The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 19th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman John T. Collins New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, January 19, 1903 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Deputy Warden D. C. Oates Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK EOW: Monday, January 19, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Fred C. Godfrey Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK EOW: Monday, January 19, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer H. H. Drover Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK EOW: Monday, January 19, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Otto W. Motz New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, January 19, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Homer R. Spaulding Okmulgee Police Department, OK EOW: Thursday, January 19, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant J. J. Estes Lexington Police Department, KY EOW: Wednesday, January 19, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Willie D. Smith Jacksonville Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, January 19, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper James M. MacLarnon New York State Police, NY EOW: Monday, January 19, 1931 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper Clark Lewis New York State Police, NY EOW: Sunday, January 19, 1936 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Clinton Maxwell Osthimer Wabash Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Leonard James Bulman Allamakee County Sheriff's Depa..., IA EOW: Saturday, January 19, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Richard E. Taylor Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Saturday, January 19, 1963 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman William H. Keith Del City Police Department, OK EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1965 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sheriff Ivan R. Newell Thurston County Sheriff's Depar..., NE EOW: Thursday, January 19, 1967 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant Joseph Rafay Verona Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, January 19, 1967 Cause of Death: Heart attack Corrections Employee Leonard Tatro Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Friday, January 19, 1968 Cause of Death: Stabbed Sergeant Eldon K. Miller Kansas Highway Patrol, KS EOW: Friday, January 19, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Wayne Vonk Grand Rapids Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, January 19, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Quinton Velez-Figueroa Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, January 19, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Gerald Velotta New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Robert F. Wenzel Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, January 19, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Stephen R. Gilroy New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, January 19, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Charles Leroy Wilkerson Escambia County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, January 19, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Michael Ian McDougal Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, January 19, 1975 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Corporal Paul James Walters Silver Spring Township Police D..., PA EOW: Sunday, January 19, 1975 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sergeant Richard L. Bandy Hendersonville Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, January 19, 1980 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Kenneth D. Ell Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer Paul A. Kortepeter Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, January 19, 1983 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Corporal Robert E. Armstrong Dothan Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, January 19, 1985 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer John F. Clonan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, January 19, 1985 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Chief of Police James Clare Lounsberry Marlette Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, January 19, 1986 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Carey S. Poetzman Maryland State Police, MD EOW: Sunday, January 19, 1986 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Corporal Gregory A. May Maryland State Police, MD EOW: Sunday, January 19, 1986 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Detective Mark Alan Bolhouse Fort Myers Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1988 Cause of Death: Heart attack Special Agent L. Douglas Abram United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, January 19, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Michael Steven Francis Kiowa County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Friday, January 19, 1996 Cause of Death: Heart attack Trooper James R. Gross Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Friday, January 19, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert Porter Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, January 19, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Agent Jefferson L. Barr United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, January 19, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sean Gerald Carrington New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, January 19, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Senior Trooper Douglas Wayne Bland West Virginia State Police, WV EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff Oren Eugene Smith Edwards County Sheriff's Depart..., IL EOW: Wednesday, January 19, 2000 Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins              Private First Class Dennis Elisha LaPage Charleston Police Department, SC EOW: Saturday, January 19, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Matt Samuels Greenwood County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 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: 45
Aircraft accident: 2
Automobile accident: 6
Duty related illness: 1
Exposure to toxins: 1
Gunfire: 22
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 3