The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 13th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Marshal W. B. Saunders United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, February 13, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Constantine Andreola Shreveport Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, February 13, 1908 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Marshal William Henry Maeger Tallapoosa Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Gus Chitwood El Paso Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 13, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Samuel Rosenfeld New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, February 13, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles E. Deininger Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Thursday, February 13, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff J. E. Zachary Yadkin County Sheriff's Department, NC EOW: Friday, February 13, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William C. Zinn Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff William L. Rutherford Otero County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police James Lee Hux Leesburg Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, February 13, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Peter Fromm Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, February 13, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Watch Officer John Gould Oxford Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, February 13, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Watchman Wilfred Gerrior Massachusetts Department of Cor..., MA EOW: Monday, February 13, 1928 Cause of Death: Assault Officer O. E. Evans Texas City Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, February 13, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff James W. Newcome Frederick County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Delbert T. Buckman Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 1940 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Jesse F. Beerbower Leesburg Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1944 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Police Officer Joseph Daniel Benedict Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Friday, February 13, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Marshal Jose Maria Gonzales Guadalupe County Sheriff's Depa..., NM EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1949 Cause of Death: Stabbed Trooper Ernest J. Morse Connecticut State Police, CT EOW: Friday, February 13, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Roman C. Steinke Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, February 13, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Paul L. C. Paretti New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Wednesday, February 13, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Correctional Officer Michael G. Hughes District of Columbia Department..., DC EOW: Thursday, February 13, 1958 Cause of Death: Stabbed Game Warden Marion R. Ammerman Montana Department of Fish, Wil..., MT EOW: Thursday, February 13, 1958 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Benjamin E. Myrick Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, February 13, 1960 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer William R. Court California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, February 13, 1970 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Kenneth L. Browning Clarksville Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, February 13, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Carl P. Moller Connecticut State Police, CT EOW: Friday, February 13, 1976 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Oakley Webb Hamilton County Sheriff's Depar..., IL EOW: Friday, February 13, 1976 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Wesley S. Fox Carlsbad Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, February 13, 1978 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Perley K. Johnson Jr. Massachusetts State Police, MA EOW: Monday, February 13, 1978 Cause of Death: Fire             Police Officer James Michael Carpenter Crowley Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Sandra Griffin Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1983 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Deputy Marshal Robert S. Cheshire Jr. United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire U.S. Marshal Kenneth B. Muir United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Robbin B. Best Spokane Police Department, WA EOW: Friday, February 13, 1987 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Wayne G. Allison New Mexico State Police, NM EOW: Saturday, February 13, 1988 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Luis Morales Morales-Rivera Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 1990 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Chandler Sumner Harrisonville Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, February 13, 1991 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Patrolman David E. Barnett Little Rock Police Department, AR EOW: Wednesday, February 13, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Irvin M. Brown Nueces County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Monday, February 13, 1995 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff Brett C. Dickey Gilmer County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Rebecca Ann Shaw Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Friday, February 13, 1998 Cause of Death: Struck by train              Police Officer Roberto Román-Torres Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, February 13, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Michael Scott Nickerson Centreville Police Department, MD EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Jason Charles Schwenz Queen Anne's County Sheriff's D..., MD EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 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: 46
Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 2
Duty related illness: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 27
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 2
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 2