U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Cecil Bays
1952
Cecil Bernis Bays served the U.S. Marine Corps.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Game Warden Cecil Bays was shot and killed in Pound, Wise County, on Thanksgiving night by one of two men who had yelled at him earlier in the evening. The initial encounter and shooting were both unprovoked. The subject was shot and killed a short time later by a Norton policeman. The other subject pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced to five years in prison. He was paroled after serving only three years. Game Warden Bays was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of WWII.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
Also Served
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
Game Warden
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