The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 28th

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Lest we forget...  

 

City Marshal John T. Thompson Covington Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1869 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Posse Member Judge Edward Lampley Dewitt County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Monday, February 28, 1876 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal William Sprinkle Dexter Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire Court Officer Richard Morris Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Thomas Keefe Everett Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, February 28, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Clyde A. May Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Adam Hawk Quinault Tribal Police Department, TR EOW: Monday, February 28, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Williams Quinault Tribal Police Department, TR EOW: Monday, February 28, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Homer Riggle Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, February 28, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police George W. Fridinger Hagerstown Police Department, MD EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1918 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Correctional Officer Eli Jenkins Missouri Department of Corrections, MO EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1918 Cause of Death: Stabbed              Deputy City Marshal Green Wesley Rye Plano Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John L. Ivey Jackson County Sheriff's Depart..., FL EOW: Monday, February 28, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Frederick G. Stange Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Walter E. Lilly Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John L. Hubbard New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sheriff Allen Thomas Murray Mason County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Albert H. Erdman Longton Police Department, KS EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Max W. Smith Moniteau County Sheriff's Depar..., MO EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Chief Deputy Sheriff John Wesley Haygood Uvalde County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Stanley C. Greene New York State Police, NY EOW: Friday, February 28, 1936 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Policeman Nicholas Aleksich Butte Police Department, MT EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Matthew McManus New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Monday, February 28, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sheriff John Nunn Apache County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1942 Cause of Death: Explosion Sergeant Joseph Koning Erie Railroad Police Department, RR EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1942 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman James P. Gardner Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1948 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Roy Kyle Moody Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Monday, February 28, 1949 Cause of Death: Struck by train Officer Jesse M. Ream Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1950 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer James H. Brigman Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1951 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Corrections Officer Victor Veteritto New Jersey Department of Correc..., NJ EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1951 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer John Stanley Gordon Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1951 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sergeant Paul E. Brooks New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1952 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police Amos Morris Mannington Police Department, WV EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Gonzalo Q. Gonzalez Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1960 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer David Henry Reese Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1970 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Michael Melchiona New York City Transit Police De..., NY EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Jailer Bobby Lee Mayo McLennan County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corrections Sergeant Donald Bourne New Jersey Department of Correc..., NJ EOW: Monday, February 28, 1972 Cause of Death: Stabbed Detective Joseph R. Tardiff Jr. New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Friday, February 28, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Donald F. Reis United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, February 28, 1975 Cause of Death: Stabbed             Deputy Sheriff Gordon Leon Galemore Mississippi County Sheriff's De..., MO EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Reserve Officer Gerald H. Erickson Hillsboro Police Department, OR EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1980 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Robert Marousek Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1981 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff Benjamin L. Green Grant County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Saturday, February 28, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Warren Narcisse Jr. New Iberia Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1984 Cause of Death: Electrocuted             Special Agent Everett Emerson Hatcher United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal William John Illingworth Sr. Cayce Police Department, SC EOW: Thursday, February 28, 1991 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Hardy Merle Godbold South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Friday, February 28, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant James A. Hunt III Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Special Agent Todd Wayne McKeehan United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Robert John Williams United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Steven David Willis United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Special Agent Conway Charles LeBleu United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant John E. Bagileo Prince George's County Police D..., MD EOW: Monday, February 28, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Stephen Levi Amos II Winston-Salem Police Department, NC EOW: Tuesday, February 28, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Glenn Randall Chancellor Jones County Sheriff's Department, MS EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 56
Automobile accident: 5
Electrocuted: 1
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 30
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 5
Stabbed: 4
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by train: 2
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1