The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - March 25th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Substitute Patrolman Edward Gallagher Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Saturday, March 25, 1876 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Clarence R. Cummings Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, March 25, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Marshal Jack G. Deitrick Northport Police Department, WA EOW: Friday, March 25, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Clarence Woolman Pottawattamie County Sheriff's ..., IA EOW: Saturday, March 25, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William Sexton Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Tuesday, March 25, 1913 Cause of Death: Drowned Detective James Maneely Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, March 25, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Patrick William Feely Nueces County Constable's Offic..., TX EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff William Robert Monroe St. Lucie County Sheriff's Depa..., FL EOW: Friday, March 25, 1921 Cause of Death: Explosion Police Officer George Shelton Frame Bassett Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain James B. Power Solano County State Traffic Force, CA EOW: Wednesday, March 25, 1925 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Guard Early A. Lott Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX EOW: Thursday, March 25, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Joseph Etriss Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Dan Horn Ward County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Senior Patrol Inspector Harry E. Vincent United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, March 25, 1930 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Reed Howard Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, March 25, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Guard Daniel James Nickerson New York State Department of Co..., NY EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1934 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer William E. Mears St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, March 25, 1941 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Raymond W. Thorn Jennings Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, March 25, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Earl V. Anderson East St. Louis Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1951 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Donald T. McHale Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1951 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Donald O. Nielson Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1951 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman William H. Heagy Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, March 25, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Dale W. Mishler Bloomington Police Department, IN EOW: Friday, March 25, 1955 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Officer Floyd A. Weatherholt Akron Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, March 25, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman M. Jerome (Jerry) Franklin Uvalde Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, March 25, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant James Stephen Fogleman Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Monday, March 25, 1963 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Game Warden Lloyd Dean Gustin Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart..., TX EOW: Monday, March 25, 1968 Cause of Death: Drowned Special Agent Norman C. Curtsinger United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, March 25, 1968 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Herbert Gale Poe Ardmore Police Department, OK EOW: Wednesday, March 25, 1970 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident City Marshal Milton Boortz Malone City Marshal's Office, TX EOW: Thursday, March 25, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Allen Perry Camp Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, March 25, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Willie Lester Smith Jacksonville Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, March 25, 1972 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff Howard M. Shaffer Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, ID EOW: Saturday, March 25, 1972 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrol Officer Bartley J. Connolly Jr. Penn Hills Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, March 25, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant William Schrott Penn Hills Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, March 25, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Pilot George F. White United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1973 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Chief of Police Robert G. Sparks Glenolden Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, March 25, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Michael A. Coleman San Joaquin County Sheriff's Of..., CA EOW: Thursday, March 25, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert P. Dana Metropolitan Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Benjamin Warren Worcester Hayward Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, March 25, 1987 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer Dennis J. Gorlewski Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Wednesday, March 25, 1987 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police Jerry Wayne Shelton Cottageville Police Department, SC EOW: Saturday, March 25, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Harry Jordan Dalton Jr. Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Monday, March 25, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Auxiliary Police Officer Armando Rosario New York City Police Department..., NY EOW: Wednesday, March 25, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Benjamin Louis Short Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, March 25, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Corporal Raymond Gerald Armstead Jr. Maryland State Police, MD EOW: Wednesday, March 25, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident            Police Officer Creighton Travis Spencer United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, March 25, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Game Warden Jimmy Dean Hutto Alabama Department of Conservat..., AL EOW: Monday, March 25, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Frank Manuel Cantu Jr. Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, March 25, 2004 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Jesse Erick Sollman Easton Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, March 25, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 50
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 6
Drowned: 2
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 25
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 2
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1