U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Wyman Staten Basinger
1986
Wyman S. Basinger served the U.S. Marine Corps for 3 years. Wyman served in World War II, the Korean War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Natural
Cause
Natural disease, unspecified
What Happened
Sheriff Basinger died when a blood clot from a hip injury broke loose and traveled to his heart. He had sustained the hip injury when his squad car was struck broadside at the Intersection of U. S. Highway 54 and Route E near Brazito while he was traveling to an emergency call. Sheriff Basinger was elected to the first of 5 terms as Sheriff in 1968. Prior to that he was a member of the Cole County Sheriff's Department Auxiliary.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
1942 – 1945
1951 – 1952
Conflicts
World War II
Korean War
Cold War
Also Served
Cole County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff
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