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Monday, February 27, 2006

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 27th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Deputy Marshal Jim Nakedhead
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1895
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Patrick Fenton
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1898
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Thomas Smith
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1909
Cause of Death: Accidental
Patrolman Marion League
East St. Louis Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1916
Cause of Death: Unidentified
           Deputy Sheriff Charles Marion Hawkins
Halifax County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1916
Cause of Death: Unidentified
Officer Willis Martin
Cape Girardeau Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Samuel C. Hayden
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Henry A. Richter
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, February 27, 1925
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Albert B. Cummings
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, February 27, 1925
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Martin Aloysius Hanahoe
Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA
EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1927
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Inspector Stephen S. Dawson
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Monday, February 27, 1928
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman John M. Schomaker
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1929
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Policeman William H. Marple
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1929
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Policeman John C. Keen
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, February 27, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Lloyd L. Thompson
South Bend Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1932
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Chief of Police Joseph Wilson Davis
Ansted Police Department, WV
EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 1934
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman George W. Ham
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1936
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Gerald De La Mater
Hasbrouck Heights Police Depart..., NJ
EOW: Monday, February 27, 1939
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Detective Charles E. Hefner
Lima Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 1951
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Auxiliary Officer Arthur L. Reifeis
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, February 27, 1953
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Maurice M. Miller
Bossier Parish Sheriff's Depart..., LA
EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1954
Cause of Death: Gunfire
           Chief of Police Edward Gaston Huckabay
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1954
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Thad Dewitt West
Ector County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1958
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper John Henry Powell
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Friday, February 27, 1959
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Roy M. Trimm
Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Of..., VA
EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1960
Cause of Death: Explosion
Security Policeman Roy Lee Hursey
United States Air Force Securit..., US
EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1963
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Sergeant Raymond M. Carlton
Alabama Department of Public Sa..., AL
EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1965
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Sheldon J. Zweck
Liberty Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1965
Cause of Death: Unidentified
Patrolman Jon D. Birchem
Ohio Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Monday, February 27, 1967
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Walter J. Rouse
Goldsboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 1968
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Eugene I. Williams
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 1968
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Otto Michael Roberto
Irvington Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1969
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Gerald N. Harris
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1974
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
             Police Officer William Charles Marsek
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1974
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Bruce N. Garrison
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1974
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper William Ronald Brooks III
Arkansas State Police, AR
EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1975
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Wayne M. Stedman Jr.
Bloomfield Police Department, NM
EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1982
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Trooper Ernesto Alanis
Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX
EOW: Sunday, February 27, 1983
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Correctional Officer Jerome Combs
Kankakee County Sheriff's Depar..., IL
EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1986
Cause of Death: Assault
Sergeant Theodore Moos
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Friday, February 27, 1987
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Lieutenant John C. Helmick
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, February 27, 1989
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sergeant Charles B. Kubala Sr.
Sumter County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, February 27, 1996
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Correctional Officer Eddie Mack Davis
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sergeant Tommie Lee Goggins
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
             Correctional Officer Wayne Herman Griglen
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
               Correctional Officer Carlton R. Cherry Sr.
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Thursday, February 27, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy Mark William Brown
King County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1999
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Corporal Mark Jones
Hardeeville Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, February 27, 2005
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Joseph Corr
New Hartford Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, February 27, 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: 49
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 11
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 20
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by vehicle: 3
Unidentified: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 3