The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - March 24th

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Lest we forget...  

 

 

Lieutenant William L. Burke San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, March 24, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Henry Deering Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Monday, March 24, 1902 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sheriff James T. Webb Yellowstone County Sheriff's Of..., MT EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Jake Giles Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Friday, March 24, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman August E. Dyke Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, March 24, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff W. W. Satterwhite Howard County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable George L. Reeves Taylor County Constable's Office, TX EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff James A. Sewell Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank J. Comeau Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, March 24, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank H. Wilke Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, March 24, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clarence W. Alston Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Sunday, March 24, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Border Patrol Inspector Earl A. Roberts United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, March 24, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Conrad C. Tolson Washington State Patrol, WA EOW: Sunday, March 24, 1929 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident             Border Patrol Inspector Frank Vidmar Jr. United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, March 24, 1932 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Edward W. Von Holten Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Wednesday, March 24, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer William J. Courtney Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, March 24, 1938 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer M. E. Palmer Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, March 24, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Rodrigo Rodriguez-Torres Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, March 24, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Winchell W. Hills South Chicago Heights Police De..., IL EOW: Thursday, March 24, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer Bedford F. Brackeen Athens Police Department, AL EOW: Monday, March 24, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Olney Benton Crawford Shelby County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Sunday, March 24, 1946 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Grover Dewey Kennedy McCreary County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Thursday, March 24, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Francis C. Zinna Louisiana State Police, LA EOW: Monday, March 24, 1958 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Detective Ralph C. Dunn Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, March 24, 1966 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Michael R. Damasco Oregon Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, March 24, 1966 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Larry David Howard Creve Coeur Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, March 24, 1968 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Henry M. Mickey Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer George D. Jones Jr. Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Saturday, March 24, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert W. Martin Conway Police Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Correctional Officer Josephine Birdene McCallum Michigan Department of Corrections, MI EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1987 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Anita Karen Pospisil Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1992 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Reserve Officer Lonnie Edward Howard North Vernon Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, March 24, 1993 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Anthony B. (Bud) Burton North Vernon Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, March 24, 1993 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Ivan Fontanez-Bruno Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, March 24, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer II Russell Lee Peterson Jr. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police D..., NV EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1998 Cause of Death: Weather/Natural disaster Sergeant Nolan Williamson Sr. East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's..., LA EOW: Friday, March 24, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Oscar Domingo Perez San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, March 24, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire Seaman Christopher Everett Ferreby United States Coast Guard Offic..., US EOW: Saturday, March 24, 2001 Cause of Death: Exposure Petty Officer Scott Chism United States Coast Guard Offic..., US EOW: Saturday, March 24, 2001 Cause of Death: Exposure

 

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 39
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 4
Exposure: 2
Gunfire: 21
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 4
Weather/Natural disaster: 1