The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 20th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman John Starkey New York Metropolitan Police Force, NY EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1864 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Nichols Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Friday, January 20, 1871 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Martin Kunkel Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1878 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Louis V. Wyckoff King County Sheriff's Department, WA EOW: Friday, January 20, 1882 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sheriff Henry W. Epperson Bradford County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Monday, January 20, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable William L. Dalton Rogers Police Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, January 20, 1891 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James H. Helms Osawatomie Police Department, KS EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Dennis Fitzgerald Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Peter M. Hart Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, January 20, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph C. Reiser Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy U.S. Marshal Benjamin F. Dixon United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, January 20, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Henry A. Everett Jacksonville Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, January 20, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles Paldina Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, January 20, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer William Mayfield Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1926 Cause of Death: Assault Special Agent Dallas A. Roberts United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1926 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Charles Brunhaus Wheeling Police Department, WV EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1926 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff William Irwin Collier County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1929 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant Walter Awe Grand Trunk Railway Police Depa..., RR EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward E. Gobin Attleboro Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John J. Hopkins New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Daniel P. Beyer New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, January 20, 1936 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Richard F. Hammond Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Donald Schodrof Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, January 20, 1947 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant Clarence W. Bracy Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, January 20, 1949 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Detective Russell C. Pettie Arlington County Police Department, VA EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Frederick W. Walsh Jr. Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1957 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Thomas W. Corum Pottstown Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, January 20, 1964 Cause of Death: Heart attack Special Agent Douglas F. Denny United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, January 20, 1964 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Charles R. Ernest Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1965 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Paul Lewis Major Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Chester Larson Ventura County Sheriff's Depart..., CA EOW: Monday, January 20, 1969 Cause of Death: Drowned               Assistant Chief of Police Talmadge Hampton Smith Evergreen Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1974 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Lieutenant Harold V. Atkinson Missouri Department of Corrections, MO EOW: Monday, January 20, 1975 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer Joseph R. Garcia New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, January 20, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Manuel Gonzalez Zapata County Constable's Offic..., TX EOW: Thursday, January 20, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Ruben Roy Farmer Idabel Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Gene Ronald Simpson San Jose Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, January 20, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Gordon A. Silva San Jose Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, January 20, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Gary Elmer Kidwell Stanford Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joe Rios Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1993 Cause of Death: Bicycle accident Officer Ronald W. Feldner New Plymouth Police Department, ID EOW: Thursday, January 20, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Gilbert J. Mast Tulane University Department of..., LA EOW: Saturday, January 20, 1996 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Senior Patrol Agent Rene B. Garza United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 Cause of Death: Heart attack Captain Robbie Edward Bishop Villa Rica Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Alfredo Banos Lee County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, January 20, 2001 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: 45
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 4
Bicycle accident: 1
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 25
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1