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Thursday, January 26, 2006

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 26th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
 
Night Watchman William A. Daniels
Cassopolis Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, January 26, 1903
Cause of Death: Accidental
Sheriff Louis Ory
St. Charles Parish Sheriff's De..., LA
EOW: Monday, January 26, 1903
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff Robert Eli Martin
Hansford County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1911
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Luther B. Henderson
Jacksonville Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1911
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Emil Arthur Speth
Davenport Police Department, IA
EOW: Friday, January 26, 1917
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman George Gilbert Barton Sr.
Independence Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Warden Theodore Catlin
Michigan Department of Corrections, MI
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1922
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patrolman William J. Snider
Mingo Junction Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, January 26, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Thomas J. Babbington
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, January 26, 1925
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Constable George M. Faulkner
Anson County Sheriff's Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1926
Cause of Death: Unidentified
Police Officer Raymond Vollertsen
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Silas West
Somerset Police Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1928
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Thomas C. Bisset
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1933
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Policeman Fred J. Dolan
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff A. L. Vonsar
McLean County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, January 26, 1935
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Edmond Lisiecki
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1936
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Deputy Sheriff James Dallas Bryant
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's O..., VA
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1936
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Trooper Irvine F. Wurm
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1941
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Homer Reed Gilbert
Mechanicsburg Borough Police De..., PA
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1943
Cause of Death: Unidentified
Deputy Sheriff Raymond Leach
Scioto County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Friday, January 26, 1951
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman A. G. Bush
Bartow Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1954
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Sergeant Hubert Roush
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Wednesday, January 26, 1955
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Officer Thomas Guzzetti
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 26, 1955
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Constable Richard Phillip Valdez
Fresno County Constable's Offic..., CA
EOW: Friday, January 26, 1962
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Charles Henry Miculka
Rosenberg Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, January 26, 1963
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
           Detective Lieutenant Milford Malchus Trail
Hannibal Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1965
Cause of Death: Heart attack
          Reserve Deputy Sheriff Charles D. Rea
Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1969
Cause of Death: Drowned
Correctional Officer Vern M. Jarvis
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1969
Cause of Death: Stabbed
            Detective Sergeant Joseph K. Siepak
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Robert E. Atkins Jr.
Summit Township Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1975
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Wayne W. Olson
Summit Township Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1975
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Harold Michael Harvey
Aiken Department of Public Safety, SC
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Deputy Constable Abrum Kerl
Harris County Constable's Offic..., TX
EOW: Thursday, January 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Sergeant Gilbert Walker Sr.
Henry County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Friday, January 26, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Joseph Partee Marshall
Windcrest Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1982
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Deputy Game Warden James C. Vines
Alabama Department of Conservat..., AL
EOW: Saturday, January 26, 1985
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Deanna Hummel Rose
Overland Park Police Department, KS
EOW: Saturday, January 26, 1985
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff George L. Osborne
Hancock County Sheriff's Depart..., GA
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1986
Cause of Death: Unidentified
Correctional Officer Michael R. Green
Jefferson County Corrections De..., KY
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1986
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Special Agent Raymond J. Stastny
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Monday, January 26, 1987
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Auxiliary Lieutenant Nicholas Galasso
Larchmont Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1988
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Officer Philip J. Stabile
Long Beach Community College Di..., CA
EOW: Friday, January 26, 1990
Cause of Death: Assault
Patrolman Glen Michael Huber
New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Saturday, January 26, 1991
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Jerry Arnold Martinez
Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Dep..., NM
EOW: Saturday, January 26, 1991
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper George Van Dorse Holcomb
Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1992
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Michael Ray Jennings
Winston-Salem Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1993
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrol Agent Aurelio Esparz Valencia
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Friday, January 26, 1996
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff David Charles Jones
Garfield County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Sunday, January 26, 2003
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Ronald H. Phillips
Polk County Sheriff's Department, NE
EOW: Monday, January 26, 2004
Cause of Death: Heart attack
            Detective Sergeant Thomas L. Cochran
Lawrenceburg Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff James P. Tutino
Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
 
 
The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history.
Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 51
Accidental: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 8
Drowned: 1
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 20
Heart attack: 5
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 2
Struck by vehicle: 2
Unidentified: 3
Vehicular assault: 4