The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 21st

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Lest we forget...  

 

Sheriff David W. L. Mizell Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Monday, February 21, 1870 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Richard Kirk Young County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Monday, February 21, 1876 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Harold L. Gosling United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Marshal Riley Bowman Wright Sr. Winnfield Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1904 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer Harry S. Van Meter Fresno Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, February 21, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Timothy Hassett Olean Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private John Garscia Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Ralph E. Boyland New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 1917 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Inspector William E. Payne Virginia Department of Prohibit..., VA EOW: Friday, February 21, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Henry Immen New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Preston E. Bradley Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Monday, February 21, 1921 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Jesse P. Wooten Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, February 21, 1922 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Policeman William Miles Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 1923 Cause of Death: Assault Guard Robert H. Holtman Maryland State Division of Corr..., MD EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1925 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Charles A. Fry Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, February 21, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John Hudock Yonkers Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, February 21, 1928 Cause of Death: Fall Sergeant Walter Steinbaker Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1932 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police Posey C. Martin Galax Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, February 21, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joseph A. Lecher Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire Customs Agent John Fasset United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 1945 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Norman C. Reker Cleveland Heights Police Depart..., OH EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Russell G. Grower Ontario Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, February 21, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Max R. Oldham Albuquerque Police Department, NM EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1959 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman James Sansbury Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1965 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Trooper Gary W. Snodgrass Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1970 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman William Frank Chasteen Greenville Police Department, SC EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joseph V. Kelly Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Jose L. Machin-Delgado Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1971 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Kasimar Zinga Sr. New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 1973 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Bobby S. Gann Alabama Department of Public Sa..., AL EOW: Thursday, February 21, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Richey O'Brian Finch Forest Acres Police Department, SC EOW: Thursday, February 21, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Ernest Christian Potter III Kershaw County Sheriff's Depart..., SC EOW: Thursday, February 21, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Deputy Sheriff Jesse James Blevens Jr. Monroe County Sheriff's Department, WV EOW: Friday, February 21, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Lonnie C. Coburn Hernando County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, February 21, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Thomas J. Albert Sr. New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 1979 Cause of Death: Heart attack Vice Commander Martin E. Slater Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1981 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Police Officer John Michael Callahan II Maryville Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1981 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Lieutenant Vernon McDowell San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, February 21, 1981 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer George J. Werdann New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Glenn R. Miles Sr. United States Department of the..., US EOW: Friday, February 21, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Brett David Markwood Lancaster Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Edward Everett Reed Jr. Los Angeles County Metropolitan..., CA EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1993 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff James P. Rutland Jefferson Davis County Sheriff'..., MS EOW: Friday, February 21, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Thomas W. Bourne Jefferson Davis County Sheriff'..., MS EOW: Friday, February 21, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Charles Floyd Trivitt Hughes County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Monday, February 21, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Jose Perez-Hernandez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Chief of Police Ernest Joseph Leatherbury Sr. Crisfield Police Department, MD EOW: Friday, February 21, 2003 Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 47
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 4
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 25
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 4
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by streetcar: 2
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 4