John Andrew Derby served in the U.S. Army.
Captain John Derby was killed when his motorcycle went over an embankment while on patrol near the town of Castella in Shasta County. Captain Derby was a State Traffic Officer and a member of the Siskiyou County Traffic Squad and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I. He was survived by his wife, father, and brother. He is buried in the Dunsmuir City Cemetery in Dunsmuir, California.
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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.
Captain Derby served with the Siskiyou County State Traffic Force.
Thank you for your service to the Yreka community, 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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