The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - January 31st

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Lest we forget...  

 

 

Deputy Marshal James M. Rowan United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, January 31, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer N. G. (Doc) Osborn Columbus Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, January 31, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas J. Fitzpatrick New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, January 31, 1901 Cause of Death: Fire Patrolman Edward Mullin New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, January 31, 1901 Cause of Death: Fire Deputy Sheriff David S. Cox Hughes County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Friday, January 31, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Patrolman William L. (Dutch) Hauserman Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Edward G. J. Spilcker St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Frank Rooney Omaha Police Department, NE EOW: Thursday, January 31, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Detective Lieutenant Philip Ellenstein Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, January 31, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Daniel J. McShane Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, January 31, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Frank S. Aughe Omaha Police Department, NE EOW: Thursday, January 31, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Acres Scott County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Thursday, January 31, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William C. Welch White County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Thursday, January 31, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John H. Bohlen St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1925 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Patrolman James M. Masterson New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, January 31, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William E. Kelly New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 31, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Earl Nunnery Simpson County Sheriff's Depart..., MS EOW: Tuesday, January 31, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Roy E. Berry St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, January 31, 1929 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff Bee Martin Floyd County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Friday, January 31, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Thomas E. Lawry Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA EOW: Friday, January 31, 1930 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman H. D. Boyer Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1931 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Basil Duke Offutt Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1931 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Harold Conway New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1931 Cause of Death: Drowned Patrolman James R. Wolfe Wheeling Police Department, WV EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1931 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Charles A. Duer Westville Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1932 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Sidney Thomas Sullivan Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1937 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Detective James Tillman Moser Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, January 31, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent James L. Molloy United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, January 31, 1939 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Arthur L. Berry Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, January 31, 1941 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer John C. Ferris Wallace Police Department, ID EOW: Thursday, January 31, 1946 Cause of Death: Stabbed Sergeant George Chandler Nevada State Police, NV EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1948 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Wesley Rosette Colorado State Patrol, CO EOW: Wednesday, January 31, 1951 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Elza (Tip) O'Dell Gary Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Robert Louis Loder Jr. Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1954 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Lester W. Qwinn Knoxville Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, January 31, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Michael Talkowsky New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Arthur Schnaubert Jr. Upton County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Friday, January 31, 1964 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Stephen Dell'Aquilla New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, January 31, 1968 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Reserve Officer Lester H. Cole Palo Alto Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, January 31, 1969 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Leon Griggs Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank T. Hawley New Haven Police Department, CT EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1970 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer Robert Wayne Lee Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Louis O. Ford Jr. Orange County Constable's Offic..., TX EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1971 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Charles T. Smith Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Wednesday, January 31, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Gerald W. Hempe Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Wednesday, January 31, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Rufus Frank Looper III Greenville County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Friday, January 31, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William DeRosa Suffolk County Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Sergeant Robert Jackson Dothan Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, January 31, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James R. Wert Ravenna Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1981 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Director Kenneth L. Blunt Illinois Secretary of State Pol..., IL EOW: Monday, January 31, 1983 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Angelo E. Brown New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, January 31, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector Richard Mack Latham United States Department of the..., US EOW: Tuesday, January 31, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Maureen Kelly Murphy Bonner Springs Police Department, KS EOW: Friday, January 31, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Tony Reed Wilder Colquitt County Sheriff's Depar..., GA EOW: Friday, January 31, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Mark S. Decker United States Department of Vet..., US EOW: Friday, January 31, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Leonard B. Wilcox United States Department of Vet..., US EOW: Friday, January 31, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jerry L. Hartless San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Hilario Serrano New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, January 31, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Nathan Williams Jackson Police Department, MS EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Guy P. Gaddis Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, January 31, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jimmy Martin Miller Hagerstown Police Department, IN EOW: Friday, January 31, 1997 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Nesby Leon Malone Grove Hill Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Brian Keith Anderson Grove Hill Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Special Agent Richard Ivan Luht Jr. United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff John Lewis Burkett III Berkeley County Sheriff's Depar..., WV EOW: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Keith A. Ferguson New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, January 31, 2004 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: 66 Assault: 1 Automobile accident: 9 Drowned: 1 Fire: 2 Gunfire: 35 Gunfire (Accidental): 1 Heart attack: 2 Motorcycle accident: 3 Stabbed: 1 Struck by streetcar: 1 Struck by vehicle: 4 Unidentified: 1 Vehicle pursuit: 2 Vehicular assault: 3