Union Pacific Railroad Special Agent Ray Daugherty died after being struck by a switch engine and knocked from a bridge.
During World War I, following numerous threats and some bombings, the Chief Special Agent of the railroad police assigned a large number of agents to bridge guard duty. They were to run across bridges behind passenger trains to make sure no one threw a bomb off while crossing the bridge. Special Agent Daugherty was working the Loup River bridge at Columbus, Nebraska, when he was following a train across the bridge and was struck by the switch engine and knocked from the bridge.
Special Agent Daugherty had served with the agency for only four days. He was survived by his wife and several step-children.
He is listed on the National Law Enforcement Memorial (Washington, DC), Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial (Grand Island, NE), Union Pacific Railroad Special Agent Memorial (Union Pacific Museum, Council Bluffs, IA) and the Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP.com) on the web.
During World War I, following numerous threats and some bombings, the Chief Special Agent of the railroad police assigned a large number of agents to bridge guard duty. They were to run across bridges behind passenger trains to make sure no one threw a bomb off while crossing the bridge. Special Agent Daugherty was working the Loup River bridge at Columbus, Nebraska, when he was following a train across the bridge and was struck by the switch engine and knocked from the bridge.
Special Agent Daugherty had served with the agency for only four days. He was survived by his wife and several step-children.
He is listed on the National Law Enforcement Memorial (Washington, DC), Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial (Grand Island, NE), Union Pacific Railroad Special Agent Memorial (Union Pacific Museum, Council Bluffs, IA) and the Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP.com) on the web.
Union Pacific Railroad Special Agent Ray Daugherty died after being struck by a switch engine and knocked from a bridge.
During World War I, following numerous threats and some bombings, the Chief Special Agent of the railroad police assigned a large number of agents to bridge guard duty. They were to run across bridges behind passenger trains to make sure no one threw a bomb off while crossing the bridge. Special Agent Daugherty was working the Loup River bridge at Columbus, Nebraska, when he was following a train across the bridge and was struck by the switch engine and knocked from the bridge.
Special Agent Daugherty had served with the agency for only four days. He was survived by his wife and several step-children.
He is listed on the National Law Enforcement Memorial (Washington, DC), Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial (Grand Island, NE), Union Pacific Railroad Special Agent Memorial (Union Pacific Museum, Council Bluffs, IA) and the Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP.com) on the web.
During World War I, following numerous threats and some bombings, the Chief Special Agent of the railroad police assigned a large number of agents to bridge guard duty. They were to run across bridges behind passenger trains to make sure no one threw a bomb off while crossing the bridge. Special Agent Daugherty was working the Loup River bridge at Columbus, Nebraska, when he was following a train across the bridge and was struck by the switch engine and knocked from the bridge.
Special Agent Daugherty had served with the agency for only four days. He was survived by his wife and several step-children.
He is listed on the National Law Enforcement Memorial (Washington, DC), Nebraska Law Enforcement Memorial (Grand Island, NE), Union Pacific Railroad Special Agent Memorial (Union Pacific Museum, Council Bluffs, IA) and the Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP.com) on the web.
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