The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 3rd

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Lest we forget...  

 

 

Lighthorseman Billy Cully Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Lig..., TR EOW: Saturday, February 3, 1906 Cause of Death: Assault Officer Julius Sauter Somerville Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, February 3, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Hershal M. Wyatt Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, February 3, 1923 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Gordon W. Swettart Springfield Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, February 3, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James Franklin Beckman Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, February 3, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Walter Garrison Rushville Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, February 3, 1931 Cause of Death: Unidentified Policeman Albert J. Stokes Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, February 3, 1932 Cause of Death: Unidentified             Chief of Police Thomas Jefferson Brumley Sapulpa Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, February 3, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Charles P. Lloyd Sapulpa Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, February 3, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Lee Lovelace Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Saturday, February 3, 1934 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Special Agent Parker H. Hall United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, February 3, 1934 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Clarence Roseland Morris Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, February 3, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Roy W. Freiss Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, February 3, 1935 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Detective Sergeant James Mobrak St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, February 3, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer William Clarence Fuston Brownwood Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, February 3, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Alexander N. Benedict Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, February 3, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Chief of Police Michael F. Churchill Osawatomie Police Department, KS EOW: Monday, February 3, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Clyde Rogers White Lake Police Department, SD EOW: Tuesday, February 3, 1948 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Edward Emile Fritz Jr. Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, February 3, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Chief of Police John Fleetwood Dennis Bonneau Police Department, SC EOW: Sunday, February 3, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Earl Lee Johnson Jr. Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, February 3, 1962 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Odis N. Smith Pottawatomie County Sheriff's O..., OK EOW: Sunday, February 3, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank Peterson Rugby Police Department, ND EOW: Sunday, February 3, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Policeman Francisco Fermaint-Medina Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, February 3, 1966 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Ralph East Pilot Mountain Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, February 3, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Glenn L. Branscome Pilot Mountain Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, February 3, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Daniel G. Ellis Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, February 3, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Tyrone Collie Dillard Georgia State Patrol, GA EOW: Thursday, February 3, 1977 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Lieutenant Edward Lee Worrell Texarkana Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, February 3, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Richard F. Champy New Hampshire State Police, NH EOW: Friday, February 3, 1978 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Delma Devon Adams Raleigh Police Department, NC EOW: Sunday, February 3, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Gary W. Fisher Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Sunday, February 3, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Terry Wayne McNett Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Wednesday, February 3, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Postal Inspector Terrance M. Asbury United States Postal Inspection..., US EOW: Saturday, February 3, 1990 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper James R. DeLoach Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Monday, February 3, 1992 Cause of Death: Struck by train Trooper Steven J. Niewiek Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Monday, February 3, 1992 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Norman Tony Silva II Denver Sheriff's Department, CO EOW: Wednesday, February 3, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Sergeant Steven M. Shaw Providence Police Department, RI EOW: Thursday, February 3, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William Henry Burtt Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, February 3, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer George Stefan DeSalvia Orlando Police Department, FL EOW: Thursday, February 3, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Patrolman John Anthony (Rocky) Riojas San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 3, 2001 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: 41
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 3
Gunfire: 24
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by train: 2
Struck by vehicle: 2
Unidentified: 3