The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - May 2nd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Marshal William Rufus Story United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, May 2, 1870 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles Patman Denison Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, May 2, 1875 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman William H. Beck Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles J. Benderoth St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1914 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police Sanford S. Perryman Sylacauga Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William O'Brien Rochester Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, May 2, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer William J. Stokes Waterbury Police Department, CT EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper John D. Divers New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Friday, May 2, 1930 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Patrolman Patrick Durkin Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Hans James Iverson Silverton Police Department, OR EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Holmer L. Everett United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector John Henry Heard United States Department of the..., US EOW: Monday, May 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clovis Cole Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1934 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police Adelbert S. Williams Gibsonville Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, May 2, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Patrolman John Thomas Logan McCord Greenwood Police Department, SC EOW: Friday, May 2, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John W. Sutfin Norfolk and Western Railroad Po..., RR EOW: Friday, May 2, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Alfred W. Dennis Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1942 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Correctional Officer Harold P. Stites United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, May 2, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William F. O'Brien New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, May 2, 1947 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Boyd Gaunt Longview Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, May 2, 1948 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Bura Clora Roberts Longview Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, May 2, 1948 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Henry L. Eichelberger St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, May 2, 1955 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Peace Officer Clarence L. Henrichon Chula Vista Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, May 2, 1958 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman Leonard F. Baldy Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, May 2, 1960 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Sheriff Leo E. Church Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., MO EOW: Monday, May 2, 1960 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Robert Paul Murray Portland Police Bureau, OR EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1962 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Henry E. Rainey Doraville Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, May 2, 1963 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Alfred W. Steinat Prince George's County Police D..., MD EOW: Thursday, May 2, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Russell W. Ponton Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 1967 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Ronald T. Hogan Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator Carl Schaufelberger Morris County Prosecutor's Office, NJ EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 1967 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Edward Wayne Robbins Hannibal Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, May 2, 1968 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Robert L. Williams Metro Nashville Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, May 2, 1968 Cause of Death: Automobile accident               Conservation Officer Charles Gilbert Porter Utah Division of Wildlife Resou..., UT EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1970 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman John Schaefer Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, May 2, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Wilbur Hayes Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, May 2, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Michael Patrick Jenkins Bessemer City Police Department, NC EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Carl Jackson (Jack) Cooke III Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Max G. Straub Kiowa County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Werner Foerster New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Wilfredo Rivera-Cintron Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Correctional Officer Ronald Opie McPherson Arkansas Department of Correction, AR EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Lieutenant Clifford T. Hill Bessemer Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1979 Cause of Death: Bomb Sergeant Richard J. Helbush Lake County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Sheriff Constance Ellen Worland Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer Ronald Dale Baker Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, May 2, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Harold N. Cousar III Florence Police Department, SC EOW: Monday, May 2, 1983 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Trooper Oren Stuart Hindman South Dakota Highway Patrol, SD EOW: Thursday, May 2, 1985 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Sheriff Michael Robert Egan Tulare County Sheriff's Office, CA EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 1989 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant James Martin Leach Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Douglas Emil Kountz Jr. Mobile Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1992 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Johnny Williams Grambling Police Department, LA EOW: Monday, May 2, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Fred G. Lampe Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Monday, May 2, 1994 Cause of Death: Heart attack               Deputy Sheriff William Thomas Bishop Fayette County Sheriff's Depart..., TN EOW: Friday, May 2, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Sergeant Stephen Edward Davenport Limestone County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Thursday, May 2, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Safety John Ross Juneau Southwest Georgia Regional Airp..., GA EOW: Friday, May 2, 2003 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Sergeant James Curtis (Jimmy) Gilbert Henry County Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, May 2, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Joshua Edwin Blyler St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, May 2, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Eduardo Chavez Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 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: 59
Aircraft accident: 2
Automobile accident: 13
Bomb: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 27
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 5
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1