In memory of
Alexander Vought Jr.
1918
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- November 30, 1918, aged 40
Their life
Plainclothesman Alexander Vought was shot and killed after questioning several men in a restaurant near the intersection of Schoonmaker Avenue and 14th Street at approximately 9:45 pm.
As he was leaving the restaurant he was shot in the back, severing his spinal cord. He was then shot in the stomach as he fell to the ground.
Plainclothesman Vought was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the Monessen City Police Department for only two weeks and had previously served with the Pennsylvania State Police for eight years.
Survived by
He was survived by his father and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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