U.S. Army · United States 
Milford Merrifield
1922
Milford James Merrifield served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Special Agent Milford Merrifield drowned in the Mississippi River near Gretna, Louisiana, when the boat he was in sprung a leak and sank.
He was patrolling railroad property on both sides of the river and requested two other Texas and Pacific employees take him across the river in a skiff. The skiff developed a leak several hundred feet from shore and sank. The other two employees were able to swim to safety, but Special Agent Merrifield was caught in the current and pulled downstream. His body was recovered several days later.
Special Agent Merrifield was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI.
He was patrolling railroad property on both sides of the river and requested two other Texas and Pacific employees take him across the river in a skiff. The skiff developed a leak several hundred feet from shore and sank. The other two employees were able to swim to safety, but Special Agent Merrifield was caught in the current and pulled downstream. His body was recovered several days later.
Special Agent Merrifield was a U.S. Army veteran of WWI.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, father, and two sisters.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department
Special Agent
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