Patrol Inspector William Sills was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a smuggler near McAllen, Texas.
He and two other inspectors had encountered three smugglers. Two of the aliens were arrested and Inspector Sills was shot while attempting to stop the third from escaping. Despite being mortally wounded, he was able to return fire and kill the suspect.
Inspector Sills had served with the United States Border Patrol for three years.
From the Officer Down Memorial Page
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William Leslie Sills
•Sex: M
•Birth: 21 AUG 1909 in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana
•Death: 17 JAN 1940 in McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas of Shot in line of duty by a Mexican smuggler
•Burial: 18 JAN 1940 Clarence, Natchitoches, Louisiana
•Occupation: U. S. Border Patrolman
Father: Charles H. (Charley) Sills b: 1880
Mother: Nancy Rose Wise b: 1880 in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Marriage Jeanette Evans
He and two other inspectors had encountered three smugglers. Two of the aliens were arrested and Inspector Sills was shot while attempting to stop the third from escaping. Despite being mortally wounded, he was able to return fire and kill the suspect.
Inspector Sills had served with the United States Border Patrol for three years.
From the Officer Down Memorial Page
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William Leslie Sills
•Sex: M
•Birth: 21 AUG 1909 in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana
•Death: 17 JAN 1940 in McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas of Shot in line of duty by a Mexican smuggler
•Burial: 18 JAN 1940 Clarence, Natchitoches, Louisiana
•Occupation: U. S. Border Patrolman
Father: Charles H. (Charley) Sills b: 1880
Mother: Nancy Rose Wise b: 1880 in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Marriage Jeanette Evans
Patrol Inspector William Sills was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a smuggler near McAllen, Texas.
He and two other inspectors had encountered three smugglers. Two of the aliens were arrested and Inspector Sills was shot while attempting to stop the third from escaping. Despite being mortally wounded, he was able to return fire and kill the suspect.
Inspector Sills had served with the United States Border Patrol for three years.
From the Officer Down Memorial Page
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William Leslie Sills
•Sex: M
•Birth: 21 AUG 1909 in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana
•Death: 17 JAN 1940 in McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas of Shot in line of duty by a Mexican smuggler
•Burial: 18 JAN 1940 Clarence, Natchitoches, Louisiana
•Occupation: U. S. Border Patrolman
Father: Charles H. (Charley) Sills b: 1880
Mother: Nancy Rose Wise b: 1880 in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Marriage Jeanette Evans
He and two other inspectors had encountered three smugglers. Two of the aliens were arrested and Inspector Sills was shot while attempting to stop the third from escaping. Despite being mortally wounded, he was able to return fire and kill the suspect.
Inspector Sills had served with the United States Border Patrol for three years.
From the Officer Down Memorial Page
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William Leslie Sills
•Sex: M
•Birth: 21 AUG 1909 in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana
•Death: 17 JAN 1940 in McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas of Shot in line of duty by a Mexican smuggler
•Burial: 18 JAN 1940 Clarence, Natchitoches, Louisiana
•Occupation: U. S. Border Patrolman
Father: Charles H. (Charley) Sills b: 1880
Mother: Nancy Rose Wise b: 1880 in Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Marriage Jeanette Evans
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