The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 24th

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Lest we forget...  

 

 

Police Officer John C. Gilmore St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, December 24, 1861 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joe F. Murray Augusta Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1884 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Sam Sixkiller United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, December 24, 1886 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Marion Dekalb Wallace Young County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Monday, December 24, 1888 Cause of Death: Assault Officer William McDuff Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1896 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable John E. Rhodes Henderson County Constable's Of..., TX EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William B. Usher Graves County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Monday, December 24, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Deputy Marshal E. C. Garrison United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff W. M. Russell United States Department of the..., US EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harry E. Campbell Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Sheriff Charles Nicholas Mitchell Mayes County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable John C. McBride Jr. Williamson County Constable's O..., TX EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jesse C. Gilman Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Jay D. Close Dundee Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Guy Norris Akron Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, December 24, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Walter Starrett Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Pol..., RR EOW: Monday, December 24, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff William L. Hattaway Laurens County Sheriff's Office, GA EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Special Agent James Francis McGuiness United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, December 24, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable John E. Covert Van Zandt County Constable's Of..., TX EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Atha (Nick) Carter United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William Holmes Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jacob Uhle New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William C. Grunwald New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Harry E. Parker Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James F. McMahon New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1930 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff William E. Hutto Collier County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Ernest A. Grillot New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Harkless Grundy Kirby White County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff General J. Hall Cocke County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Constable John Edward Dickson Miami Constable's Office - Dist..., FL EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Wilbur B. Souter Ellaville Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, December 24, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Prison Guard Walter R. Doucette Massachusetts Department of Cor..., MA EOW: Tuesday, December 24, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James Dowling New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, December 24, 1935 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Charles W. Campbell Augusta Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Earl W. Kanning San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy David Stout Larimer Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1941 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Policeman Miguel A. Ortiz-Salgado Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1941 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Arthur Claude Dowdy Pasadena Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1944 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Henry Hicks Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, December 24, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Louis G. Spencer Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, December 24, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Vincent L. Gerek Barberton Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, December 24, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Curtis Rucker Mason Colonial Heights Police Department, VA EOW: Friday, December 24, 1948 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Wildlife Officer James R. Fields Florida Game and Fresh Water Fi..., FL EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert Quincy Tucker Jacksonville Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John S. Colonna Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1953 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Motorcycle Officer Mahlon John Day Appleton Police Department, WI EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1955 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Sheriff John Leroy Talley Sutter County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1955 Cause of Death: Drowned Undersheriff Charles Earl Blackburn Sutter County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1955 Cause of Death: Drowned Correctional Officer M. C. Taylor Virginia Department of Corrections, VA EOW: Tuesday, December 24, 1957 Cause of Death: Fall Marshal Paul Andrew Heath Monette Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1959 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Alan Yerton Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1959 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Merle E. DeWitt California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Tuesday, December 24, 1963 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Billy Ray Wynn Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1967 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Joseph O'Brien Windsor Locks Police Department, CT EOW: Tuesday, December 24, 1968 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Larry Joel Kite Mineral Wells Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, December 24, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Conservation Officer Frank Stewart Jr. Alabama Department of Conservat..., AL EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John L. Oberkramer Des Peres Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1978 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman John E. Braun Schofield Police Department, WI EOW: Monday, December 24, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Gabriel P. Vitale New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Dennis Frank Webb San Fernando Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal James Marion Tarver Sr. Spalding County Sheriff's Depar..., GA EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1980 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Gilbert E. Ramirez San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Garry A. Ross United States Department of Vet..., US EOW: Monday, December 24, 1990 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff Edward Joseph Alva Richland County Sheriff's Depar..., SC EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Dawn Suzanne Erickson Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1995 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle             Deputy Sheriff Michael Christopher Doane Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Friday, December 24, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Aubrey Wright Hawkins Irving Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, December 24, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jaison Howard Smith Washington Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, December 24, 2000 Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 68
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 3
Drowned: 2
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 42
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 6
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1