U.S. Army · United States 
Earl DeMarse
1973
Earl F. DeMarse served the U.S. Army for 3 years.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Edged weapon
What Happened
Correctional Officer Earl DeMarse was stabbed to death by an inmate at the Marquette Branch Prison. The stabbing took place only 15 minutes into his shift at 6:15 a.m. The prisoner who stabbed him was sentenced to life in prison and transferred to a different facility, where he later stabbed and wounded another officer. Officer DeMarse was a United States Army Air Forces WWII veteran and had served with the Michigan Department of Corrections for 26 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, two brothers, and a granddaughter. The Earl F. DeMarse Training Academy was named in his memory.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, two brothers, and a granddaughter.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1943 – 1946
Also Served
Michigan Department of Corrections
Correctional Officer
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