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Thursday, November 24, 2005

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - November 24th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Constable John Holton
Augusta Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, November 24, 1845
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff William Harrison Reams
Laurel County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Friday, November 24, 1854
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Night Watchman Thomas Cummins
New Haven Police Department, CT
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1855
Cause of Death: Assault
Sheriff Tom T. McGee
Hemphill County Sheriff's Depar..., TX
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1894
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal Lincoln Keeney
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1894
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer John B. Gendron
Warwick Police Department, RI
EOW: Monday, November 24, 1902
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Correctional Officer John A. Clay
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Friday, November 24, 1905
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Ephriam Allison
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Friday, November 24, 1905
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Corporal Frederick Cook
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective William Rourke
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1917
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Frederick Kaiser
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1917
Cause of Death: Bomb
Police Officer Charles Seehawer
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1917
Cause of Death: Bomb
Police Officer Albert Templin
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1917
Cause of Death: Bomb
Police Officer Paul Weiler
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1917
Cause of Death: Explosion
Police Officer David O'Brien
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1917
Cause of Death: Bomb
Police Officer Frank Caswin
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1917
Cause of Death: Bomb
Police Officer Stephen Stecher
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1917
Cause of Death: Bomb
Station Keeper Henry Deckert
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1917
Cause of Death: Bomb
Police Officer Edward Spindler
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1917
Cause of Death: Bomb
Village Marshal George C. Albee
Garden County Sheriff's Office, NE
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Special Agent George H. Wentworth
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Prison Guard Charles Gillies
California Department of Correc..., CA
EOW: Thursday, November 24, 1927
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Prison Guard Ray Singleton
California Department of Correc..., CA
EOW: Thursday, November 24, 1927
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Officer Frederick N. Spooncer
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1928
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman William Blumstein
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, November 24, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Jesse R. Crowe
Royal Oak City Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, November 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Special Agent Albert L. Ingle
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Tuesday, November 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Trooper Leo J. LaVelle
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1934
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Patrolman Thomas E. Giggey
Fort Fairfield Police Department, ME
EOW: Tuesday, November 24, 1936
Cause of Death: Assault
Patrolman Michael J. Lonto
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, November 24, 1939
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Correctional Officer Zoeth C. Skaggs
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Friday, November 24, 1944
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman G. C. Hailey
Winston-Salem Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1945
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Chief of Police Harold Enloe
Asheville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1951
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Bernie F. Forrester
Lubbock County Sheriff's Depart..., TX
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1951
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy William Henry Everett
Rice County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 1954
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Bennie A. Hudson
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, November 24, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Lieutenant Jerry Wayne Bratcher
Norman Police Department, OK
EOW: Sunday, November 24, 1963
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Officer Ambers O. Shewmaker
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, November 24, 1969
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Patrick Joseph O'Connor
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer John William Turner
Stone Mountain Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, November 24, 1974
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Charles Curtis Massey Jr.
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, November 24, 1975
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Chief of Police Michael G. Cook
Viola Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 1976
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Chief of Police John Edward Roberts
Gordon Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, November 24, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Patrolman Delbert Wayne Miller Sr.
Amarillo Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 1982
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Winfield Scott Edie
Chelan County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 1984
Cause of Death: Drowned
Detective Herbert W. Grimes
Manatee County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, November 24, 1986
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Constable Thomas W. Wohlfeil Sr.
Pennsylvania State Constable's ..., PA
EOW: Friday, November 24, 1989
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Corporal Wilno Ray Langlois
West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff..., LA
EOW: Sunday, November 24, 1991
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sergeant John E. Laughery
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, November 24, 1992
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Patrolman Thomas P. Haughton
Garwood Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, November 24, 1995
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Timothy Patrick Huckaby
Tennessee Valley Authority Police, US
EOW: Tuesday, November 24, 1998
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Trooper Hans-Peter Roelle
Alaska State Troopers, AK
EOW: Saturday, November 24, 2001
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Ruby Ann Rainault
Essex County Sheriff's Department, VT
EOW: Monday, November 24, 2003
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff James Marcus (Jimmy) Weaver
Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, November 24, 2003
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer William Rivera
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 2004
Cause of Death: Fall
 
The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history.
Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 55
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 11
Bomb: 8
Drowned: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Explosion: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 15
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 3
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 2