The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 8th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Marshal Henry Seagraves United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, April 8, 1881 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal J. Locke Ezzell United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 1891 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George Martin Carlisle Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, April 8, 1893 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman David Brooks Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, April 8, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Police Officer Charles Willard Masterson Decatur Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, April 8, 1911 Cause of Death: Struck by train Police Officer Edward L. Spielman Chicago and Northwestern Railro..., RR EOW: Monday, April 8, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable John J. Connell Lampasas County Constable's Off..., TX EOW: Thursday, April 8, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William Hayes Lawton Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, April 8, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal John Henry Lindamood Fountain Police Department, CO EOW: Friday, April 8, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant Roy L. Shy Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, April 8, 1922 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Frank H. Pfanner Tonawanda Town Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, April 8, 1923 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Joseph E. Sage Butte Police Department, MT EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Samuel D. Gentry DeKalb County Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward F. Mashek Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, April 8, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Thomas Fenton Brown Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, TN EOW: Sunday, April 8, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Henry Bending Scioto County Sheriff's Office, OH EOW: Sunday, April 8, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Honore Dutremble Biddeford Police Department, ME EOW: Friday, April 8, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles August Liddle Lyndhurst Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, April 8, 1933 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Officer Joseph E. Kuhn Maryland State Police, MD EOW: Sunday, April 8, 1934 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman William T. Cavanaugh Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Raymond H. Berry California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, April 8, 1945 Cause of Death: Heart attack Park Guard Thomas A. Ryan Fairmount Park Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, April 8, 1947 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Inspector Clarence J. Trask Sr. United States Department of the..., US EOW: Tuesday, April 8, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Alvin Nelson Leadville Police Department, CO EOW: Friday, April 8, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George Froeschl Galveston Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, April 8, 1952 Cause of Death: Exposure Trooper Marvin L. Hansen Nebraska State Patrol, NE EOW: Thursday, April 8, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Robert F. Dula Jr. Las Vegas Police Department, NV EOW: Friday, April 8, 1955 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sheriff Daniel R. Parker Clinton County Sheriff's Depart..., IL EOW: Monday, April 8, 1957 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper James Willard McNeely Kentucky State Police, KY EOW: Saturday, April 8, 1972 Cause of Death: Drowned Deputy Sheriff Henry C. Henderson Wayne County Sheriff's Department, MI EOW: Saturday, April 8, 1972 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Marshal Jessie I. Neal Sr. Farmerville Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, April 8, 1973 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Marshal Ned Wiley Farmerville Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, April 8, 1973 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer William S. Bodnar Jr. Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, April 8, 1974 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Thomas A. Wodarczyk Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, April 8, 1974 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer James F. Kilty Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, April 8, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Michael M. Ren Montana Highway Patrol, MT EOW: Saturday, April 8, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer John Ward Dotson Chickasaw Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, April 8, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Kenneth W. Pendergraft Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, April 8, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Elmer L. Bramlett McLennan County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 1981 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Frank L. Ward John Day Police Department, OR EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 1992 Cause of Death: Assault Officer Kenneth Richard Novak Jr. Lansing Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, April 8, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Senior Trooper Larry Gene Hacker West Virginia State Police, WV EOW: Thursday, April 8, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joyce Anne Carnegie Orange Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, April 8, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Deputy Sheriff Michael Brandon Lassiter Covington County Sheriff's Office, AL EOW: Thursday, April 8, 2004 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Steven Michael Zourkas Niles Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, April 8, 2005 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 45
Assault: 4
Automobile accident: 3
Drowned: 1
Exposure: 1
Gunfire: 25
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by train: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 4
Vehicular assault: 2