U.S. Navy · United States 
Allen Bennett
1953
Allen Frankland Bennett served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Deputy Sheriff Allen Bennett disappeared while chasing a bootlegger in a wooded area near the State Park Intersection off of Highway 21. He had stopped at another deputy's home to ask the other deputy to assist him but the deputy was not home. He left the deputy's house and was never seen again. His body was found in the woods several days later. A suspect was arrested on July 20, 1954, near Wilson, North Carolina. He was convicted of his murder and was released after serving 20 years. Deputy Bennett was a WWII U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Richland County Sheriff's Department for 3 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 4-year-old son, his father, three brothers, and three sisters.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Deputy Sheriff
In Our Keeping
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