In the summer of 1925, a dedicated 29-year-old male patrolman with the Roanoke City Police Department, Claude H. Morgan, found his life cut short in the line of duty. A veteran of the United States Navy, having served in World War I, Morgan had been with the police force for three and a half years, building a reputation for his commitment to upholding the law in Roanoke, Virginia.
On the warm evening of Wednesday, July 1, 1925, Patrolman Morgan, along with Detective Ambrose Smith and Patr
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