U.S. Navy · United States 
Lawrence Aytes
1955
Lawrence Bryant Aytes served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Policeman Lawrence Aytes was killed while attempting to rescue a citizen during the Charleston Tidewater Terminal fire. Detective James Tindal and Sergeant Jessie Benton were killed in an automobile accident while returning to Charleston from Charlotte, North Carolina, to assist at the fire scene. The wives of both officers were also killed in the accident. Policeman Aytes was a U.S. Navy Reserve veteran of WWII.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Charleston Police Department
Policeman
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