The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - March 28th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Officer Samuel Townsend Leadville Police Department, CO EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1882 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Patrick Riley Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Monday, March 28, 1887 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Chief of Police Aaron McCord Lebanon Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, March 28, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John J. Clark Harrison Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1897 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Deputy Sheriff John Turman Kimble County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Monday, March 28, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer J. Wafe Adams Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer George W. Kirkley Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal Henry Lewelling Arroyo Grande Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, March 28, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph Raimo Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John McKinney Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, March 28, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private Robert V. Myers Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Friday, March 28, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Policeman Walter R. Kreps Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1916 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Hugh J. Ennis Chicago and Northwestern Railro..., RR EOW: Monday, March 28, 1921 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman James R. Baker New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1923 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Deputy Sheriff John W. (Johnnie) Martin Nacogdoches County Sheriff's De..., TX EOW: Friday, March 28, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Elwood Gainor Lancaster Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, March 28, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable William Lee Mayo Davidson County Constable's Office, TN EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Oscar C. Hanson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Marshal Edward Franklin Flanery United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1928 Cause of Death: Struck by train Night Marshal Clarence Andrew Green Campbell Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Charles William Puckett Virginia Division of Motor Vehi..., VA EOW: Monday, March 28, 1938 Cause of Death: Duty related illness City Marshal Clarence A. Sanger Moran Police Department, KS EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Wayne Magill Georgetown Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1945 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Harry Lee Harris Sussex County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1950 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Gordon Elmer Stotz Winter Haven Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1956 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Festus Alyan Tatum Jr. West Palm Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1959 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Francis X. Fenton Hartford Police Department, CT EOW: Friday, March 28, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Samuel Steven Kidwiler Brunswick Police Department, MD EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1971 Cause of Death: Fall Officer William C. Wurst Hainesport Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, March 28, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Donald R. Aleshire Mount Holly Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, March 28, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain James Edward Daly Jr. Montgomery County Police Depart..., MD EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Junita Badavinac Itasca County Sheriff's Department, MN EOW: Monday, March 28, 1977 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolwoman Kathleen Garcia Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Lynn Russell Sutter Bethel Park Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Trooper Stephen G. Rouse Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1987 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Chief Deputy Sheriff Melvin Kenneth Drum Ochiltree County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jose Teodoro Gonzalez Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1989 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Willis Henry Gravell Oro Valley Police Department, AZ EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Hugh Ellis Thomas Jr. Seminole County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Agent Luis A. Santiago United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1995 Cause of Death: Fall

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 40
Automobile accident: 3
Duty related illness: 1
Electrocuted: 1
Fall: 2
Gunfire: 21
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Motorcycle accident: 4
Struck by train: 3
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1