Father: Jack Scannell
Mother: Fay Hapkins
Name: Senior Patrol Inspector Miles Joseph Scannell
Department: United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol
Inspectors Miles Scannell and Charles Holmes were patrolling along the Rio Grande River near Polvo in Presidio County. The officers were about 600 yards apart. Inspector Holmes heard two muffled shots but thought they came from far away. Around 8:00 a. m. he found Inspector Scannell's body with five bullet wounds, 15 stab wounds and beaten with a club. There was evidence a struggle had ensued before Scannell was overpowered. Scannell's handcuffs and weapon were missing which led investigators to believe Scannell had handcuffed one suspect before being jumped by the other suspects. It was concluded that Scannell intercepted a party of illegal aliens crossing the border to pick cotton. The suspects were never apprehended. Inspector Scannell was survived by his wife and a two-year old son. He had served with the agency for eight years. He was buried in Alpine, Texas.
Father: Jack Scannell
Mother: Fay Hapkins
Name: Senior Patrol Inspector Miles Joseph Scannell
Department: United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol
Inspectors Miles Scannell and Charles Holmes were patrolling along the Rio Grande River near Polvo in Presidio County. The officers were about 600 yards apart. Inspector Holmes heard two muffled shots but thought they came from far away. Around 8:00 a. m. he found Inspector Scannell's body with five bullet wounds, 15 stab wounds and beaten with a club. There was evidence a struggle had ensued before Scannell was overpowered. Scannell's handcuffs and weapon were missing which led investigators to believe Scannell had handcuffed one suspect before being jumped by the other suspects. It was concluded that Scannell intercepted a party of illegal aliens crossing the border to pick cotton. The suspects were never apprehended. Inspector Scannell was survived by his wife and a two-year old son. He had served with the agency for eight years. He was buried in Alpine, Texas.
Inscription
(On back of tombstone):
U.S.
BORDER
PATROL
SENIOR PATROL INSPECTOR MYLES SCANNELL
WAS ASSIGNED AS A MOUNTED WATCHMAN
TO PATROL OUR NATIONS BORDER IN 1921
WITH THE CREATION OF THE U.S. BORDER PATROL
IN 1924 HE WAS ONE OF TWO INSPECTORS
ASSIGNED TO THE MARFA SECTOR BORDER PATROL
HE WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WHILE PATROLLING
THE BORDER NEAR POLVO, TX
TIME HAS NOT DIMINISHED YOUR MEMORY
HONOR FIRST
THEN NOW FOREVER
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