United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Wednesday, November 13, 1963
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: 15 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 13, 1963
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy U.S. Marshal Noah Friend was killed in a chain-reaction automobile crash on Route 25, near Barbourville, Kentucky, while transporting a prisoner from court to the Bell County Jail.
One of the prisoners he was transporting was also killed. A second deputy marshal and the other prisoner were injured.
Deputy Marshal Friend had served with the United Stats Marshals Service for 15 years. He was survived by his wife.