U.S. Navy · United States 
Samuel Cheatham
1959
Samuel J. Cheatham served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Natural
Cause
Myocardial infarction (heart attack)
Mechanism
Bodily force
What Happened
Corporal Samuel Cheatham suffered a fatal heart attack while on sick leave at home due to a previous heart attack he suffered while struggling with a suspect who was resisting arrest. Corporal Cheatham was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He was assigned to the Carondelet District and had been with the agency for 29 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Corporal
In Our Keeping
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