The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 20th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman John Steward New York Metropolitan Police Force, NY EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1859 Cause of Death: Structure collapse Deputy Sheriff John M. Murphy Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John J. Streb Silver Bow County Sheriff's Dep..., MT EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable James W. Murray Burnet County Constable's Offic..., TX EOW: Friday, December 20, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Harry Hinton Live Oak County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1914 Cause of Death: Assault Officer James E. Armstrong Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Saturday, December 20, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Timothy O'Connor Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, December 20, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Jeff C. Couch Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, December 20, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Harry H. Aurandt Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Rudy Markl Kansas City Police Department, KS EOW: Saturday, December 20, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Stephen McPhillips New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1925 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Patrolman Peter A. Reddy Martins Ferry Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police John F. Connor Uvalde Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, December 20, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant George T. Miller Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1931 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Detective Lieutenant P. T. Lee Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Eugene Teague Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Wednesday, December 20, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Henry W. Sudmeier Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Fred W. Pettee Foxborough Police Department, MA EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1934 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman James Smith New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1936 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Game Warden Dawson R. Murchison Texas Game, Fish, and Oyster Co..., TX EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant William F. Black Jr. Georgia State Patrol, GA EOW: Friday, December 20, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal John Calvin Brewer Sr. Lexington Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1945 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff David Galloway Letcher County Sheriff's Depart..., KY EOW: Saturday, December 20, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Willard Hall Letcher County Sheriff's Depart..., KY EOW: Saturday, December 20, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clyde William Harrison Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Barney L. Halperin Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, December 20, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Texas O. Minter Griffith Police Department, IN EOW: Friday, December 20, 1963 Cause of Death: Struck by train Sheriff George Berra Nye County Sheriff's Office, NV EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1966 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Undersheriff John A. Maslach Nye County Sheriff's Office, NV EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1966 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Merle Lee Andrews California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Wednesday, December 20, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert Harris New York City Housing Authority..., NY EOW: Wednesday, December 20, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Larry Neal Stone Camp Hill Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, December 20, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charlie Earl Oglesby Twin City Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, December 20, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John Gonda Westchester County Parkway Poli..., NY EOW: Saturday, December 20, 1969 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Carson Terry New York City Housing Authority..., NY EOW: Monday, December 20, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Reserve Captain Christopher Feeney Warwick Police Department, RI EOW: Monday, December 20, 1971 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper Thomas F. Isbell Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Wednesday, December 20, 1972 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sergeant Wayne Truttman Brown County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Clevenger Cocke County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Friday, December 20, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Billy Walter Smith Cocke County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Friday, December 20, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Warren Edward Greene Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, December 20, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Carlos King New York City Transit Police De..., NY EOW: Monday, December 20, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Ronald G. Turner Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, December 20, 1978 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer William Thomas Laws Jr. Cedar Park Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1979 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle             Conservation Officer Ronald L. Brandt South Dakota Department of Game..., SD EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1979 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman Jorge Martines-Garcia Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jon Roy Hardy Gillette Police Department, WY EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Donald W. Smiley Texhoma Police Department, OK EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1983 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Thad F. Sugai United States Department of Def..., US EOW: Tuesday, December 20, 1983 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman John R. Herron Falmouth Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, December 20, 1986 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Francis T. Schneible Dover Police Department, DE EOW: Monday, December 20, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Harry Davis Jr. Metro Transit Police Department, DC EOW: Monday, December 20, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Officer Defford Thomas (D.J.) Oyebi Jr. Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahom..., TR EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1998 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: 53
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 7
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 31
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 7
Structure collapse: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicular assault: 1