The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - November 25th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Marshal Enos Rath Hicksville Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, November 25, 1899 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman James W. Devens New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, November 25, 1904 Cause of Death: Accidental Special Officer George (Merkel) White Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, November 25, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman William P. Stephens Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Wednesday, November 25, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John R. Tabner Hughes County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Wednesday, November 25, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal John M. Rennix New Castle Police Department, CO EOW: Friday, November 25, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Constable William Blake Shasta County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Saturday, November 25, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Henry N. Norman Santa Paula Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, November 25, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles P. Barmeier St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, November 25, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Frank Martin Sr. Cameron County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Sunday, November 25, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank Koran Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, November 25, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Pearle E. Roberts Connecticut State Police, CT EOW: Saturday, November 25, 1922 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Jess Sosbee Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, November 25, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Officer Enrique (Yaqui) Rivera El Paso Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, November 25, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Hubert J. Dillon Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, November 25, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James S. Corcoran Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, November 25, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William O. Sorrell Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Wednesday, November 25, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Martin E. Ryan New York State Police, NY EOW: Wednesday, November 25, 1931 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective William D. Wood Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, November 25, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Peter Costa New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, November 25, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James Brickley Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, November 25, 1934 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Frank M. Levy Anderson Police Department, IN EOW: Monday, November 25, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Fontaine Cooper Idaho Bureau of Constabulary, ID EOW: Monday, November 25, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Raoul Dorsay United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, November 25, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Martin J. Joyce Tacoma Police Department, WA EOW: Tuesday, November 25, 1941 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Francis M. O'Hara New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, November 25, 1946 Cause of Death: Explosion Lieutenant Charles R. Michie New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, November 25, 1946 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Patrolman Peter J. Knudsen New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, November 25, 1946 Cause of Death: Explosion Wildlife Officer Johnny Ingram Florida Game and Fresh Water Fi..., FL EOW: Sunday, November 25, 1951 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Joseph D. Wirth New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Sunday, November 25, 1951 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Charles D. Goss California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, November 25, 1955 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Michael J. Bushman San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, November 25, 1963 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Robert L. Tatman Champaign Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, November 25, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Gilbert M. Silvia Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Saturday, November 25, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Eugene Hollins Sr. Petersburg Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, November 25, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Ray Davis Bernalillo County Sheriff's Dep..., NM EOW: Tuesday, November 25, 1969 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Superintendent Holly V. Holcomb Oregon State Police, OR EOW: Tuesday, November 25, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Didier M. Hurdle Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Friday, November 25, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Thomas R. Kiefer Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Friday, November 25, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Paul Joseph Werner Anne Arundel County Police Depa..., MD EOW: Sunday, November 25, 1979 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer John Anthony Salvaggio Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, November 25, 1990 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Criminal Investigator Brett Alan McKee United States Naval Criminal In..., US EOW: Wednesday, November 25, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Michael W. Muzychenko Lyndhurst Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, November 25, 1997 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Christopher K. James Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, November 25, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Patrick Michael Righi-Barnard Burbank Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, November 25, 2004 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 45
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 7
Duty related illness: 1
Explosion: 2
Gunfire: 26
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Vehicular assault: 3

 

 

 

 

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