The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - March 19th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Sheriff Joseph L. Hood Bexar County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Thursday, March 19, 1840 Cause of Death: Assault City Marshal L. N. Crisman Wakenda Marshal's Office, MO EOW: Wednesday, March 19, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Frederick Booth Jackson Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, March 19, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Willie M. Langston Leon County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Friday, March 19, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Driver John H. Ryan Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, March 19, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John J. Nolan San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 1912 Cause of Death: Fall Chief of Police Alvah H. Countiss Monterey Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, March 19, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Edgar A. Barr United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, March 19, 1917 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman James Upton Rochester Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, March 19, 1919 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer William D. Nelson Spokane Police Department, WA EOW: Friday, March 19, 1920 Cause of Death: Assault Officer Joseph S. Lee San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, March 19, 1921 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Conservation Officer August Olson Minnesota Department of Natural..., MN EOW: Sunday, March 19, 1922 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Patrolman Richard Hugh O'Hara Midland Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, March 19, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Leonard Edgar Morehead Brazos County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, March 19, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Robert B. Day East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff..., LA EOW: Wednesday, March 19, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Coke Buchanan Borger Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, March 19, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff James Pinkney Kennedy Monroe County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, March 19, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Giles Joiner Kemper County Sheriff's Department, MS EOW: Monday, March 19, 1934 Cause of Death: Unidentified Trooper William T. Graydon New York State Police, NY EOW: Saturday, March 19, 1938 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman James J. Donovan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, March 19, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Chief of Police Clyde Dubell Oakridge Police Department, OR EOW: Sunday, March 19, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Chief of Police William Franklin Brantley Homestead Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, March 19, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Richard Coldren Leavenworth Police Department, KS EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal John W. Rice Forks Police Department, WA EOW: Saturday, March 19, 1960 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff Arthur E. Pelino Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Sunday, March 19, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator Thomas L. Buck New York State Police, NY EOW: Thursday, March 19, 1981 Cause of Death: Duty related illness             Deputy Sheriff Lawrence (Mike) Lavieri Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Saturday, March 19, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Leonard R. Lesnieski Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Rosario J. Collura Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Conservation Officer Robert C. Banker Kentucky Department of Fish and..., KY EOW: Thursday, March 19, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Thomas L. Reuter Grant County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Monday, March 19, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas J. Duggan Sr. Lawrence Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, March 19, 1990 Cause of Death: Assault Sheriff Cecil E. Cyrus Johnson County Sheriff's Depart..., KY EOW: Thursday, March 19, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain James Rodriguez New York City Health and Hospit..., NY EOW: Thursday, March 19, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy William James (Bill) Marie Lake County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, March 19, 1994 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Irvin Ellis Powell Haskell County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Sunday, March 19, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable John Carl Ziegler Bald Knob Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, March 19, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Police Officer Donald Joseph Marquez Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Sergeant Joseph Eugene LeClaire Jr. Pennsylvania First Judicial Dis..., PA EOW: Friday, March 19, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer II William Andrew (Drew) Henley Suffolk Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, March 19, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 40
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 2
Duty related illness: 2
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 24
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 2
Stabbed: 1
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1