The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - March 15th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Night Watchman George Workner Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Tuesday, March 15, 1808 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Marshal Z. W. (Bill) Moody United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, March 15, 1889 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James E. Fenn Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1891 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable William Harvey Johnson Genesee County Sheriff's Office, NY EOW: Friday, March 15, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy U.S. Marshal Joseph P. Heinrichs United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, March 15, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain William Bohanna Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Wednesday, March 15, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James H. McMail New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, March 15, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Warner Garner Ouachita County Sheriff's Office, AR EOW: Thursday, March 15, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Laurie Lafayette Wever Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Leonard Frazier Cocke County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Friday, March 15, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal Henry Hanfeld Dyersville Police Department, IA EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal James Robert Cotner Nevada City Marshal's Office, TX EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Walter O. DeCastillia New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Park Policeman Patrick J. Murray Irving Park District Police Dep..., IL EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1931 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy William Paul Starling New Hanover County Sheriff's De..., NC EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Harry J. Stussie St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1931 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sheriff Ray Fisher White County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Philip Clarius New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, March 15, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Dioniso P. Pasquarella New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Allen E. Ludden Washington State Patrol, WA EOW: Tuesday, March 15, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff D. M. Baker Park County Sheriff's Department, WY EOW: Wednesday, March 15, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Thomas J. Wixted Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1942 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Detective Lemuel Dodd Savage Amarillo Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, March 15, 1945 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Russell Blanchard Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Bernice Cameron Carthage Police Department, NC EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Ignazio J. Ciuppa Garfield Police Department, NJ EOW: Monday, March 15, 1954 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Victor Cusworth Kittitas County Sheriff's Depar..., WA EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1959 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Joseph C. Hagel Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, March 15, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Charles H. Sorenson California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Friday, March 15, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Hale Humphrey Solano County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Friday, March 15, 1963 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman C. H. Hoffman North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Friday, March 15, 1968 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff Gerald G. Bubrig Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's De..., LA EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1969 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Gary Lavaughn Sumpter Toledo Police Department, OR EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Policeman Habacuc Laracuente-Pacheco Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, March 15, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Gregory W. Spinelli United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, March 15, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Deputy Sheriff Michael Edward Mayborne Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, IL EOW: Friday, March 15, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James B. Watts Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Police Officer George Willard McGaughey Montgomery Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jack Burkhardt Sr. Suffolk County Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, March 15, 1977 Cause of Death: Fall Deputy Worth Edwards Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman David F. Perez-Valentin Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Tuesday, March 15, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Dennis Ray Armes Roane County Sheriff's Office, TN EOW: Tuesday, March 15, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Abigail J. Powlett Plainfield Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, March 15, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Waymon Dee Allen Polk County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Dennis M. McCarney Long Island Rail Road Police De..., NY EOW: Wednesday, March 15, 1989 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Jeffrey Bruce Olson Solon Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, March 15, 1989 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Sean A. McDonald New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, March 15, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard P. Wentlandt Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, March 15, 1997 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Harbor Patrol Officer Paul D. Korber Ventura Port District Harbor Pa..., CA EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1998 Cause of Death: Drowned Lieutenant Tonya Doreen Gillikin Enfield Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, March 15, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James William Naim Aliquippa Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, March 15, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Gary R. Wagers California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Thursday, March 15, 2001 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: 52
Automobile accident: 3
Drowned: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 35
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 3