Robert Hart
1940
Robert Hart.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Correctional Officer Robert Hart was shot and killed by an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison. The inmate had escaped from the prison three weeks earlier but came back and shot Officer Hart as he attempted to free a fellow inmate. The inmate was convicted of first-degree murder and hanged on November 12th, 1941. Officer Hart was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Iowa Department of Corrections for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two stepsons.
Service Record
Also Served
Iowa Department of Corrections
Correctional Officer
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