The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 21st

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Lest we forget...  

 

City Marshal Charles Emerson Alamosa Police Department, CO EOW: Monday, January 21, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Eugene Dickson Hubbard Simpson County Sheriff's Depart..., MS EOW: Friday, January 21, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Joe W. Meeks Pima County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Patrolman Kaiser Bartecki Toledo Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, January 21, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Bror A. Johnson Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, January 21, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Cornelius (Neil) Cross Chicago and Northwestern Railro..., RR EOW: Sunday, January 21, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman James Wilson Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, January 21, 1918 Cause of Death: Train accident Patrolman Lee S. Fahler Minot Police Department, ND EOW: Friday, January 21, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James J. O'Brien Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Friday, January 21, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William T. Angle Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Friday, January 21, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Arthur B. Luntsford Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, January 21, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Francis McAuliffe Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Monday, January 21, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Walsh New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, January 21, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph Striebich Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, January 21, 1934 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Harry L. Ward Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Thursday, January 21, 1937 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Chauncey B. Esch Oak Park Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, January 21, 1938 Cause of Death: Train accident Patrol Officer Stanley Siembab Coventry Police Department, RI EOW: Saturday, January 21, 1939 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Daniel L. Piselli New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer King Brown Lawton Police Department, OK EOW: Monday, January 21, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman William J. Von Weisenstein New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, January 21, 1948 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Francis X. O'Rourke New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1958 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff John P. Palermo Lorain County Sheriff's Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Louis L. Sander Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, January 21, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Troy V. Jordan Ellaville Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1969 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Robert Frank DeKorte Coral Gables Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, January 21, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Richard H. Conklin South Plainfield Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, January 21, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Jack L. Woodard Polk County Sheriff's Office, IA EOW: Monday, January 21, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper William Francis Pickard Kentucky State Police, KY EOW: Wednesday, January 21, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William Cordell Scott Anderson County Sheriff's Depar..., TN EOW: Monday, January 21, 1980 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff Harry L. Wolfe Union County Sheriff's Office, OH EOW: Thursday, January 21, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert Dennis Edwards West Palm Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, January 21, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Nelson Smith Illinois Department of Central ..., IL EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Anthony Joseph Venditti New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Jeffrey Manning Phegley Morrow Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, January 21, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Richard Earl Deffner Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA EOW: Thursday, January 21, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Mary C. Mohr Vilas County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Thursday, January 21, 1988 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Agent Ricky Dodge Louisiana Department of Wildlif..., LA EOW: Tuesday, January 21, 1992 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Alfred T. Boesch New York City Housing Authority..., NY EOW: Saturday, January 21, 1995 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sergeant Mark Frank Parry Baltimore County Police Department, MD EOW: Monday, January 21, 2002 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Agent Angela Ruiz-Arroyo Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, January 21, 2002 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: 40
Automobile accident: 6
Gunfire: 23
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 4
Struck by vehicle: 2
Train accident: 2
Vehicular assault: 1