The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 18th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Sheriff Ebenezer Parker Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, ME EOW: Monday, January 18, 1808 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman William Heaviside New York Municipal Police Depar..., NY EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1883 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Constable A. Mose Townsend Colorado County Constable's Off..., TX EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1894 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman Frederick H. Lincoln New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 1898 Cause of Death: Bicycle accident Lieutenant William F. McAndrew Carbondale Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, January 18, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Maurice Dudley Beane Penobscot County Sheriff's Depa..., ME EOW: Saturday, January 18, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Lafayette M. Boulware Okfuskee County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Thompson Black Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, January 18, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant James M. King St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, January 18, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Lester H. Johnson New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Saturday, January 18, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Robert Knox Moncure United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, January 18, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Franklin R. Patterson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, January 18, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William F. Konkel Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, January 18, 1932 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Arthur W. Fischer Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Monday, January 18, 1932 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman James J. Killion New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, January 18, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Isidoro Soto-Vale Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, January 18, 1935 Cause of Death: Unidentified Detective Sergeant Edward F. Bayer Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, January 18, 1936 Cause of Death: Assault Policeman W. E. Long Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 1938 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman John M. McCullough Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Sunday, January 18, 1942 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrol Officer Verl C. Whinery Anoka Police Department, MN EOW: Saturday, January 18, 1947 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Constable Henry Prince Clarke County Sheriff's Department, MS EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Manuel A. Ayon Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 1961 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Gale Gene Eldridge Palm Springs Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Orrel L. Manuel Jr. Vincennes Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Gary L. Grow California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1962 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Sheriff Clarence Wilson Floyd Jasper County Sheriff's Department, SC EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police William Dean Greene Sr. Blowing Rock Police Department, NC EOW: Friday, January 18, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Earl C. Koger Scott County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Saturday, January 18, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corrections Employee James C. Vanneter Virginia Department of Corrections, VA EOW: Monday, January 18, 1965 Cause of Death: Stabbed Assistant Superintendent Hugh Lucas Johnson Virginia Department of Corrections, VA EOW: Monday, January 18, 1965 Cause of Death: Stabbed Detective Harold A. Jacob New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 1967 Cause of Death: Heart attack Auxiliary Officer Michael J. Mills Reno Police Department, NV EOW: Saturday, January 18, 1969 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer James D. Harris Augusta Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, January 18, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Rex Stone Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Monday, January 18, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Warren LaRue Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Monday, January 18, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agent Delbert H. Pearson Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commis..., TX EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Luell W. Barrow Alabama Department of Corrections, AL EOW: Friday, January 18, 1974 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman John H. Dowies Tenino Police Department, WA EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Park Police Officer Harry Wilcox Chattanooga Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff David G. Livengood Garrett County Sheriff's Office, MD EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert E. Manzione New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1979 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Ramon Irizarry Jr. Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Arthur E. Ford Stockton Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, January 18, 1988 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Danny Thomas Parrish Fort Pierce Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, January 18, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Kevin Paul Hogan Union Pacific Railroad Police D..., RR EOW: Friday, January 18, 1991 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Norris B. Epps Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, January 18, 1995 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Sheriff Henry Lloyd Brooks Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., AL EOW: Saturday, January 18, 1997 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff William Dean Inman Lemhi County Sheriff's Department, ID EOW: Saturday, January 18, 1997 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Eric Scott Salter Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, GA EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Kelly Leland Poynter Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Friday, January 18, 2002 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer James Mitchell (Mitch) Prince Boiling Spring Lakes Police Dep..., NC EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Lloyd Rogers Castleberry Independent School ..., TX EOW: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 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: 52
Aircraft accident: 3
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 4
Bicycle accident: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 25
Heart attack: 4
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 4
Struck by vehicle: 2
Unidentified: 1
Vehicular assault: 3