West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration, West Virginia Fallen Officers

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West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
Charleston, WV

Prohibition Officer Will Farley
West Virginia Department of Pro..., WV
EOW: Monday, August 11, 1919
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Prohibition Officer William Meade
West Virginia Department of Pro..., WV
EOW: Sunday, February 12, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Prohibition Officer Lew Matty
West Virginia Department of Pro..., WV
EOW: Saturday, July 15, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Commissioner T. E. Rutheford
West Virginia Department of Pro..., WV
EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Prohibition Officer David (George) Ball
West Virginia Department of Pro..., WV
EOW: Saturday, June 20, 1925
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Prohibition Officer Gus Simmons
West Virginia Department of Pro..., WV
EOW: Monday, July 11, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Prohibition Officer Edward Hensley
West Virginia Department of Pro..., WV
EOW: Tuesday, August 16, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 7

Gunfire: 6
Gunfire (Accidental): 1

The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration is comprised of the following independent agencies and/or components (Note: Some of the agencies and/or components no longer exist):

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