The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - May 15th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Sheriff Samuel L Deputy Orange County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1856 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Deputy City Marshal Levin P. (Lev) Smith Jr Bryan Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, May 15, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal Silas W. Campbell Bartow Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1886 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private Julian F. Arnold Alexandria Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, May 15, 1887 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Edward Coleman Washington County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Monday, May 15, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clay V. Helms Fresno Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, May 15, 1911 Cause of Death: Train accident Deputy Sheriff Ed L. Drew Pinal County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Monday, May 15, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Charles Cash East Point Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1913 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Officer John A. Ogletree Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Henry P. Tracey Pomona Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1915 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Lieutenant Samuel C. Marquardt Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1917 Cause of Death: Struck by train Officer Torrence MacMillan Sault Ste. Marie Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Harry (Tubby) Green Bibb County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Friday, May 15, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Raymond E. Martin Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Luke Hinson Lewis County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas G. Caniff Greenfield Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, May 15, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John J. Morrissey New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1934 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Leonard R. Morris Roanoke City Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Willie B. Young Orange County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Friday, May 15, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Fidel Aguirre Huerfano County Sheriff's Depar..., CO EOW: Sunday, May 15, 1938 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Sheriff Casper Wood Fentress County Sheriff's Depar..., TN EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Horace B. Taylor Fentress County Sheriff's Depar..., TN EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Robert R. Thomas Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Friday, May 15, 1942 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer John B. French Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1958 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer William J. Stender Miller Police Department, SD EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1963 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective James J. Hantschel Racine Police Department, WI EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Levis T. Sexton Anderson County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1965 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Sheriff Roger W. Fulford Pamlico County Sheriff's Depart..., NC EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Robert D. Ward Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1969 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Roy L. Stout Somerset Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, May 15, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy James Carrol Douglas Brazoria County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant William J. Kelleher Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1974 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Police Officer Joseph Pickens Brunson Jr. Mobile Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1975 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Earl Smith Pike County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corrections Officer Donna A. Payant New York State Department of Co..., NY EOW: Friday, May 15, 1981 Cause of Death: Assault Captain George W. Myers Kenova Police Department, WV EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Roark Herbert Ross Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1986 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman William F. Brey Pennsauken Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, May 15, 1987 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman Henry Lee Callanen Little Rock Police Department, AR EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Reserve Officer Theodore Herman Brassinga Palo Alto Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, May 15, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Thomas Toohey Hartford Police Department, CT EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1996 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Saul Martinez California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Thursday, May 15, 1997 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Craig Lamont Brooks King George County Sheriff's Of..., VA EOW: Friday, May 15, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Police Officer James Arland Rowland Jr. Palmer Police Department, AK EOW: Saturday, May 15, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Robert Perez Jr. Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Monday, May 15, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Shane Miller Tabor City Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, May 15, 2004 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 46
Assault: 4
Automobile accident: 4
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 24
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 5
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Train accident: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1