The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - March 1st

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman William Mower Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, March 1, 1866 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Burrell E. Dawkins Ocala Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, March 1, 1881 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Deputy Sheriff William Lafayette Nettles Bowie County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, March 1, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire Jailer David B. Morrell Thurston County Sheriff's Depar..., WA EOW: Sunday, March 1, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal Ernest E. Buckley Selah Police Department, WA EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Milton Goocher Montgomery Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, March 1, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Jacob F. Green United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, March 1, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector Orville A. Preuster United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, March 1, 1925 Cause of Death: Bomb Policeman James M. Justice Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, March 1, 1929 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Policeman Henry C. Jackson Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, March 1, 1931 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer J. W. Shuman California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Tuesday, March 1, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Marshal W. F. Deiter United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, March 1, 1932 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman J. Lee Clarke Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA EOW: Monday, March 1, 1937 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Albert S. Black New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, March 1, 1945 Cause of Death: Fire Deputy Sheriff Strother W. Lewis Sr. Caroline County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Saturday, March 1, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman W. H. Hogan North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Monday, March 1, 1948 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Charles McKinley Verona Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, March 1, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Patrick Harrington New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, March 1, 1970 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman Joseph Mariconda New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, March 1, 1970 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper John G. George New York State Police, NY EOW: Sunday, March 1, 1970 Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins               Reserve Deputy Sheriff Charles Plumleigh Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 1978 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Reserve Deputy James L. Epp Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 1978 Cause of Death: Drowned Police Officer Arthur L. Williams Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff C. F. (Neil) Grantham Coffee County Sheriff's Department, AL EOW: Thursday, March 1, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Second Lieutenant Kenneth Dean Strang Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Saturday, March 1, 1980 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Lyndon Fred King Grand Prairie Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, March 1, 1982 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Reserve Officer Stuart S. Taira Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, March 1, 1983 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Corrections Employee Patricia Ross Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY EOW: Thursday, March 1, 1984 Cause of Death: Assault             Police Officer Peter Vincent McDonald Brookside Village Police Depart..., TX EOW: Friday, March 1, 1985 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Officer David W. Parker Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Friday, March 1, 1985 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant Ernest James DeCross Braintree Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, March 1, 1991 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant Gregory A. Principe Braintree Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, March 1, 1991 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Wesley L. Silas Florida Department of Agricultu..., FL EOW: Tuesday, March 1, 1994 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle             Deputy Sheriff Todd Michael Widman Brown County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Wednesday, March 1, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator Walter Kenneth Floyd Clarendon County Sheriff's Depa..., SC EOW: Friday, March 1, 2002 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

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

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 35
Aircraft accident: 3
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 5
Bomb: 1
Drowned: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Exposure to toxins: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 12
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicular assault: 1