The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 19th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Watch Officer Jonathan Houghton Boston Watch, MA EOW: Monday, December 19, 1825 Cause of Death: Assault Sheriff Enoch B. Morelock Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, MO EOW: Sunday, December 19, 1847 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas Norton New York Municipal Police Depar..., NY EOW: Monday, December 19, 1881 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman David C. Musgrove Chattanooga Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, December 19, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Henry Bullhead United States Department of the..., US EOW: Friday, December 19, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable James B. Stevens Wise County Constable's Office ..., TX EOW: Monday, December 19, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal Walter E. Richardson Gulfport Police Department, MS EOW: Wednesday, December 19, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Edward Mooney Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1908 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Chief of Police Walter R. McClintock Wytheville Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Daniel Gibbons New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, December 19, 1913 Cause of Death: Animal related             Railroad Policeman William Applestell Northern Pacific Railroad Polic..., RR EOW: Wednesday, December 19, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Patrick Gaffney East Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, December 19, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Lewis R. Jones Woodbury County Sheriff's Depar..., IA EOW: Monday, December 19, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Ralph S. Souders Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Rush Stehlin Easton Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas J. Wilson Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, December 19, 1923 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Special Officer William W. Wiles Kern County District Attorney's..., CA EOW: Friday, December 19, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Edward E. Campbell Ely Police Department, NV EOW: Sunday, December 19, 1926 Cause of Death: Accidental Special Agent Horace Thorwaldson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, December 19, 1926 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Inspector James Newton Wood Virginia Department of Prohibit..., VA EOW: Friday, December 19, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff C. Roy Kelly Howell County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jason Victor Buchanan Hugo Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Harry Lloyd Ashley Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R..., RR EOW: Friday, December 19, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Harold F. Myers New York State Police, NY EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 1950 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Finley Carl Fuchs New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Thursday, December 19, 1957 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Arthur W. Guenther Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 1961 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Otto Whittington Glover Brinkley Police Department, AR EOW: Sunday, December 19, 1965 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Lieutenant Paul J. Beaupre Bloomfield Police Department, CT EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Walter Franklin Stathers Coral Gables Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Mansel R. Burrell United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Roger L. McClung Virginia Beach Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, December 19, 1968 Cause of Death: Drowned Detective Robert R. Monette Virginia Beach Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, December 19, 1968 Cause of Death: Drowned Game Warden Paul S. Smith California Department of Fish a..., CA EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1970 Cause of Death: Drowned Trooper William Harrel Barrett Kentucky State Police, KY EOW: Sunday, December 19, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Warden Allen Cooke Flippo Virginia Department of Game and..., VA EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 1972 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Game Warden Donald Wyatt Gentry Virginia Department of Game and..., VA EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 1972 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Special Agent Larry Dale Wallace United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, December 19, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Todd M. Granger Rose City Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Duane Curtis Johnson Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, December 19, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant James Leroy Biggs Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Wednesday, December 19, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles Rafael Alcuri Ozark Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John Drew Seifert Ozark Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Michael R. Baribeau Rice Lake Police Department, WI EOW: Tuesday, December 19, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Robert Wayne Ambrose New York State Police, NY EOW: Thursday, December 19, 2002 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Park Ranger Thomas Patrick O'Hara United States Department of the..., US EOW: Thursday, December 19, 2002 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident             Senior Patrol Agent George Brian DeBates United States Department of Hom..., US EOW: Sunday, December 19, 2004 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: 46
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 3
Animal related: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 6
Drowned: 3
Gunfire: 27
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Struck by vehicle: 3