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U.S. Navy · United States 
Dalton Cawthray
1984
Dalton B. Cawthray served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Correctional Officer Dalton Cawthray was accidentally shot and killed while cleaning guns in the jail armory. One of the guns was loaded and discharged, striking him in the chest. He was assigned to the Clemens Unit. Officer Cawthray was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters and mother.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division
Correctional Officer
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