Roger W. Ogburn, MD, 28, of Manhattan, New York City, New York, died in the line-of-duty July 24, 1927, when the ambulance he was aboard collided with a taxi.
According to the New York Times, Roger was thrown free from the ambulance that had overturned but crushed underneath. With the help of bystanders, they were able to get him out from under the ambulance. Residents that witnessed the crash had volunteered to donate blood.
Although his sister lived in NYC, the rest of his family had to be flown in from North Carolina, where he was from and where he was later laid to rest, to be by his side.
Roger graduated from the University of North Carolina and had graduated from Medical College at Cornell University the year before.