The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - February 29th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Chief of Police Thomas Benjamin Wallace Bessemer Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, February 29, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James Henry Landrum Louisville Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, February 29, 1956 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Howard R. Scheffler Riverside County Sheriff's Depa..., CA EOW: Wednesday, February 29, 1956 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman Pedro M. Rios-Perez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, February 29, 1968 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer John S. Trettin Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, February 29, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Russell McCurry Salem Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, February 29, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Irving W. Smith New York City Transit Police De..., NY EOW: Friday, February 29, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Rex Harrison St. John Karnes County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Saturday, February 29, 1992 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Michael Edward Deno Oakland City Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 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: 9
Automobile accident: 2
Gunfire: 6
Unidentified: 1