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U.S. Army · United States 
James Patterson
1969
James Madison Patterson served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Special Investigator James Patterson was killed in an airplane crash at Bates Municipal Airport in Mobile, Alabama. The private plane that had been contracted by the United States Treasury Department to conduct aerial searches for illegal alcohol stills. It had taken off Naval Air Station Albany, in Albany Georgia, and was on final approach to Bates Field when it crashed as it made its final approach. Two contractors were killed and one was seriously injured in the crash. Investigator Patterson was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for two years and had previously served with the United States Border Patrol.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
Special Investigator
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