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Frank Hermanson
Nov 8, 1887 - Jun 17, 1933
Officers of the law who died at Union Station
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Frank Hermanson
On June 17, 1933, Detective Hermanson was dispatched to assist in the escort of Frank Nash, member of the infamous Barker Gang, back to Kansas City for his transfer to the prison in Leavenworth, Kansas. He along with fellow officers and FBI agents were killed at Union Station that fateful day.
The body of Detective Frank Hermanson remained at his home at 6123 Olive Street, Kansas City, Missouri, until Noon June 19 when it was transferred to the O.V. Mast Chapel at 3146 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri, for funeral services at 2:00pm that same day. The funeral procession of Detective Hermanson was given an escort by Kansas City, Missouri Police Officers to the state line, where officers of the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department were waiting to escort the procession from there to the cemetery. Detective William Grooms was also buried on June 19 at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri
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