Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch Sunday, October 7, 1973
Add to My HeroesMilton Earl Whatley
Officer Milton Whatley suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to a burglar alarm in the 4300 block of Holland Avenue.
He had run up a long flight of stairs to the location of the alarm, which turned out to be a false. As he returned to his cruiser he suffered the heart attack. His partner requested an ambulance and was rushed to transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital where he died shortly after arrival.
Officer Whatley was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam war and had served with the Dallas Police Department for two years.
Bio
- Age 26
- Tour 2 years
- Badge 3143
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Heart attack
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View all 15 ReflectionsI am very proud of my uncles service, he's the reason I became a Deputy.
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