The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 7th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Sheriff Hamilton Bass Dickson Wharton County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Wednesday, February 7, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff William W. Withers Lane County Sheriff's Department, OR EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles Doyle New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas F. Gallagher New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1907 Cause of Death: Accidental Police Officer Glenn Allison Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1918 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman James M. Lawrence Kingston Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, February 7, 1919 Cause of Death: Stabbed Officer James A. (Bert) Weare Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Friday, February 7, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Cameron Mason Thomas Albemarle County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1922 Cause of Death: Fall Police Officer Isaac Kruka Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, February 7, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Ben Yeaden Youngstown Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Elmer H. Griffin San Gabriel Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles A. Johnson Jr. Briarcliff Manor Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, February 7, 1927 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Paul Frederick Portsmouth Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Lester Jones Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Narcotics Inspector Spencer Stafford United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Quartermaster Sergeant Wilbert V. Hunter Maryland State Police, MD EOW: Friday, February 7, 1936 Cause of Death: Exposure Police Officer Ora E. Stoner Aberdeen Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1937 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Officer M. Paul Mengedoth California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, February 7, 1941 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Frederick Wales California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Johnny W. Sides Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, February 7, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Henry E. Cleveland Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William P. Ewing Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1953 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer James E. Barmore Santa Paula Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1953 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Jeremiah Lucey Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Herbert F. Dimon California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1959 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman James C. Ratliff Lawrenceburg Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1961 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer Robert E. Kraemer Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1963 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman David W. Carpenter Portsmouth Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1967 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Special Deputy Virgil Fred Wiatrek Karnes County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Don A. Beckstead Arizona Department of Public Sa..., AZ EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff David Leroy Ford Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, OH EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1971 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Edward Keith Henry Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, OH EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1971 Cause of Death: Automobile accident City Marshal J. Y. Gasche Pierce City Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1971 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer David John Branhan Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer David Edward Marks Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant John Paul Christensen Pendleton Police Department, OR EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1976 Cause of Death: Stabbed Agent Angel M. Martinez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1978 Cause of Death: Unidentified Wildlife Manager Allen R. Severson Arizona Department of Game and ..., AZ EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1980 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident              Wildlife Technician Donald L. Teague Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, AR EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert Keith Hawkins DeKalb County Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1980 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Deputy Constable Patrick Stephen Runyon Nueces County Constable's Offic..., TX EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Ray R. (Joe) Clark Washington County Sheriff's Office, OH EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Frederick Albert McCall Duval County Sheriff's Department, FL EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1982 Cause of Death: Heart attack Trooper Herbert A. Wirfel Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1982 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff John E. Rafter Rockingham County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Monday, February 7, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Gary Lee Rowe United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, February 7, 1983 Cause of Death: Assault Sergeant John J. Collins Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1984 Cause of Death: Heart attack Chief of Police James E. Simpson Lebanon Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1984 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Deputy Sheriff Gary Douglas Blackwood Dorchester County Sheriff's Dep..., SC EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1988 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Deputy William J. (Bill) Urban Comal County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Monday, February 7, 1994 Cause of Death: Heart attack Detective Joseph Tucker Fisher Little Rock Police Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James Madison McGee Jr. Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Trooper Henry Noel Harmon Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Tuesday, February 7, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert Vargas Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, February 7, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Bruce Allen Prothero Baltimore County Police Department, MD EOW: Monday, February 7, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Brian Robert Litz Marion County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, February 7, 2004 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: 56
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 4
Electrocuted: 1
Exposure: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 24
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 5
Motorcycle accident: 6
Stabbed: 2
Unidentified: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1