shrewsbury gave the West Virginia State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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