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Donald A. Brown

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Donald A. Brown

Birth
New Hampshire, USA
Death
24 May 1974 (aged 61–62)
Roslindale, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.2968066, Longitude: -71.1743154
Plot
Sect FRA, Lot 506, Gr 4
Memorial ID
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"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." -Chris Cosgriff, ODMP Founder

Patrolman Donald A. Brown
Boston Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Friday, May 24, 1974
Age: 64
Tour: 29 years

Patrolman Donald Brown was shot and killed by holdup men while escorting a store manager to the bank.

He was murdered one month prior to his planned retirement. [odmp.org]

Patrolman Brown's death marked Boston's 55th homicide of the year, and the 2nd in less than six months of a Boston Police Officer, Detective John D. Schroeder.

The husband of Margaret M. Morgan whom he married in 1934 in Boston.
"When a police officer is killed, it's not an agency that loses an officer, it's an entire nation." -Chris Cosgriff, ODMP Founder

Patrolman Donald A. Brown
Boston Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Friday, May 24, 1974
Age: 64
Tour: 29 years

Patrolman Donald Brown was shot and killed by holdup men while escorting a store manager to the bank.

He was murdered one month prior to his planned retirement. [odmp.org]

Patrolman Brown's death marked Boston's 55th homicide of the year, and the 2nd in less than six months of a Boston Police Officer, Detective John D. Schroeder.

The husband of Margaret M. Morgan whom he married in 1934 in Boston.


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