In memory of
Benjamin Earl Gaughenbaugh
1935
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- July 4, 1935, aged 41
Their life
Location: Illinois
Weapon: Person
Offender: Apprehended
Detective Benjamin Gaughenbaugh suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after struggling with a drunken male at the railroad depot in Beardstown, Illinois, on an excessively hot day.
He was able to place the subject under arrest and walked him to the Beardstown Police Department. As he was waiting to book the suspect, he suffered a heart attack and collapsed.
Detective Gaughenbaugh was a Canadian military veteran and served as a sniper in World War I. He had been in law enforcement for 12 years while serving as a four-term sheriff of Appanoose County and a guard at the Fort Madison Penitentiary, both in Iowa.
He was buried in the Oakland Cemetery in Centerville, Iowa.
Detective Gaughenbaugh was a Canadian military veteran and served as a sniper in World War I. He had been in law enforcement for 12 years while serving as a four-term sheriff of Appanoose County and a guard at the Fort Madison Penitentiary, both in Iowa.
Survived by
Detective Gaughenbaugh was survived by his wife, daughter, and father.
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