The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 20th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Constable John Stark Grayson County Constable's Offi..., TX EOW: Thursday, February 20, 1873 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal John B. Pemberton United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman William Holly Findlay Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, February 20, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank C. McGinnis Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal J. Henry Vier United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, February 20, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal William Jefferson Prince Davisboro Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, February 20, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Patrolman Clarence Poindexter Pleasant Hill Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James McGinley Savannah Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, February 20, 1916 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Emil R. Schmidt Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, February 20, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police John J. Sturgus Anchorage Police Department, AK EOW: Sunday, February 20, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George Smith New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, February 20, 1921 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Deputy Sheriff Jesse G. Thomas Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., AL EOW: Monday, February 20, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Glenn E. Bond Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Laubenstein Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 1924 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Sheriff Frank H. Dependener Placer County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Monday, February 20, 1928 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Park Ranger Fred Johnson United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 1929 Cause of Death: Drowned Park Ranger Glen Sturdevant United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 1929 Cause of Death: Drowned Patrolman Roy A. Scott Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, February 20, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Ralph Wendell Hoyt Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1937 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Harry G. Mason Orlando Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, February 20, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief Vernon James Davenport Mount Shasta Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, February 20, 1942 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Frank B. Callahan Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, February 20, 1945 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Anthony Barbieri Torrington Police Department, CT EOW: Monday, February 20, 1950 Cause of Death: Heart attack Special Agent Oliver H. Cornelius United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, February 20, 1950 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer John W. Connors Springfield Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, February 20, 1953 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Casto C. Robertson Washington County Sheriff's Dep..., AR EOW: Monday, February 20, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper John J. Streu Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer David H. Rose Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Victor Butler Jr. Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Erle Thompson New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John M. McEntee Jr. Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal James Larimer St. John Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Daniel Moya-Ramos Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, February 20, 1972 Cause of Death: Unidentified Private Carroll D. Garrason Prince George's County Police D..., MD EOW: Tuesday, February 20, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clyde A. (Rusty) Walters Elko Police Department, NV EOW: Thursday, February 20, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal William Henry Kitson Silex Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, February 20, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Phillip A. Black Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Friday, February 20, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Ranger Bobby Paul Doherty Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Monday, February 20, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agent Randolph Scott Hergesheimer Montana Department of Justice -..., MT EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 1980 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Kirk Leland Johnson San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, February 20, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Jimmy Allen Kinney Sabine Parish Sheriff's Department, LA EOW: Monday, February 20, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Jerry Lynn Hines Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Monday, February 20, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agent Efrain Hernandez de Leon Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 1991 Cause of Death: Unidentified Deputy Scott Harry Smith Habersham County Sheriff's Depa..., GA EOW: Tuesday, February 20, 1996 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Colonel Robert G. Black Rocky Ripple Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, February 20, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Steven Michael Jerman Kane Borough Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Thomas Alan Hontz Scottsdale Police Department, AZ EOW: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 Cause of Death: Training accident             Private First Class David Christopher Ezernack Alexandria Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, February 20, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Patrolman Jeremy Edward (Jay) Carruth Alexandria Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, February 20, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Glenn Harold Hicks Avery County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Thursday, February 20, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Ricardo Lizarraga Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, February 20, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Daniel J. Kuhlmeier United States Air Force Office ..., US EOW: Monday, February 20, 2006 Cause of Death: Bomb

 

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 52
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 3
Bomb: 1
Drowned: 2
Gunfire: 33
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 4
Struck by streetcar: 1
Training accident: 1
Unidentified: 2