About Edgar Albert Lindgren (1900-1922)
Biography
Edgar Albert Lindgren was born on December 22, 1900, in Illinois. Lindgren served as a U.S. Navy Fireman Second Class during World War I. He married Leona Edith Marble, and they had a son, Edgar. In June 1921, Lindgren began working as a deputy game warden for the Bureau of Biological Survey (Bureau) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one of the predecessor agencies of the bet365下载ios. Three weeks before his death, the Bureau appointed Lindgren as a game warden under the Division of Refuge Law Enforcement in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Cause of Death
On August 13, 1922, poachers shot Lindgren in Council Bluff, Iowa. Although Lindgren had not served the Bureau in Council Bluff for long, he had already made a name for himself for being very active in arresting poachers who hunted turtle doves out of season. On the day of the incident, Lindgren had apprehended two brothers and their unarmed nephew near Big Lake after they had shot an American bittern, a heron family bird, in violation of federal law. When Lindgren asked for the men鈥檚 hunting licenses, the men shot him at point blank range, then left him on the ground to bleed out. On August 17, 1922, Lindgren died from his wounds. The shooters were convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. Additionally, both shooters were Italian. At least one newspaper cited this fact to advocate that only naturalized citizens be allowed to possess firearms. In the aftermath of his death, the Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Agriculture drafted a bill that would allow assailants of the Bureau to be prosecuted in federal court. In honor of Lindgren鈥檚 service, the U.S. Employee鈥檚 Compensation Commission paid both Lindgren鈥檚 widow and son a monthly compensation.
Sources
鈥淗istory of the bet365下载ios.鈥 bet365下载ios, 5 Aug. 2009
鈥淟etter About bet365下载ios Enforcement Personnel Who Have Been Killed in the Line of Duty鈥 Received by Craig Floyd
Randolph, Vickie. 鈥淐onversation about Edgar A. Lindgren.鈥 Received by Mark Madison, 29 Feb. 2000.
鈥淪ummary of Assaults on Federal Agents, 1918-1964.鈥 bet365下载ios Museum and Archives.
Key Fields
Born 1900, Died 1922, Age 21, Male, Game Warden, Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, Iowa, Gun, Bullet Wound, Navy, World War I