The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - November 28th

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Lest we forget...  

 

 

Sheriff John L. Blackburn Carson County Sheriff's Department, NV EOW: Thursday, November 28, 1861 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Sheriff Joseph Buzzell San Joaquin County Sheriff's Of..., CA EOW: Thursday, November 28, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James L. Wells Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, November 28, 1897 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police William T. Strange Lake City Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Edward D. Fink United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, November 28, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman George Barnett Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, November 28, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Leroy Bouker Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, November 28, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer George B. Anderson Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Friday, November 28, 1913 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Constable John D. Cunningham Harrison County Constable's Off..., TX EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Samuel Moffatt Peoria Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Thomas M. Knevet Hartford Police Department, CT EOW: Friday, November 28, 1919 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Richard Roy Marler Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Monday, November 28, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Granston P. Koehler Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Albert L. Youmans Schenectady Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, November 28, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James H. Carroll Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Magistrate A. J. Thornsberry Prestonburg Police Department, KY EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William L. Abbot Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1931 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant Frank Gaughan Needham Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1931 Cause of Death: Unidentified Deputy Sheriff Benjamin J. Davidson Shawnee County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector Rollin C. Nichols United States Department of the..., US EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Samuel P. Cowley United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Sergeant L. D. Cole Burkeville Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Segval Semingsen Great Falls Police Department, MT EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1936 Cause of Death: Unidentified Assistant Chief of Police William J. O'Leary Big Spring Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Richard S. Booth Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, November 28, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Claude Lynch Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, November 28, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Undersheriff Alfred E. Jacka Barton County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 1950 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Police Officer John F. Galler Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 1950 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Louis A. De Francesco Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, November 28, 1957 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Robert Roberts Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, November 28, 1957 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer Charles Bernoski Rahway Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, November 28, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Russell C. Scott Wichita Falls Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, November 28, 1958 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Lieutenant Gordon Smith Jr. Midland Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward J. Blakely Porter County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Donald Rolker New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, November 28, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agent Alfred Moore Arizona Department of Liquor Li..., AZ EOW: Sunday, November 28, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer James Paugh West Virginia Division of Corre..., WV EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 1967 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Raymond C. Woods New Milford Police Department, NJ EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 1972 Cause of Death: Fire Deputy Sheriff Richard Allan Lura Carver County Sheriff's Department, MN EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 1973 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Sheriff Ronald Jerome Kalkes Carver County Sheriff's Department, MN EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 1973 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman Edward Sabat Garfield Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 1973 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer Robert W. Wood Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, November 28, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Gerald T. DiJoseph Bridgeport Police Department, CT EOW: Friday, November 28, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John F. Gottfried Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, November 28, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Conservation Officer Cecil C. Chatman Alabama Department of Conservat..., AL EOW: Sunday, November 28, 1982 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Michael Ray Williamson Euless Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, November 28, 1982 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Abraham Sablan Quitugua Northern Mariana Islands Police..., MP EOW: Monday, November 28, 1983 Cause of Death: Unidentified Constable Valdon Osborn Keith Greenville County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Thursday, November 28, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Gary F. Beringause Georgia Institute of Technology..., GA EOW: Friday, November 28, 1986 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Linda G. Smith Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1987 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer David Henry Strzalkowski Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Monday, November 28, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard Allen Boles Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Monday, November 28, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Thomas J. Brown Robertson County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Monday, November 28, 1988 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman Joseph Charles Giampaolo Perry Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, November 28, 1991 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Officer Donald Gene Bookbinder Surprise Police Department, AZ EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1992 Cause of Death: Struck by train Field Deputy Christopher Lee Castetter Barry County Sheriff's Office, MO EOW: Thursday, November 28, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Gregory Allan Holloway Gordon Police Department, NE EOW: Sunday, November 28, 1999 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Correctional Officer Aaron Michael Schoffstall Vigo County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 Cause of Death: Fall Captain Charles Brown (Chuck) Morgan Jr. Jessamine County Sheriff's Depa..., KY EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Christopher Michael Van Krevelen Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Thursday, November 28, 2002 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Hubert Dean Yancey Scott County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Friday, November 28, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 61
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 4
Duty related illness: 1
Electrocuted: 1
Fall: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 31
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 4
Struck by vehicle: 2
Unidentified: 5
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 2

 

 

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