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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - March 7th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
 
Patrolman Patrick Henry Jordan
Bangor Police Department, ME
EOW: Saturday, March 7, 1903
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Charles B. Collis
Springfield Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, March 7, 1904
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Town Marshal John Clifton
Dania Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 7, 1914
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief Walter C. Holcombe
Easley Police Department, SC
EOW: Monday, March 7, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Lewis J. Lewis Jr.
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 7, 1923
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Detective George E. Lawson
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, March 7, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Constable Samuel Claybrooks Locke
Williamson County Constable's O..., TN
EOW: Saturday, March 7, 1925
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Wesley West
Scott County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Monday, March 7, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Patrolman Edward J. Brennan
West Orange Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, March 7, 1927
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Marshal Fred Jordan
Monticello Police Department, WI
EOW: Friday, March 7, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            Border Patrol Inspector Philip D. Strobridge
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Tuesday, March 7, 1933
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Special Agent William Honkala
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Sunday, March 7, 1948
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
           Police Officer Henry Howard Scarborough
Myrtle Beach Police Department, SC
EOW: Monday, March 7, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Norman F. Silkworth
King County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Friday, March 7, 1952
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Chester Arthur Calkins
O'Neill Police Department, NE
EOW: Friday, March 7, 1952
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Robert V. Bastin
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 7, 1953
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Fields Sr.
Henderson County Sheriff's Depa..., TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 7, 1956
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Anton Valentine Lehr Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, March 7, 1960
Cause of Death: Asphyxiation
Detective Rodney Leroy Hendricks
Fremont Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, March 7, 1968
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Lieutenant Benton McLemore
Athens Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, March 7, 1969
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Inspector Tammy R. Aamodt
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Saturday, March 7, 1987
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Robert H. Perkins
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, March 7, 1992
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Gary R. Farley
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 7, 1993
Cause of Death: Assault
Correctional Officer Brent W. Lumley
Arizona Department of Corrections, AZ
EOW: Friday, March 7, 1997
Cause of Death: Assault
          Police Officer II Dannael James Weekes
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, March 7, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Officer Richard F. Dawson
Pennsauken Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, March 7, 1999
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
          Master Police Officer Steven J. Underwood
Des Moines Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, March 7, 2001
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Keith Alan Dees
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, March 7, 2002
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Deputy Sheriff Michael Eron Shannon
Adams County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Friday, March 7, 2003
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: 29
Asphyxiation: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 6
Gunfire: 15
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Vehicular assault: 1