The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 25th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Watchman Christian Luswanger New York City Watch, NY EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1806 Cause of Death: Stabbed Watchman Henry Carroll Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1853 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John D. Sullivan Savannah Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1869 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Green United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1878 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff George Washington Epperson Bradford County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Friday, December 25, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police William James Kittrell Gainesville Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Constable Tom H. Loftin Falls County Constable's Office..., TX EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Marshal Columbus Brown Orleans Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Louis Klusman Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Friday, December 25, 1896 Cause of Death: Animal related City Marshal L. Elmer Ferguson Ringwood Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, December 25, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police James J. Mitchell St. Petersburg Police Department, FL EOW: Monday, December 25, 1905 Cause of Death: Stabbed              Deputy Chief Marshal James Leonard Holland Booneville Police Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Juan Roig-Loyola Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, December 25, 1908 Cause of Death: Unidentified Deputy Marshal John C. Mullins United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, December 25, 1908 Cause of Death: Unidentified Deputy Sheriff John Ernst Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Floyd C. Eiler Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, December 25, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William (Billie) Nelson Midvale Police Department, UT EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Otto Albertson Poughkeepsie City Police Depart..., NY EOW: Monday, December 25, 1916 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer Joseph A. Coghill Dormont Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph T. Connor Quincy Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, December 25, 1922 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Patrolman Neil McIntyre South Bend Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1923 Cause of Death: Struck by train Chief of Police Nels H. Romer Mandan Police Department, ND EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Homer C. Nuckolls Pine Bluff Police Department, AR EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Herbert D. Allen Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Walter E. Rauch Dayton Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Francis Cyril Guest Coral Gables Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1928 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault             Border Patrol Inspector Robert H. Lobdell United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Raleigh W. Taylor San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman James D. Turner Louisville and Nashville Railro..., RR EOW: Friday, December 25, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edwin D. Milam South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Thomas O'Neil Butte Police Department, MT EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph P. Reiner New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1935 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Waldemar L. Jentzsch San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1937 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Town Marshal John James Speed Union Police Department, MS EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Special Agent William E. Smith United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1937 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit             Chief of Police Jasper Addison Gargis Southern Pines Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, December 25, 1939 Cause of Death: Assault Policeman W. G. Chamberlain Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1941 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Policeman William J. Henderson Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1941 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer James J. Goodson St. Petersburg Police Department, FL EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Joseph L. Hojak Johnstown Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1949 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Joseph Pych Enfield Police Department, CT EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1954 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Marvin Elton Wills Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Auxiliary Policeman William James Henhoeffer Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1955 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman William Ligon Acker Anderson Police Department, SC EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1956 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Dominic Paparelli Archbald Borough Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1960 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Assistant Chief Robert Henry Potter Tulia Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Jack Lee Cooper Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Friday, December 25, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff James M. Alexander Washington County Sheriff's Office, ID EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Kathleen M. Reilly Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, December 25, 1967 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman James A. Traylor South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Friday, December 25, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Leonard Meeks Jr. North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Monday, December 25, 1972 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Berry Joe McGuire Amarillo Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Edward K. Alley Jr. Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Gerald Eldin Dormaier California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Sam E. Etheredge Jr. Daytona Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff William M. (Billy) Phillips Pottawatomie County Sheriff's O..., OK EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980 Cause of Death: Automobile accident               Policeman Guadalupe Sanchez-Morales Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1982 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Corrections Employee Gregory J. Gunter United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1982 Cause of Death: Stabbed Detective Robert L. Zore Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Thurman Earl Sharp Marion County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Freddie Dukes Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Darryn L. Robins Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer George A. Dzyak Rostraver Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1993 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Police Officer Jerome Harrison Seaberry Sr. Lake Charles Police Department, LA EOW: Monday, December 25, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Mark Allen Swaney Davidson Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Donald Miller New Bern Police Department, NC EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John Patrick Watson Kenai Police Department, AK EOW: Thursday, December 25, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert Nguyen Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, December 25, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Shawn Carson Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, December 25, 2005 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: 69
Animal related: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 7
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 34
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 3
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 5
Unidentified: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 3