Walter Thackerson
1969
Walter A. Thackerson Sr..
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Agent Walter Thackerson was killed in an automobile crash during a vehicle pursuit in Jefferson County. He and other agents were chasing a vehicle that contained illegal liquor. The vehicle he was riding in overturned on Cumberland Lake Drive. Agent Thackerson was a United States Navy WWII veteran and had served with the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three daughters.
Service Record
Also Served
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Agent
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