The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - March 22nd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Sheriff Jessie Arvin Estill County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Sunday, March 22, 1857 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff James M. Land Estill County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Sunday, March 22, 1857 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William P. Mulvihill Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, March 22, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer William H. Shaiper St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, March 22, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Undersheriff William Washington Stretcher Boulder County Sheriff's Depart..., CO EOW: Monday, March 22, 1920 Cause of Death: Automobile accident            Federal Prohibition Agent Stafford E. Beckett United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, March 22, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Charles Archie Wood United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, March 22, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Philip D. Steeves Savannah Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, March 22, 1922 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Marshal Henry Knapp Addyston Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, March 22, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John McDermott New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, March 22, 1927 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Patrolman Albert Flemke Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, March 22, 1928 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Louis C. Grobe San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, March 22, 1930 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Thomas B. Elder Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA EOW: Sunday, March 22, 1931 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman George L. Myers New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, March 22, 1932 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman John J. O'Donnell Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Thursday, March 22, 1934 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff Jack L. Gillespie Lumpkin County Sheriff's Depart..., GA EOW: Friday, March 22, 1940 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman Dick Potter Blytheville Police Department, AR EOW: Sunday, March 22, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Arden D. Weese Akron Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, March 22, 1946 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant Joyce R. Moore Willoughby Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, March 22, 1955 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Patrolman Joseph L. Coote Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, March 22, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police John A. Dolan Passaic Township Police Department, NJ EOW: Tuesday, March 22, 1966 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Curtis L. Staton Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Wednesday, March 22, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Jimmie Howard McKay Sr. Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Friday, March 22, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator Floyd Dean Freeman Rock Island County Sheriff's De..., IL EOW: Friday, March 22, 1974 Cause of Death: Unidentified Sergeant Michael R. Palese Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, March 22, 1977 Cause of Death: Struck by train Officer Paul Douglas Hulsey Jr. Beaumont Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, March 22, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Charles William Hill Alexandria Police Department, VA EOW: Wednesday, March 22, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Earl Joseph Hauck II New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, March 22, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Steven Lee Frink Washington State Patrol, WA EOW: Monday, March 22, 1993 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Special Agent Charles L. Reed United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, March 22, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Adam V. Streicher Stark County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Friday, March 22, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff James McGrane Jr. Bernalillo County Sheriff's Dep..., NM EOW: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 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: 32
Automobile accident: 3
Duty related illness: 1
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 16
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1