The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 6th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Marshal Theodore W. Moses United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, December 6, 1869 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman John Tegge Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Friday, December 6, 1889 Cause of Death: Fall Patrolman Frank J. Redican New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, December 6, 1903 Cause of Death: Fire Chief Deputy Everett E. Johns Nassau County Sheriff's Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James A. Manier Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, December 6, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy John A. Staley Wichita County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Tuesday, December 6, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Samuel T. Thompson Wood River Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, December 6, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Blair St. Charles City Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, December 6, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James Allie Baucus Norfolk and Western Railroad Po..., RR EOW: Sunday, December 6, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Bruno H. Fredericks Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Warden John H. Cox Kansas Department of Wildlife a..., KS EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant Joseph H. Urban Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Special Agent Richard Griffin United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, December 6, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Harry Clester Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, December 6, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman William L. Brett Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, December 6, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John J. McGrath St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, December 6, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James A. Davis Beaumont Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, December 6, 1925 Cause of Death: Animal related Officer Daniel A. Weisbrod Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Leroy Gilbert South Chicago Heights Police De..., IL EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer T. L. Reddick Thomasville Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1928 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer Roy Larson Moorhead Police Department, MN EOW: Saturday, December 6, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Emil Carl Kehr Brentwood Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, December 6, 1932 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Special Officer Louis Franklin Shaw Arlington County Police Department, VA EOW: Friday, December 6, 1935 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Night Marshal Neal D. Fowler Clyde Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, December 6, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas J. Casey New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, December 6, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Delmar E. Cook Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, December 6, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Junius P. Lewis Charleston Police Department, SC EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1951 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Marshal James Guerin United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1951 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Elza P. Fitzpatrick Jr. California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1956 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Osbourne Sims Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1956 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector Albert A. Kelly Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1956 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Anthony Balga New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1956 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Leonard Adams Sr. Letcher County Sheriff's Depart..., KY EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Thomas A. Burner University of Nevada Reno Polic..., NV EOW: Friday, December 6, 1968 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Leroy Dale Brown Cochise County Sheriff's Depart..., AZ EOW: Saturday, December 6, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joel F. Miller Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Monday, December 6, 1971 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman John J. Jordan Port of New Orleans Harbor Poli..., LA EOW: Friday, December 6, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Frederick Dale Greene United States Army Military Pol..., US EOW: Saturday, December 6, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Charles Edward Dobbertin Douglas County Sheriff's Depart..., NE EOW: Tuesday, December 6, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Roy Watson Dooley Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1979 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Paul Wesley Harlan Joplin Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1979 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff David L. Clabaugh Panola County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1979 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman Mark L. Dabling Colorado Springs Police Department, CO EOW: Monday, December 6, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Thomas F. Carney Connecticut State Police, CT EOW: Monday, December 6, 1982 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sergeant Allen Leslie Kimery Missoula County Sheriff's Depar..., MT EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Warden Robert M. May Montana Department of Fish, Wil..., MT EOW: Tuesday, December 6, 1988 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Trooper Joseph A. Ynostroza Colorado State Patrol, CO EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 1989 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Lyle Armon Sneed Hamilton County Sheriff's Depar..., TN EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 1989 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Clifford Ernest Dicker Wythe County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Tuesday, December 6, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Shawn Phillip Bandy Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, December 6, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant David M. Furrh Gonzales County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Eric Francis Nicholson South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Wednesday, December 6, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 52
Aircraft accident: 1
Animal related: 1
Automobile accident: 7
Fall: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 32
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Unidentified: 2