Ignatius John Charlie

Alaskan Native Ignatius John Charlie, male, age 20, served as a village patrolman in the remote Yukon River community of Alakanuk, Alaska. He had been on the job for less than a year when his end of watch arrived on May 10, 1985, making him the youngest police officer killed in the line of duty in the state. His memorial listings place him with the Alakanuk Police Department, confirm the date, and note gunfire as the cause of death.

In the early hours of that spring morning, Patrolman Ch ...

Patrolman Ignatius John Charlie, Alakanuk Police Department, Alaska

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