The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 13th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Watchman Lewis L. Leuba New York City Watch, NY EOW: Wednesday, April 13, 1836 Cause of Death: Stabbed Sheriff James B. Rogers Freestone County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Saturday, April 13, 1872 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal William H. Irwin United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, April 13, 1886 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Peter Brewer Atlantic City Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, April 13, 1890 Cause of Death: Assault Officer Robert L. Massey Brunswick Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, April 13, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George Clausen Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, April 13, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Night Marshal Thomas Preston Stephens Jenkins County Sheriff's Depart..., GA EOW: Sunday, April 13, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Walter Clifford Brown Jenkins County Sheriff's Depart..., GA EOW: Sunday, April 13, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman A. L. White Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, April 13, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer George Elmer Estes Colton Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, April 13, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John F. Smith Kingsport Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, April 13, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Hubert Webb Sullivan County Sheriff's Depar..., TN EOW: Monday, April 13, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Samuel Webb Savannah Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, April 13, 1929 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman Peter Muller Jr. Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, April 13, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Harry L. McGinnis Joplin Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable J. W. Harryman Newton County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Leonard A. Welty United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1933 Cause of Death: Fall Patrolman John R. Officer Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, April 13, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Earl H. Grimes Athol Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, April 13, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas A. Davis Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1939 Cause of Death: Assault Policeman Gustavo Rosado-Velez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Saturnino Rosado-Velez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Edward Porter Jr. Marion County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Friday, April 13, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Willis Bernice Herrington Simpson County Sheriff's Depart..., MS EOW: Friday, April 13, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff J. Kyle Young Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Dep..., AL EOW: Sunday, April 13, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent William Leroy Shields United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, April 13, 1954 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Officer William F. Roback Sr. Maui County Police Department, HI EOW: Sunday, April 13, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert Dugo New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1961 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff Floyd Kindler Butler County Sheriff's Department, NE EOW: Saturday, April 13, 1963 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer George Lee Brady Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, April 13, 1963 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff Harold L. Hart St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, April 13, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Samuel Sanchez Guadalupe Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, April 13, 1969 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Clarence Echols Martin Jacksonville Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, April 13, 1969 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Louis J. Vasger Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, April 13, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William D. Cooley Jr. Little River County Sheriff's O..., AR EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1978 Cause of Death: Automobile accident State Park Ranger Joseph A. Carr Maryland State Park Service, MD EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1978 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman William R. Hickman Jackson Police Department, MS EOW: Monday, April 13, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant John Edward Hatfull Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Monday, April 13, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Daniel Allen Jarema Lockport Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, April 13, 1988 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Anthony Oswald McLean New York City Housing Authority..., NY EOW: Wednesday, April 13, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Roger Carl Henarie San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, April 13, 1990 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Hugh Allan Martin El Paso County Sheriff's Office, CO EOW: Monday, April 13, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Roy Eugene Ashe Jackson County Sheriff's Depart..., NC EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1995 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Robert Joseph Henry Newport Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, April 13, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Samuel Wilson Catron Pulaski County Sheriff's Depart..., KY EOW: Saturday, April 13, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police R. Scott Sumner Chelsea Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, April 13, 2006 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Reserve Officer Matthew Tuttle Chelsea Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, April 13, 2006 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 47
Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 5
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 29
Heart attack: 4
Stabbed: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1