The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - November 21st

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Marshal Samuel L. L'Estrange United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, November 21, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police J. W. Grant Bingham City Police Department, UT EOW: Friday, November 21, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Otto Witbeck Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, UT EOW: Friday, November 21, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Nephi Stannard Jensen Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, UT EOW: Friday, November 21, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Park Policeman Ludwig Rudolph Skala West Park District Police Depar..., IL EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1915 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Policeman O. E. Barney Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, November 21, 1917 Cause of Death: Fire Deputy Sheriff Robert Phillips Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, OR EOW: Wednesday, November 21, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles J. Backer St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Andrew H. Miller Ellis Police Department, KS EOW: Monday, November 21, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Jesse R. Johnson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, November 21, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert Fitzpatrick Wichita Police Department, KS EOW: Monday, November 21, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Arvid Lundgren Koochiching County Sheriff's De..., MN EOW: Wednesday, November 21, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Sim Carlton Cook Woodville Marshal's Office, OK EOW: Friday, November 21, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Watchman Elisha Lenore Hagler Monett Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, November 21, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Henry S. Shipe Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, November 21, 1938 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Special Agent William M. Pugh United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, November 21, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Vance M. Andrews Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Wednesday, November 21, 1945 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Thomas J. Costello Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, November 21, 1949 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Robert Wright Smith Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Wednesday, November 21, 1951 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Sheriff Clyde Tatum Autauga County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Friday, November 21, 1952 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Alfred Wadsworth Autauga County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Friday, November 21, 1952 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Jack William Ranier Sr. Henderson Police Department, KY EOW: Monday, November 21, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harry H. Akins Chatham County Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, November 21, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Benedict Eleneki Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Saturday, November 21, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant John Lewis Thomas Fayette County Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, November 21, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert R. Hazelhurst Worcester Police Department, MA EOW: Thursday, November 21, 1968 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Vado Kivette Hamilton Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, November 21, 1969 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Investigator John F. Cotter New York State Police, NY EOW: Saturday, November 21, 1970 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Joseph Douglas Spiers Gulfport Police Department, MS EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Donald Leeroy Brown Yuba County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Thursday, November 21, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Howard LeCompte Arnold Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Edward A. Mahoney Massachusetts State Police, MA EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1976 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Sammy Charles Long Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert Michael (Bob) Holcomb Plainville Police Department, CT EOW: Monday, November 21, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Charles Ivan Baker Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., AL EOW: Saturday, November 21, 1981 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Agent Thomas Kent Byrd United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, November 21, 1983 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Brantley Nolan Union Parish Sheriff's Department, LA EOW: Friday, November 21, 1986 Cause of Death: Unidentified Wildlife Officer Ray Lynn Barnes Florida Game and Fresh Water Fi..., FL EOW: Saturday, November 21, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Gerald Kevin Simmons East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff..., LA EOW: Monday, November 21, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Warden William F. Hanrahan Maine Department of Inland Fish..., ME EOW: Saturday, November 21, 1992 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff William Neal McCormick Robeson County Sheriff's Depart..., NC EOW: Saturday, November 21, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer John Charles Samra Clifton Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, November 21, 2003 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer James O'Brien Temple Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, November 21, 2003 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history.

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 43
Automobile accident: 10
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 24
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by train: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1

 

 

 

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