The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 16th

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Lest we forget...  

 

 

Deputy Marshal C. B. Brockus United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, February 16, 1893 Cause of Death: Unidentified Sheriff John Thomas Davis Wayne County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, February 16, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harry B. Fender Savannah Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, February 16, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Patrick B. Driscoll Jewett City Police Department, CT EOW: Sunday, February 16, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant John J. Quinn New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, February 16, 1918 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Sheriff J. Daniel Coffee Wilbarger County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Saturday, February 16, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private Walker W. Campbell Alexandria Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, February 16, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Edward F. Dwyer St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, February 16, 1920 Cause of Death: Animal related Detective Sergeant John T. Donohue New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, February 16, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph P. Reilly New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, February 16, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Rural Police Officer John Franklin Fesperman Mecklenburg County Police Depar..., NC EOW: Saturday, February 16, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Brigham H. Honey Salt Lake City Police Department, UT EOW: Saturday, February 16, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent James E. Bowdoin United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, February 16, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer J. D. Marchbanks Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, February 16, 1926 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer George W. Dotson Pulaski Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, February 16, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer G. A. Jackson Pulaski Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, February 16, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Paul E. Clendening Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Wednesday, February 16, 1927 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Chief of Police James Albert Welch New Cumberland Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, February 16, 1928 Cause of Death: Bomb Detective Clarence L. Stadler Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, February 16, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Elmore Wilson Burke County Sheriff's Department, NC EOW: Monday, February 16, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank V. Quinn Lynn Police Department, MA EOW: Thursday, February 16, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Sam M. Moore Williamson County Constable's O..., TX EOW: Friday, February 16, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Frank L. Nussbaum Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Sunday, February 16, 1936 Cause of Death: Fall Chief of Police Andrew Paul Moore Scotland Neck Police Department, NC EOW: Sunday, February 16, 1936 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman John Chapman Rockland Police Department, ME EOW: Wednesday, February 16, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Earl F. Burns Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Thursday, February 16, 1939 Cause of Death: Fall Patrolman Leon Fox New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, February 16, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Leroy Joseph LaFleur Sr. Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, February 16, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Alexander Polowishz Hastings on Hudson Police Depar..., NY EOW: Tuesday, February 16, 1954 Cause of Death: Unidentified Policeman Arthur G. Dotson Russellville Police Department, KY EOW: Wednesday, February 16, 1966 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Michael L. Little Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, February 16, 1967 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer William W. Gullett Jr. Prince George's County Police D..., MD EOW: Sunday, February 16, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Augustine J. Belmonte Saugus Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, February 16, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Gary E. Fletcher Durham Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, February 16, 1978 Cause of Death: Accidental Officer Bernis Carr Jr. Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Thursday, February 16, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Alfred Morris Johnson Jr. Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, February 16, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frederick J. Beard West Carrollton Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, February 16, 1983 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Chief of Police Robert Taylor Walker Irvine Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, February 16, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Henry C. Bruns Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Monday, February 16, 1987 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Police Officer Andrea Keith Williams Mississippi River Bridge Author..., LA EOW: Tuesday, February 16, 1988 Cause of Death: Drowned Deputy Sheriff Patrick Steven Coyle San Diego County Sheriff's Depa..., CA EOW: Sunday, February 16, 1997 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident               Deputy Marshal III Randy Arnaldo Stephens Virgin Islands Territorial Court, VI EOW: Monday, February 16, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Lieutenant Steve Keith McCulley Knox County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 Cause of Death: Struck by train Sergeant Robert Alton Guilliams Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Friday, February 16, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Matthew E. Bowens Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, February 16, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Jennifer Timathy-Ann Fettig Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, February 16, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Officer Charles Richard Thomas Haist Henry County Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history.

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 47
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 1
Animal related: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 4
Bomb: 1
Drowned: 1
Fall: 2
Gunfire: 26
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Unidentified: 3