United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Delbert Ray Flowers
1984
Delbert Ray Flowers Jr. served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Sergeant Delbert Flowers died as a result of being exposed to carbon monoxide inside his 1982 Dodge Diplomat police cruiser due to a faulty ignition switch. A Penn Township Police Department officer was requested to locate Sergeant Flowers when he failed to respond to dispatchers at about 4:00 am. The officer located him inside the car parked near the borough's maintenance shed on Rettew Lane. A small fire had started near the ignition switch in the car after he had become unconscious. An autopsy revealed that Sergeant Flowers had died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Sergeant Flowers was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Manheim Borough Police Department for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
Keepsakes
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Manheim Borough Police Department
Sergeant
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