The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 24th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy City Marshal Levi Neal Bryan Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 24, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable James Henan DeLaney Vina Township Constable's Office, CA EOW: Monday, February 24, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Warden G. Earle Eldredge Illinois Department of Conserva..., IL EOW: Sunday, February 24, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Francis J. O'Grady Belmont Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, February 24, 1914 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy George Thomas Cherryhomes Young County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, February 24, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Officer James E. Travis Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, February 24, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Willie B. Saylor United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, February 24, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harold Ormsby New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, February 24, 1925 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Chief of Police Manuel Ferrer-Martinez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, February 24, 1926 Cause of Death: Unidentified Sheriff Abram L. Kulp Bucks County Sheriff's Department, PA EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Robert A. McGarvey Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward McGuire Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, February 24, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John J. Ryan Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, February 24, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Richard J. Coughlin New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, February 24, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff J. M. Clifton Lea County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Wednesday, February 24, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Franklin Lee Sproul Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Dep..., TX EOW: Friday, February 24, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William D. Hibler Crawford County Sheriff's Office, MO EOW: Saturday, February 24, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Willard Johnston California Department of Correc..., CA EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1938 Cause of Death: Assault Customs Agent George E. Spencer United States Department of the..., US EOW: Saturday, February 24, 1945 Cause of Death: Drowned Special Agent Anthony Cozza United States Department of the..., US EOW: Saturday, February 24, 1945 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman William T. Speight New Mexico State Police, NM EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1949 Cause of Death: Exposure Trooper Ulis Floyd Louisiana State Police, LA EOW: Sunday, February 24, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Fred Maddox Jr. Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, February 24, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Stanley Sech Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, February 24, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Alex Couture Flathead Indian Nation Police D..., TR EOW: Sunday, February 24, 1963 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman John Augulis New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, February 24, 1968 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Floyd Thomas Settles Marion County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James Roy Wittchen Schererville Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, February 24, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Newbern Brantley Moss Gordo Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, February 24, 1979 Cause of Death: Fire               Deputy Sheriff Esteban Velasquez Jr. Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Sunday, February 24, 1980 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Seraphin Calabrese New York City Transit Police De..., NY EOW: Sunday, February 24, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Paul C. Jarske California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 24, 1981 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Kenneth L. Archer California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Wednesday, February 24, 1982 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Pilot Officer George R. Carey California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Wednesday, February 24, 1982 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Gerald Eugene Cline Albuquerque Police Department, NM EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Gary R. Stymiloski Westchester County Department o..., NY EOW: Sunday, February 24, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Bobby Joe Biggert Jackson Police Department, MS EOW: Friday, February 24, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Genaro Matos Rivera Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, February 24, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper II Jose M. Cavazos Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Wednesday, February 24, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Kenneth Wallace Hampton Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Michael Scott Welcker Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, UT EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Traffic Officer Britt Thomas Irvine California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 24, 1998 Cause of Death: Weather/Natural disaster Officer Ricky Bill Stovall California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 24, 1998 Cause of Death: Weather/Natural disaster Deputy Sheriff Blake Gammill Douglas County Sheriff's Office, GA EOW: Thursday, February 24, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Kyle Ballard Pasadena Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, February 24, 2006 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: 45
Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 1
Drowned: 1
Exposure: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 26
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 4
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by train: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Weather/Natural disaster: 2