U.S. Navy · United States 
Dess Phipps
1962
Dess K. Phipps served the U.S. Navy for 2 years. Dess also served in the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Police Officer Dess Phipps was killed in an automobile crash during a high-speed pursuit of two subjects wanted for burglary. Another vehicle struck Officer Phipps' patrol car at the intersection of Artesia Boulevard and Wilmington Avenue. The vehicle then struck two other vehicles. A second accident then occurred when another car collided with several cars that were stopped for the first crash. One driver involved in the second accident was also killed. The subjects in the vehicle being pursued fled the scene but were later apprehended. They were charged with murder and burglary. Officer Phipps was a United States World War II Navy veteran who served with the Compton Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons, parents, and two brothers.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
1943 – 1944
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Compton Police Department
Police Officer
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