Columbus Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch Thursday, February 15, 1973
Add to My HeroesJack E. Boone, Sr.
Detective Sergeant Jack Boone was killed in an airplane accident while assigned to the executive protection of the mayor of Columbus.
The mayor was flying to Rome, Georgia, for a speaking engagement when the small plane crashed, on Floyd County Road, south of Rome, killing everyone on board.
Sergeant Boone is survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 37
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Aircraft accident
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