The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 29th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Warden Solon Tenney Massachusetts Department of Cor..., MA EOW: Monday, December 29, 1856 Cause of Death: Stabbed Sheriff William W. Armstrong Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., WA EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1864 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Officer Francis M. Doyle Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Friday, December 29, 1871 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Jack Phillips Bandera County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Friday, December 29, 1876 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Asa W. Furness New York Municipal Police Depar..., NY EOW: Sunday, December 29, 1878 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William P. O'Neil Rochester Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, December 29, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Elmer Findley Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, December 29, 1891 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Thompson Brooks Simkins Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., FL EOW: Friday, December 29, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Samuel B Teas Caldwell County Constable's Off..., TX EOW: Sunday, December 29, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff Batt Arrigoni Silver Bow County Sheriff's Dep..., MT EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1927 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer Fabian C. Eklof Kearny Police Department, NJ EOW: Monday, December 29, 1930 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Clarence Lutz Springfield Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, December 29, 1930 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper Amos B. Helms Oregon State Police, OR EOW: Tuesday, December 29, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph Duffy Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1932 Cause of Death: Fall              Deputy Sheriff James W. Killingsworth Gregg County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Friday, December 29, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Fred Ganter Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, December 29, 1942 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper James R. Gohery New York State Police, NY EOW: Wednesday, December 29, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Deputy Sheriff Matthias Anthony Stine Jr. St. Clair County Sheriff's Depa..., MI EOW: Saturday, December 29, 1945 Cause of Death: Struck by train Detective Edwin C. Rach Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, December 29, 1946 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Roderick D. MacLeay Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, December 29, 1946 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Thomas B. Whatley North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Monday, December 29, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Marvin R. Morton New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Friday, December 29, 1950 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant Columbus Garrett Hot Springs Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1955 Cause of Death: Explosion Patrolman Wesley H. Whittenberg Washington State Patrol, WA EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1960 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper Dale A. Van Vooren Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Saturday, December 29, 1962 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Lyle F. Domico Sr. Curwensville Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, December 29, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James P. Lewis San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, December 29, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Richard B. Rose Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, December 29, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Elmo S. Morgan Cedar Bluff Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, December 29, 1972 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Pascal M. Grassi Delaware River Port Authority P..., NJ EOW: Saturday, December 29, 1973 Cause of Death: Struck by train Private William Patrick Conboy Jr. Montgomery County Police Depart..., MD EOW: Saturday, December 29, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Thomas Martin Hanson Pueblo Police Department, CO EOW: Saturday, December 29, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Reserve Deputy George A. Pfeil Seminole County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William H. Clary Hudson Falls Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, December 29, 1978 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman James N. Bush Jr. Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, December 29, 1978 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Timothy L. Willard Paris Police Department, ME EOW: Friday, December 29, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert G. Owen Erie Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, December 29, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Richard N. Callwood Virgin Islands Police Department, VI EOW: Monday, December 29, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Ernest J. Malatinka Hammond Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, December 29, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)             Deputy Sheriff Oscar Freeman Carpenter Taylor County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1988 Cause of Death: Struck by train Sergeant Terry Lee Jaynes Victoria County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Friday, December 29, 1989 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer David L. Brower Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1994 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant Patrolman Bruce Owens Rhea County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Michael Dee Pace Bryan County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Jarvis Darren Crumley DeKalb County Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant Randy Gerald Horry County Sheriff's Department, SC EOW: Saturday, December 29, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joseph John McGarry Myrtle Beach Police Department, SC EOW: Sunday, December 29, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Patrolman Christopher Lee (Chris) Ruse Pendergrass Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 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: 48
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 11
Duty related illness: 1
Explosion: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 21
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 3
Struck by vehicle: 2
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1