The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 26th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Sheriff Edward Newton Campbell Hinsdale County Sheriff's Depar..., CO EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1882 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Nathan Busby Milam County Constable's Office, TX EOW: Thursday, April 26, 1894 Cause of Death: Stabbed Policeman Jeremiah Dunham Rahway Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1899 Cause of Death: Struck by train Constable W. G. Reddick Jefferson County Constable's Of..., TX EOW: Sunday, April 26, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff James W. Dunn II Benton County Sheriff's Office, OR EOW: Tuesday, April 26, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Deputy Sheriff Lewis Markham Huffman Harrison County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Monday, April 26, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Henry J. Arends Cedar Rapids Police Department, IA EOW: Sunday, April 26, 1914 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Patrolman Fred Kuncl Berwyn Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, April 26, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Brice Hurst Anniston Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joe Holliday Anniston Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William Burleson Avery County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Thursday, April 26, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Sidney Clarence Crews Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, April 26, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Ira Burnett Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Thursday, April 26, 1934 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Detective Sergeant John A. Cameron Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Friday, April 26, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John R. Cramer El Paso County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Friday, April 26, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Neal R. Courtney St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, April 26, 1946 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman George T. Freeman Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, April 26, 1947 Cause of Death: Assault Patrol Officer Eugenio Luna Laredo Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, April 26, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police George C. Mitchell Wake Forest Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, April 26, 1947 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Motorcycle Officer Henry N. Williams Beaumont Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1950 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Alvin Foss California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff T. N. Westmoreland Forsyth County Sheriff's Depart..., NC EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1950 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer Lloyd Eugene Murphy Whitefish Police Department, MT EOW: Thursday, April 26, 1956 Cause of Death: Heart attack               Conservation Officer George B. Driscoll South Dakota Department of Game..., SD EOW: Sunday, April 26, 1964 Cause of Death: Drowned               Corrections Employee Lester B. Sumner Florida Department of Corrections, FL EOW: Monday, April 26, 1965 Cause of Death: Assault Sergeant Robert J. Zinck Framingham Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, April 26, 1968 Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins Sergeant Glen R. Hosier Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Monday, April 26, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant William Carter Smith Kentucky State Police, KY EOW: Thursday, April 26, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William Nathan Shapiro Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, April 26, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Morris Edward Brossette Natchitoches Police Department, LA EOW: Friday, April 26, 1974 Cause of Death: Drowned Correctional Officer Richard Ochoa California Department of Correc..., CA EOW: Monday, April 26, 1976 Cause of Death: Assault Lieutenant Willis Durwood Martin Kentucky State Police, KY EOW: Tuesday, April 26, 1977 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Bruce W. Wilson Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Tuesday, April 26, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Charles Matthews East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff..., LA EOW: Monday, April 26, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Philip Bruce Mathis Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, April 26, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal John Novabilski Prince George's County Police D..., MD EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert L. Johnson Jr. Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Saturday, April 26, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Morris Cavaliere Jr. New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, April 26, 1998 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Lieutenant James LaDow Davis Ocean Shores Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, April 26, 1998 Cause of Death: Drowned               Police Officer Cuthbert Ezekiel Chapman Virgin Islands Police Department, VI EOW: Monday, April 26, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Kenneth P. Wilcox Albany Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 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: 41
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 3
Drowned: 3
Electrocuted: 1
Exposure to toxins: 1
Gunfire: 20
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 3
Struck by train: 1
Vehicular assault: 2