The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - December 31st

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman John W. Causey Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1861 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman John M. Fenton Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1867 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William L. Copeland Little Rock Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1885 Cause of Death: Assault Policeman George Thomas Seal Charlottesville Police Department, VA EOW: Monday, December 31, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Americus Vespucius Lyons Rayne Police Department, LA EOW: Monday, December 31, 1894 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Claude Brice Joplin Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, December 31, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Ernest M. Brown Lakeview Police Department, OR EOW: Sunday, December 31, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Joseph Arnold Le Jeune East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff..., LA EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Frederick Nuttman San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, December 31, 1927 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman George Grossberger New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1929 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Constable John Crawford Spring Valley Township Constabl..., KS EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman John W. English Northbridge Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1930 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer William S. Brooks Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Douglas W. Minton Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Elmer C. Thoney San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1931 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Matron George Moran St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1931 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Milton A. Wimbrow Wilmington Police Department, DE EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1931 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Ellsworth W. Cordes Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Saturday, December 31, 1932 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Thomas J. Barlow Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Friday, December 31, 1937 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Park Guard Martin Clasby Fairmount Park Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, December 31, 1937 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Thomas J. Burns Jr. New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, December 31, 1939 Cause of Death: Exposure Constable Lester G. Lanning Greenville Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1940 Cause of Death: Unidentified Deputy Sheriff Earl J. Bucher Weld County Sheriff's Office, CO EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Joe Bosshardt McLean County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1941 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Policeman Mario V. Deiro Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Norbert John Huseman Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, December 31, 1945 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer George Mitchell Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, December 31, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant James H. Worell Milwaukie Police Department, OR EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1953 Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins Deputy Sheriff Dean Chapman Cherokee County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Friday, December 31, 1954 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Robert Willard Watson Fulton County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Saturday, December 31, 1966 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Jessie James Morgan Hughes Police Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Theodore M. Martin Montague Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1968 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sheriff Bunion Aubrey Coursen Ashley County Sheriff's Office, AR EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1969 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit             Deputy Sheriff Robert Ray (Bobby) Walker Mohave County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1969 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer William Schmedding Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, December 31, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Police Officer Johnny Edward Mitchell Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, December 31, 1971 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Trooper Gary T. Rampy Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Friday, December 31, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Charles B. Stark Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Friday, December 31, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Cadet Alfred E. Harrell New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, December 31, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Steven Wayne Jordan Rock Hill Police Department, SC EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Auxiliary Captain George Maxin Willowick Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, December 31, 1976 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Bobby Howard Williamson Police Department, WV EOW: Monday, December 31, 1979 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrol Officer Randall A. Blank Rockford Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Billy M. Langham Mississippi Department of Publi..., MS EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Thomas Hall Northwood Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1981 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer John Wesley Sykes Jr. Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, December 31, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jack Henry Schnell Titusville Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, December 31, 1982 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Sergeant Jacquelyn Kay (Jackie) Sherrill Hattiesburg Police Department, MS EOW: Monday, December 31, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police James R. Wulf Sabinal Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, December 31, 1984 Cause of Death: Drowned Special Agent William Ramos United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Special Agent J. Manuel De J Marrero-Otero United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1986 Cause of Death: Fire Officer Shirley Denise Winston Columbus Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, December 31, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer William Elroy Reynolds Jr. Virginia Port Authority Police ..., VA EOW: Monday, December 31, 1990 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Roger Dale Carter Kannapolis Police Department, NC EOW: Friday, December 31, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Troy Merle Hogue Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Saturday, December 31, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Amos Williams Jr. District of Columbia Department..., DC EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Correction Counselor Kevin P. McGuire Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Tuesday, December 31, 1996 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Correctional Officer Jackie Wayne Pierce Arkansas Department of Correction, AR EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident First Sergeant Frankie Lee Lingard South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Michael Walker California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, December 31, 2005 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 60
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 5
Drowned: 1
Exposure: 1
Exposure to toxins: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 25
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 6
Unidentified: 4
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 4