The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 13th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Marshal Floyd Wilson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Isaac Dilley Trenton Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, December 13, 1894 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Marshal Newton LeForce United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, December 13, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William Dinwiddie Knoxville Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, December 13, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert Saylor Knoxville Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, December 13, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Simon R. Cannon Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, December 13, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Robert Terry McMurtry Hardin County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Sunday, December 13, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jonas Aiken Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Henry W. Wentz Elkhart Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Inspector Frank H. Clark United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Edward Pflaume Forest Park Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, December 13, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Jailer E. O. Bray Carthage Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Leonard Carey Jackson Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Michael W. Oakley Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, December 13, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Town Marshal George Wilson Reddick Ellis County Sheriff's Department, OK EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Louis G. Wiendieck New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, December 13, 1933 Cause of Death: Heart attack Marshal Tom Pierce Bearden Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, December 13, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John J. Buckley Pittsburg Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, December 13, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer A. R. Bradley Port Arthur Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, December 13, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief Henry S. Hand Montgomery Borough Police Depar..., PA EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1938 Cause of Death: Unidentified Chief Sergeant W. H. Riley Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK EOW: Monday, December 13, 1943 Cause of Death: Stabbed Sergeant Frank Snay Grosse Pointe Park Police Depar..., MI EOW: Friday, December 13, 1946 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Richard H. Taylor Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Friday, December 13, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James J. Burke New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, December 13, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Earl J. Kerns Stevens County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1949 Cause of Death: Heart attack City Marshal Morgan Haddock Caddo Police Department, OK EOW: Thursday, December 13, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Albert Savich Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, December 13, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective William McCaffery Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Norman Lee Read Saraland Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, December 13, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Anthony Scozzaro Alabama Department of Public Sa..., AL EOW: Wednesday, December 13, 1961 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer John S. Collins Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, December 13, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Donald Paul Tucker Sr. Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, December 13, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Ronald Patrick Reagan Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Thursday, December 13, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Leward Robert Rich Richmond Police Department, VA EOW: Friday, December 13, 1974 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit               Patrolman Edwin Hugh Stephenson Jr. Richmond Police Department, VA EOW: Friday, December 13, 1974 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Officer Donald Ralph Kline Hagerstown Police Department, MD EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Franke Neal Lewis Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Parole Officer Barry N. Sutherland New York State Division of Parole, NY EOW: Monday, December 13, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Octavio Gonzales United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, December 13, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Michael Lee Lane Whittier Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, December 13, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Luis A. Chaves-Canabal Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Phillip Allen Miller Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Wildlife Officer Margaret E. (Peggy) Park Florida Game and Fresh Water Fi..., FL EOW: Thursday, December 13, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Vaughn Edward Kee Mount Pleasant Police Department, SC EOW: Friday, December 13, 1985 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault               Deputy Chief of Police John Paul Frisco Windcrest Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, December 13, 1985 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Corporal Lawrence Rudy Cadena Sr. Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Verval Lee Estes Orange Grove Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, December 13, 1993 Cause of Death: Heart attack Senior Corporal Thomas Dale Bond Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Scott Anthony Flahive Grand Haven Department of Publi..., MI EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Phillip K. Curry Indiana Department of Correction, IN EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1994 Cause of Death: Stabbed Sergeant Calvin Aldred Perry Saluda Police Department, SC EOW: Wednesday, December 13, 1995 Cause of Death: Heart attack Corporal Owen Patrick McClinton Mobile Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, December 13, 1996 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant Joseph Nathan Jones Jr. Collier County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1997 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Bruce Hanley Waterbury Police Department, CT EOW: Saturday, December 13, 1997 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Corporal Thomas Roberts Mishawaka Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, December 13, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Bryan Scott Verkler Mishawaka Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, December 13, 2003 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: 56
Automobile accident: 2
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 39
Heart attack: 4
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 2
Struck by train: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 3