U.S. Army · United States 
Lee Bounds
1974
Lee L. Bounds served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Border Patrol Agent Lee Bounds was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol two and a half miles west of Animas, New Mexico on State Route 9. His Jeep ran off the road, and when he attempted to steer back on the road, the Jeep flipped over, throwing him from the vehicle. Agent Bounds was a United States Army veteran and was assigned to the Lordsburg, New Mexico, station, serving with the United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, stepson, stepdaughter, parents, brother, and two sisters.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol
Border Patrol Agent
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