The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 27th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Watchman David Estes Boston Watch, MA EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1848 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Cyrus Beebe Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1854 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Levi Parker Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Sunday, April 27, 1856 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Teen New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Monday, April 27, 1896 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas Meagher New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1899 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Patrick Melia Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Chief of Police Emilio Girona-Vizcarrondo Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, April 27, 1917 Cause of Death: Stabbed Special Agent Kersey E. Gowin North Dakota Attorney General's..., ND EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police C. M. Fly Commerce Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, April 27, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Game Warden William J. Nattkemper Indiana Department of Natural R..., IN EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1926 Cause of Death: Drowned Game Warden William J. Peare Indiana Department of Natural R..., IN EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1926 Cause of Death: Drowned Patrolman Arthur F. Esau Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, April 27, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire              City Marshal Jefferson Davis (J.D.) Graham Temple Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Leslie Lee Potts Malvern Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Richard Rivers Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Monday, April 27, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private Joseph A. Hoffer Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Martin C. McCaw Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, April 27, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer Daniel E. Hobbs Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, April 27, 1952 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Hugh Greer Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, April 27, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police James Ivan Knick Suwanee Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles Austin Pryor Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1965 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff William C. Jackson Trinity County Sheriff's Depart..., CA EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief Jailer Roy Alonzo Sturges La Salle County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Friday, April 27, 1973 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sheriff Ernest Daniel Hamilton Presidio County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Friday, April 27, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Armond VanCleave Shively Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Michael David Stewart Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, April 27, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Ernest Loyd Wilson Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Robert F. Sexton Olanta Police Department, SC EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire First Lieutenant Cell C. Howell Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1977 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Lieutenant William James Nixon Jackson Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Warden Arnold J. Magoon Vermont Fish and Wildlife Depar..., VT EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1978 Cause of Death: Assault Parole Officer Robert A. White Ohio Department of Rehabilitati..., OH EOW: Friday, April 27, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Detective Lieutenant William L. McCarthy Montcalm County Sheriff's Depar..., MI EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Donald E. Pittenger Pottawatomie County Sheriff's O..., KS EOW: Sunday, April 27, 1986 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Sergeant John F. McCormick New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Donald Terry Garrison Cobb County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Friday, April 27, 1990 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Joseph Preston Martin Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, April 27, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Terry James Jablonski Bay City Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Raymond Paul Rexer Bay City Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper James Keith Stewart Georgia State Patrol, GA EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1991 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Douglas Odell Parsons Kissimmee Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1993 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Jose Perez New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Agent Wilfredo Rojas-Albino Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Claton Morris Medrano Harrison County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Friday, April 27, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Sheriff Toney Clayton Summey Randolph County Sheriff's Depar..., NC EOW: Sunday, April 27, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant George A. (Andy) Brown III Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault               Police Officer James Gordon (Jim) Lewis Tacoma Police Department, WA EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 Cause of Death: Motorcycle 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
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 6
Drowned: 2
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 27
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicular assault: 2