The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 21st

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Sheriff Charles E. (Charlie) Ray Monroe County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman John Joseph Bean Jr. Charleston Police Department, SC EOW: Friday, April 21, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Levi Clevens Sandusky Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, April 21, 1906 Cause of Death: Animal related City Marshal Arthur D. Arnett McLoud Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, April 21, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles A. Williams Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, April 21, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff C. K. Wyman Beaverhead County Sheriff's Dep..., MT EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Elmer Sprosty Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John J. Boss Oak Park Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1921 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman William Bond Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Monday, April 21, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Charles M. Cosby Albany County Sheriff's Office, WY EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Border Patrol Inspector Thad Pippin United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman William T. Page Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, April 21, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Charles Dennis Clark Calhoun County Sheriff's Depart..., FL EOW: Monday, April 21, 1930 Cause of Death: Unidentified Deputy Marshal Ed H. Sherman United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, April 21, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Correctional Officer William Moneymaker Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY EOW: Tuesday, April 21, 1931 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer John R. J. Block Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Friday, April 21, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Clyde Franklin Davis Malvern Police Department, AR EOW: Friday, April 21, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Noah Franklin Harrison North Platte Police Department, NE EOW: Friday, April 21, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James Garvey New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, April 21, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Chief Deputy Sheriff Delmer Lee Brunson Grant Parish Sheriff's Office, LA EOW: Tuesday, April 21, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Wyatt Luther Nugent Grant Parish Sheriff's Office, LA EOW: Tuesday, April 21, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police John T. Moyer Baxter Springs Police Department, KS EOW: Friday, April 21, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Wilbur H. Grubb Buckhannon Police Department, WV EOW: Sunday, April 21, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer George E. Ellis Jr. California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Trooper Walter R. Gawryla New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Friday, April 21, 1950 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Policeman Jose A. Munero-Saez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Tuesday, April 21, 1953 Cause of Death: Stabbed Chief Wilburt Landry Church Point Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, April 21, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Burleigh Cormier Church Point Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, April 21, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Robert Shultz Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Monday, April 21, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Jerry E. Turre California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, April 21, 1962 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Conservation Officer Gilmer Fred Keeler Minnesota Department of Natural..., MN EOW: Sunday, April 21, 1968 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Richard G. Warner Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Monday, April 21, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Donald Lee Marler Harrisonville Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, April 21, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Francis E. Wirt Harrisonville Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, April 21, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Marvin Rudolph Brewster Josephine County Sheriff's Office, OR EOW: Friday, April 21, 1972 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Police Officer Thomas George Tarantino Martinez Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, April 21, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert Gray Vining Columbus Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Brian Charles Melton Des Moines Police Department, IA EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Terry Glen Lawson Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)             Border Patrol Agent Joseph P. Gamez Jr. United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, April 21, 1978 Cause of Death: Assault             Correctional Officer Donald L. Pawlizak Florida Department of Corrections, FL EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1983 Cause of Death: Accidental Policeman Ismael Muniz Garcia Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, April 21, 1986 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer John Jantzen Suffolk County Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, April 21, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Kevon Malik Gavin Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Friday, April 21, 2000 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Thomas Joel Steiner California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff David Anthony Abella Hillsborough County Sheriff's O..., FL EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Larry Randolph Cox Chillicothe Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, April 21, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 47
Accidental: 1
Animal related: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 3
Gunfire: 31
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 1
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 2