The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - November 23rd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Police Officer George Clinton Eubank Wylam Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, November 23, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William Franklin Koger Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Undersheriff Michael Mooney Madison County Sheriff's Office, NY EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective John H. Fox Everett Police Department, WA EOW: Tuesday, November 23, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Charles D. Hoffman Wichita Police Department, KS EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal Rudolph Maurer Wright County Sheriff's Office, MN EOW: Thursday, November 23, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Officer Fred W. Benz St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Harry Borum Terre Haute Police Department, IN EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1924 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Sheriff Bert C. Johnson Pickens County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Tuesday, November 23, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Thomas Lynch Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James Evans Johnson Arlington Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Charles Rogerson San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1930 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Village Marshal Otto K. Olson Laona Police Department, WI EOW: Thursday, November 23, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James T. Morrow Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, November 23, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clarence C. Clark New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 1938 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Victor C. Cooper New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 1938 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Lawrence Bunce Pierce County Sheriff's Department, WA EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1941 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Arthur T. Varco Pierce County Sheriff's Department, WA EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1941 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Paul Andrew Trent Tacoma Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1941 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Warden Alfred J. Perkins New Jersey Divison of Fish, Gam..., NJ EOW: Saturday, November 23, 1946 Cause of Death: Unidentified Guard Benjamin Franklin (Ben) LaRue Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX EOW: Saturday, November 23, 1946 Cause of Death: Assault Sheriff Douglas Grant Manning McCreary County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Norman Lynn Vogel Portsmouth Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, November 23, 1951 Cause of Death: Unidentified Private Robert L. McAllister Montgomery County Police Depart..., MD EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Billy Howard Stephens Coral Gables Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, November 23, 1957 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Correctional Officer George L. Wilson Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Tuesday, November 23, 1965 Cause of Death: Assault Lieutenant Lewis M. Paul Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Tuesday, November 23, 1965 Cause of Death: Stabbed Lieutenant Arthur Kisro Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Tuesday, November 23, 1965 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Charles A. McNabb Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, November 23, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief Deputy Sheriff Bristol Taylor Knott County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Friday, November 23, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward John Hammond Jr. Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, November 23, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Pedro Pinero-Castro Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, November 23, 1973 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer Douglas E. Gibbs San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Robert C. Lightfoot United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrol Officer Edmond N. Cannon Charlotte Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, November 23, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Roger Lovell Scott Clayton Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Joseph W. Jarreau Jr. West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff..., LA EOW: Saturday, November 23, 1985 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper Thomas J. Consorte New York State Police, NY EOW: Monday, November 23, 1987 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Joseph Matthew Angelucci Fayette County Sheriff's Depart..., KY EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Richard Lee Teague DeKalb County Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, November 23, 1992 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Porter Link Robinson Greensboro Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, November 23, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Detective Thomas G. Newman Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Saturday, November 23, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Dean Jones Pender County Sheriff's Department, NC EOW: Saturday, November 23, 2002 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Jeffry Todd Edelson New York State Police, NY EOW: Sunday, November 23, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident   The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten. Total Line of Duty Deaths: 44 Assault: 4 Automobile accident: 7 Gunfire: 22 Gunfire (Accidental): 1 Motorcycle accident: 2 Stabbed: 1 Struck by vehicle: 2 Unidentified: 3 Vehicle pursuit: 1 Vehicular assault: 1

 

 

 

 

 

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