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

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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

 

 

 

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