The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - May 3rd

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Lest we forget...  

 

 

Sheriff Cornelius Sage Yuma County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1865 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Captain Josiah D. Baxter Plymouth Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, May 3, 1875 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Timothy S. O'Connell Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, May 3, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant James F. Boyle Toledo Police Department, OH EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Eugene Burns New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1913 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Probationary Patrolman William B. Heaney New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Cornelius Meenan Rock Island Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1913 Cause of Death: Electrocuted

Chief of Police William E. Swartz Lehighton Borough Police Depart..., PA EOW: Thursday, May 3, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman George Spencer Michigan City Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Captain Joseph O. Zimmerman Michigan City Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman John H. Conk New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1921 Cause of Death: Animal related

Special Agent John Watson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Alexander Warren Youngstown Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Herman H. Bartels Wheeling Police Department, WV EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Allan O. Linsday Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, May 3, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Allen Gimbert Princess Anne County Police Dep..., VA EOW: Thursday, May 3, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Jack P. Wilcox Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1924 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Peerless F. Stout Jefferson County Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1925 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Conservation Officer Norman D. Fairbanks Minnesota Department of Natural..., MN EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Constable James L. Nealy Raleigh County Constable's Office, WV EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman David Kenneth Frost Lynbrook Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1931 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman Bernard Sherry New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sheriff Matt Wann Jackson County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Vernon Porter Moses Ross Township Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Ben J. Lehman Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1936 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Officer Scott Leatherman California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1942 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Correctional Officer William A. Miller United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, May 3, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Sherman E. Nowlin Dayton Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1947 Cause of Death: Struck by train

Sheriff Mac Wesley Hancock Cochran County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Monday, May 3, 1948 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Patrolman C. E. Galloway North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Monday, May 3, 1948 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident

Patrolman J. R. Davis North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Monday, May 3, 1948 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident

Officer Daniel C. Bier Cambridge Police Department, MD EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Harold K. Shelton Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Paul Clark Battle Creek City Police Depart..., MI EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1960 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Detective Joseph Greene New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1964 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Detective Young Clifton Hobson Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, May 3, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer John Joseph Winn Lowell Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, May 3, 1971 Cause of Death: Assault

Wildlife Officer Danese Byron Crowder Florida Game and Fresh Water Fi..., FL EOW: Friday, May 3, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Richard Miles Watkins Clay County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Monday, May 3, 1976 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Officer John A. Vickers El Centro Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Arthur Kenneth Hennesay El Centro Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Special Officer Joseph W. Boswell San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Walter W. Hannan Jr. Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1978 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff Floyd Douglas Heist Sr. Escambia County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Floyd Harold (Bernie) Swartz Pinole Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, May 3, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Town Marshal Lesley Dale Oaks Waynetown Police Department, IN EOW: Monday, May 3, 1982 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Lieutenant Sharon E. Moore Franklin County Sheriff's Depar..., OH EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman David A. Barr Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Deputy Sheriff Donald Ray Hayes Marion County Sheriff's Department, SC EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Charles Ellington Nichols Coweta Police Department, OK EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Dennis L. Remington Elmore County Sheriff's Office, ID EOW: Wednesday, May 3, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Deputy Sheriff John Warren Liebenstein Rice County Sheriff's Department, MN EOW: Friday, May 3, 1996 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Deputy Sheriff Michael John Alexander Monroe County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1998 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: 53
Aircraft accident: 2
Animal related: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 7
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 30
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 4