U.S. Army · United States 
Jessie Benton
1955
Jessie C. Benton served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Sergeant Jessie Benton and Detective James Tindal were killed in an automobile accident near Holly Hill, South Carolina, while returning to Charleston to assist at the Charleston Tidewater Terminal fire. The two officers, along with their wives, had been in Charlotte, North Carolina, to represent the Charleston Police Department in a pistol competition. All members of the department were ordered to return to Charleston to assist at the scene of the fire. The wives of both officers were also killed in the accident. Policeman Lawrence Aytes had been killed in the fire while attempting to rescue a citizen. Sergeant Benton was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Charleston Police Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He was survived by one son.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Charleston Police Department
Sergeant
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