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U.S. Army · United States 
Charles Ladd
1931
Charles Russell Ladd served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Mechanism
Unknown
What Happened
Location: Ohio
Weapon: Not available
Offender: Not available
Detective Charles Ladd was crushed between two freight cars in the Nickel Plate yards in Lima, Ohio.
He had been called to the yards to investigate reports of a suspicious person. He was chasing the man when he attempted to cross the tracks between freight cars. The cars buckled and he was crushed between them.
Detective Ladd was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served in law enforcement for three years.
Weapon: Not available
Offender: Not available
Detective Charles Ladd was crushed between two freight cars in the Nickel Plate yards in Lima, Ohio.
He had been called to the yards to investigate reports of a suspicious person. He was chasing the man when he attempted to cross the tracks between freight cars. The cars buckled and he was crushed between them.
Detective Ladd was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI and had served in law enforcement for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department
Detective
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