The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 4th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Police Officer James J. Fenton Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, January 4, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles P. Gillin Cedar Rapids Police Department, IA EOW: Saturday, January 4, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Park Policeman Martin J. Collins South Park District Police Depa..., IL EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 1921 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman John Dominick O'Donnell Benwood Police Department, WV EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas J. Downey Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 1922 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Detective Sergeant Daniel J. Coughlin Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, January 4, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harrison R. Brown Wichita Police Department, KS EOW: Sunday, January 4, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Palmer Thompson Madison Police Department, WI EOW: Monday, January 4, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private Claude F. Keesey Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 1927 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer John Bauer Cheektowaga Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, January 4, 1929 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Earl Van Deusen Dane County Sheriff's Office, WI EOW: Saturday, January 4, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Ernest C. Prouty Jasper County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Sunday, January 4, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John J. Cleary Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Timothy Foley Southington Police Department, CT EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 1938 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer William J. Bowman San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, January 4, 1948 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Alfred A. Hewitt Massachusetts State Police, MA EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 1950 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Ocie C. Gray New Mexico Department of Game a..., NM EOW: Monday, January 4, 1960 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Austin A. Roberts New Mexico Department of Game a..., NM EOW: Monday, January 4, 1960 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident               Patrol Officer Benjamin Franklin Strong Anchorage Police Department, AK EOW: Thursday, January 4, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Willie E. Turner Wynnewood Police Department, OK EOW: Monday, January 4, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Detective Sergeant Carl Eugene Wilson Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Thursday, January 4, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Donald William Schneider Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Thursday, January 4, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Donald Dean Love Macoupin County Sheriff's Depar..., IL EOW: Friday, January 4, 1974 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Donald R. Holloway California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, January 4, 1980 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Chief Luella Kay Holloway Coalinga Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, January 4, 1980 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Sheriff Paul H. Prater Jay County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 1983 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Alex Eversole Perry County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Suzanne Lee Kays Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Samuel R. Wilson Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 1989 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff Frank Nelson Seton Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 1989 Cause of Death: Fall Police Officer Robin H. Nye Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Friday, January 4, 1991 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Wildlife Officer Estevan Ortiz Escobedo Arizona Department of Game and ..., AZ EOW: Tuesday, January 4, 1994 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Michael Anthony Partin Covington Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, January 4, 1998 Cause of Death: Drowned Sergeant Scott Arner Jasper County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Friday, January 4, 2002 Cause of Death: Drowned Deputy Sheriff Kenneth R. Burton Richmond County Sheriff's Depar..., GA EOW: Sunday, January 4, 2004 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrol Officer James Knapp Cook County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 2006 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Ethan Collins Fairfield County Sheriff's Office, OH EOW: Wednesday, January 4, 2006 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: 37
Aircraft accident: 5
Automobile accident: 4
Drowned: 2
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 15
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by vehicle: 4
Vehicular assault: 2