The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 7th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Constable Culpepper Cobert United States Department of the..., US EOW: Saturday, December 7, 1878 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Simon McDonnell New York Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1897 Cause of Death: Animal related

Merchant Policeman George W. Lee Alexandria Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, December 7, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Benjamin F. Dowell Nashville City Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, December 7, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective John J. Gaffney Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, December 7, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Senior Patrolman James David Lamb St. Charles City Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, December 7, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Henry T. Adams Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, December 7, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Michael J. McGough Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, December 7, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Robert Shelton Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, December 7, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Special Officer George Brandsma Grand Rapids Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Army Ordinance Officer Harry S. White United States Army Military Pol..., US EOW: Friday, December 7, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sheriff Charlie Ashby Gum Bath County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Saturday, December 7, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant James Joshua Cowart Des Moines Police Department, IA EOW: Monday, December 7, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Michael G. Croskey Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1932 Cause of Death: Stabbed

Border Patrol Inspector Doyne C. Melton United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, December 7, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Edward P. Lynch New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sheriff Mercellus P. Robertson Alamance County Sheriff's Depar..., NC EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Sonny W. Vaughn Burlington Police Department, NC EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Trooper Victor O. Dosing Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Sunday, December 7, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Arnold Kemp Thomasville Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, December 7, 1942 Cause of Death: Fall

Officer David R. Henderson California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Thursday, December 7, 1944 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Henry Preston Bryant Alabama Department of Public Sa..., AL EOW: Sunday, December 7, 1952 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff Ernest Zettergren Anoka County Sheriff's Office, MN EOW: Monday, December 7, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Alfred J. Del Giorno Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, December 7, 1956 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Officer David C. Higginbotham Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Saturday, December 7, 1963 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Sergeant Robert L. Everitt San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, December 7, 1964 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Raymond Lovett Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1965 Cause of Death: Heart attack

Marine Patrolman Walter E. Sawyer Alabama Department of Conservat..., AL EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1966 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Patrolman Douglas Houston Thompson Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Sunday, December 7, 1969 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Deputy Sheriff Walter Gaik Ashland County Sheriff's Depart..., WI EOW: Monday, December 7, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Harry Leslie Potter Beaver County Sheriff's Department, OK EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Melvin Cohen Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Deputy Sheriff Jack Brock Harlan County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Harold J. Marshall New York City Housing Authority..., NY EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971 Cause of Death: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Maurice E. Anglin Collier County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Thursday, December 7, 1972 Cause of Death: Heart attack

Field Supervisor Steven Laurence Armenta California Department of Justic..., CA EOW: Friday, December 7, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Michael Lee Waldron Lagrange Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, December 7, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Sheriff Jay Vernon Chastain Sr. Towns County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Saturday, December 7, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Gerald Lee Carpenter Pontiac Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Herbert Daniel Johnson Bogart Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1977 Cause of Death: Unidentified

Patrolman Leonard Conerely Columbia Police Department, MS EOW: Thursday, December 7, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff George V. Darnell Warren County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Monday, December 7, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Lieutenant Johnnie C. Shoates Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, December 7, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Policeman Pablo Rodriguez-Rivera Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, December 7, 1989 Cause of Death: Stabbed

Wildlife Officer Larry Allen Hart Ohio Department of Natural Reso..., OH EOW: Saturday, December 7, 1991 Cause of Death: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Lee Taylor Anderson County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Monday, December 7, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Reserve Deputy Fred Feuser Jr. Camden County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Chief Deputy William M. Lark Holt County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Sergeant Milagros Agosto-Peréz Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, December 7, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Roberto Luis Calderon Miami-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1999 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: 50
Animal related: 1
Automobile accident: 5
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 29
Heart attack: 4
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 2
Struck by vehicle: 3
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1