Correctional Officer Harrison William "Red" Whalen, age 37
Lost to gun violence on September 13, 1971 in Attica, New York.
Correctional Officer Whalen died from his injuries on 10-9-1971. He was also a United States Navy veteran of the Korean War and had served with the New York State Department of Correctional Services for 12 years. Thank you for your service - RIP.
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- Correctional Officer Harrison William "Red" Whalen
- http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/mssc/attica/atticareport.pdf
- Attica Prison riot - Wikipedia
- Gun Violence Archive
Also killed were:
- Alfred Williams
- Allen Durham, age 20
- Correctional Officer Carl W. Valone, age 44
- Correctional Officer John D'Archangelo, Jr., age 23
- Correctional Officer Richard J Lewis, age 42
- Correctional Officer Ronald D. Werner, age 34
- Corrections Sgt. Edward T Cunningham, age 52
- Elmer Hardie
- Elon Werner
- Herbert Jones
- John Monteleone
- Lorenzo McNeil, age 29
- Santiago Santos, age 29
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