The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 22nd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Constable Jacob Dearduff Sr. Jamestown Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, February 22, 1823 Cause of Death: Stabbed Sergeant W.C. Stockham Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1865 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal William T. Bentz United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, February 22, 1872 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police James H. Benton Fayetteville Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, February 22, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Arthur J. St. Clair Deeth Constable's Office, NV EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Maurice F. Harlow New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Walter R. Tolbert United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Arthur Vollmar Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, February 22, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff James M. Nelson Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office, NE EOW: Saturday, February 22, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper John J. Cahill New York State Police, NY EOW: Saturday, February 22, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Night Watchman William Franklin Tredway Perry Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, February 22, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Michael J. Beylon New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Monday, February 22, 1932 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Park Police Officer Bernard B. Klinke Chicago Park District Police De..., IL EOW: Monday, February 22, 1937 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Carleton J. Bruce Chico Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 22, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edgar B. (Doc) Wright Westfield Police Department, NJ EOW: Tuesday, February 22, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman John J. Holt New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, February 22, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief Marshal Christian Huljus Woodcliff Lake Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1942 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Patrick F. O'Hara New York State Police, NY EOW: Friday, February 22, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Thomas Dennis Sullivan Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, February 22, 1954 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Mike N. Pearson Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, February 22, 1954 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Clay N. Hunt Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 22, 1955 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Game Warden Claude Keller Texas Game and Fish Commission, TX EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1956 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Harles Curry Sanders Oregon State Police, OR EOW: Friday, February 22, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Earl M. Anderson Nodaway County Sheriff's Office, MO EOW: Saturday, February 22, 1958 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Chief of Police Carl Ahlstrand Hanover Park Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1959 Cause of Death: Unidentified              Private First Class Robert J. McKenna United States Army Military Pol..., US EOW: Tuesday, February 22, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Conservation Officer Ronald E. Shager Minnesota Department of Natural..., MN EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1967 Cause of Death: Struck by train              Beverage Enforcement Agent Arthur Burdette Dillard Florida Division of Alcoholic B..., FL EOW: Monday, February 22, 1971 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Amos Hampton Lexington Police Department, MS EOW: Thursday, February 22, 1973 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer George Neal Ramsburg Maryland Aviation Administratio..., MD EOW: Friday, February 22, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Sam M. Watson Okolona Police Department, MS EOW: Friday, February 22, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Irvin C. L. Starling Attalla Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, February 22, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Guard John Franklin MacInnis Phoenix Police Department, AZ EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1976 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Francis J. Graham University City Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Policeman Andres Rivera-Carrasquillo Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Tuesday, February 22, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James Richard Rogan Las Vegas Metropolitan Police D..., NV EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Roger Curtis Williams Minnesota State Patrol, MN EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1978 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Tony E. Swartzlander Bremen Police Department, IN EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1981 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Joseph F. Solano Sr. St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, February 22, 1983 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer John Arthur Carrillo Albuquerque Police Department, NM EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Anthony Acosta Hampden County Sheriff's Depart..., MA EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William Ricky Hudson Ben Hill County Sheriff's Depar..., GA EOW: Thursday, February 22, 1990 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Officer James Wayne MacDonald Compton Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, February 22, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Christy Lynn Hamilton Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 22, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper James Mattaliano Massachusetts State Police, MA EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1995 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Paul Andrew Perry Massachusetts State Police, MA EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 1995 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman Victor Pimentel Hinesville Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, February 22, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Jared Jensen Colorado Springs Police Department, CO EOW: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 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: 48
Aircraft accident: 3
Automobile accident: 7
Gunfire: 24
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 3
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1