U.S. Army · United States 
Dewey Marshall
1926
Dewey Marshall served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Deputy Sheriff Dewey Marshall was shot and killed while accompanying the sheriff of Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, to serve a warrant that had been issued on a man in Mitchellville, Iowa. When the officers arrived at the man's rented farmhouse one-half mile northwest of Mitchellville, the man fatally shot Deputy Marshall and wounded the Pettis County sheriff. The man took Deputy Marshall's weapon and fled into a field. The suspect, who was wanted on a hog-stealing charge, surrendered himself to the sheriff ten days later. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison on December 17th, 1926. He was paroled in January of 1960. Deputy Marshall was a crack-shot WWI Army veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four-year-old daughter.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Polk County Sheriff
Deputy Sheriff
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