The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 17th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Police Officer Alexander McLean Moorhead Police Department, MN EOW: Friday, February 17, 1899 Cause of Death: Structure collapse Patrolman Newton Stewart El Paso Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Robert Simons Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1909 Cause of Death: Train accident Constable Harrison Jones Bartlesville Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, February 17, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Oliver S. Gunnels Greenville Police Department, SC EOW: Friday, February 17, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Undersheriff William H. Abbott Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Joseph Dolphin Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1912 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman John Fow Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Detective Sergeant Joseph Bridgetts New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, February 17, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent John O'Toole United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, February 17, 1922 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Joe Henry Griffith Coleman County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Lemmie L. Fortenberry New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Charles E. Ullrich New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Game Warden Edward Jarrish Pend Oreille County Game Commis..., WA EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Frank H. Kohring St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1926 Cause of Death: Assault Chief of Police Opal J. Hughes Alexandria Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, February 17, 1927 Cause of Death: Unidentified              Detective Lieutenant Benjamin F. Smith Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Timothy Francis Murphy Port Chester Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1929 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault             Special Agent Christopher O. McClure Illinois Central Railroad Polic..., RR EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Guard James Payton Jones Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Clyde Pritchett Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, February 17, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Albert W. Argens San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Elmer L. Michael DeLand Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 1942 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer David I. Bergum Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, February 17, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Luther T. Hardison Coral Gables Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector John Arthur Fletcher Illinois Department of Conserva..., IL EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1957 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Roger Lynn Winkelman Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Monday, February 17, 1958 Cause of Death: Assault Sergeant Donald D. Myers Thief River Falls Police Depart..., MN EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Alfred J. Descher Columbia Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, February 17, 1964 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Robert Lee Louviere Plaquemine Police Department, LA EOW: Friday, February 17, 1967 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer Raymond R. Carpenter California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Willie James Walker Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph Samuel Scottino Pantego Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Constable Ricky Steven Lewis Hidalgo County Constable's Offi..., TX EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Narcotics Dominic R. Verdi Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's De..., LA EOW: Monday, February 17, 1986 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Chief of Police Jessie William Lundy Leesville Police Department, SC EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy John W. Greeney III Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles Oddo New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1996 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Police Officer II Samuel Anthony Redhouse Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR EOW: Monday, February 17, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Abatement Officer Edward Arnold Basham San Antonio Department of Code ..., TX EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 1998 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Melvin Claxton Shelbyville Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1999 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Deputy Sheriff James Michael Salvino Jr. Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Depar..., OH EOW: Saturday, February 17, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Brian Keith Nichols Alabama Department of Public Sa..., AL EOW: Sunday, February 17, 2002 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Eric Eugene DeWit Matteson Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, February 17, 2003 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: 44
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 5
Gunfire: 23
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 2
Struck by vehicle: 2
Structure collapse: 1
Train accident: 1
Unidentified: 3
Vehicular assault: 2