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Special Agent

Jess L. Sitton

Union Pacific Railroad Police Department — Omaha, NE
Felonious
United States flag Nebraska flag
End of Watch March 4, 1922
Tour of Duty 6 mo
The Vigil Panel 42 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 20

Incident

Special Agent Jess Sitton was shot while chasing a burglary suspect through a rail yard in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The suspect was hiding behind a pile of railroad ties and fired at the light from Agent Sitton's flashlight. One of the shots struck Agent Sitton. He was taken to the hospital where he died two days later. Special Agent Sitton had been with the agency for six months and was survived by his wife and son. He is buried in lot 1501, section A, Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming.

Survivors

Special Agent Sitton had been with the agency for six months and was survived by his wife and son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Sitton served with the Union Pacific Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Omaha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Sitton.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Union Pacific Railroad Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Omaha, Douglas County, NE
Platform Identity uprpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 4, 1922
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Jess is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1922, 228 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 3rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Jess had served 0.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Union Pacific Railroad Police Department has 21 officers remembered here, Jess among them.

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Where

Special Agent Jess L. Sitton

Union Pacific Railroad Police Department · End of Watch March 4, 1922

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 21-W

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