CG
U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Charlie Gaines
1942
Charlie William Monroe Gaines served the U.S. Marine Corps.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Gaines was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man for stealing chickens.
He and another deputy located the man at his home near Henning. The subject opened fire on Deputy Gaines with a shotgun, striking him in the abdomen, before fleeing. Several bloodhounds tracked him for several hours before losing his scent near Pleasant Hill.
Deputy Gaines was taken to the Veteran Administration Hospital in Memphis where he succumbed to his wounds the following day.
Deputy Gaines was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of WWI.
He and another deputy located the man at his home near Henning. The subject opened fire on Deputy Gaines with a shotgun, striking him in the abdomen, before fleeing. Several bloodhounds tracked him for several hours before losing his scent near Pleasant Hill.
Deputy Gaines was taken to the Veteran Administration Hospital in Memphis where he succumbed to his wounds the following day.
Deputy Gaines was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of WWI.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, three sons, and mother.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
Also Served
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff
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