The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . .
 
Photograph: Pilot William F. Buckelew

Patch image: United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol, U.S. Government






Pilot William F. Buckelew
United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol
U.S. Government

End of Watch: Friday, July 23, 1954

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: Friday, July 23, 1954
Incident Location: Texas
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Pilot Buckelew and Inspector Donald Kee were killed in an airplane accident near Rio Grande City, Texas, while conducting flights to check farm laborers. The plane was banking to return to a field when it suddenly plunged into a river. Inspector Kee was killed on impact and Pilot Buckelew succumbed to his injuries en route to a hospital.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol, U.S. GovernmentBorder Patrol Inspector Donald Kee
United States Department of Justice - B..., US
EOW: Friday, July 23, 1954
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident

» Update this memorial» List all officers from this agency
» Printer friendly view» Officer down news
Terms of Use | Privacy Statement | Contact Us
Copyright © 1996-2008, The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc.Back to ODMP Homepage