U.S. Army · United States 
John Rice
1960
John Welton Rice served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Natural
Cause
Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
Mechanism
Bodily force
What Happened
Marshal John Rice suffered a fatal heart following an arrest in which he was injured. He was assisting a Clallam County sheriff's deputy arrest a suspect for drunk and disorderly conduct when the man began to violently resist arrest. Marshal Rice collapsed shortly after he and the deputy subdued the man. Marshal Rice was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Forks Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three children, mother, and three siblings.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Forks Police Department
Marshal
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