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James Henry Elmore was born July 21, 1895 in Camden County, MO. He was named after his half-uncle Joseph Henry Elmore, and was always called Henry, the same as his uncle. James Henry was in World War I stationed at Cook Base Hospital #82 in France. On February 6, 1938, Henry
was killed by Delaware County, Oklahoma, deputies while driving past
them in a truck. The deputies were beside the road and called out
verbally for him to stop, then started shooting. Henry was dead by
the time the truck came to a stop. The official version was
"mistaken identity and resisting arrest." The unofficial version
was that the deputies had been imbibing in a little alcohol.
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