In memory of
Christopher Duffie Corbin
1909
- Their country
- United States of America
- Killed that day
- March 8, 1909, aged 24
Their life
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
Deputy Marshal Christopher Corbin and his brother, Deputy Marshal William Corbin, were shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for shooting and damaging a rural postal box in South Carolina.
They located the man hiding in the loft of a barn approximately three-quarters of a mile south of Walhalla. As they attempted to remove him the suspect's family members opened fire on the marshals, killing both.
The subject was arrested and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
His son was born approximately two months after his murder.
Survived by
Deputy Marshal Christopher Corbin was survived by his expectant wife and daughter.
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