Alaska Peace Officer Memorial

 

 

 

William C. Watts

U.S. Marshal's Service

September 1, 1897

Deputy U.S. Marshal Watts was shot and killed while serving as a member
of a posse that attempted to arrest a gang of men on Admiralty Island
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James Mark Rowan

U.S. Marshal's Service

February 1, 1898

Deputy U.S. Marshal Rowan was shot and killed while attempting
to resolve a dispute between two men in a Skagway bar.