The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - May 22nd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Police Officer Joseph Clark Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Monday, May 22, 1871 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Allen Moore Lawrence Police Department, KS EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Michael Shaughnessy Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman H. C. Conner Jefferson County Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Daniel S. Carlton St. Lucie County Sheriff's Depa..., FL EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Hans B. Brandt South Bend Police Department, IN EOW: Monday, May 22, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer J. W. Stokes Columbus Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Frank Angelo Croff Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1921 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Lieutenant Edward Steck Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, May 22, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Cedric J. Peterson Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Monday, May 22, 1922 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Clarence Weir Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant John Black Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Lester Wood Clark County Sheriff's Department, WA EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph J. Sullivan Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George R. Neil Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Dave Reese Jerome Police Department, AZ EOW: Monday, May 22, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Harold Beasley Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Monday, May 22, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Hoyt Holder Anniston Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant George C. Howard Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Adolpf G. Karpinsky Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1941 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrol Officer Charles C. Dunham Gloversville Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Billy Melton Stevens Davidson County Sheriff's Office, TN EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1966 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Police Officer Frederick Henley Wilson El Cajon Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, May 22, 1970 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer James T. Sackett Sr. St. Paul Police Department, MN EOW: Friday, May 22, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Gary David Saunders Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Mark C. DeCuypere Hampton Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Randal Kent Richter Montgomery County Sheriff's Dep..., OH EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Major Nathaniel Smith Jr. Pascagoula Police Department, MS EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1976 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Ernest M. Lacy Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1977 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman James Ralph Turner Port Isabel Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, May 22, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Reserve Officer John T. Morgan Goessel Police Department, KS EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant James D. Shepherd Oregon State Police, OR EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Ranger Duane P. McClure United States Department of the..., US EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1980 Cause of Death: Drowned             Police Officer William Steven Whalen Dayton Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Richard S. Cochran II King County Sheriff's Department, WA EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1991 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident             Patrol Officer Thomas Christian Wilson Clinton Police Department, MS EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Ira Wayne Bramlitt Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Monday, May 22, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Larry Don Johnson Sparks Police Department, NV EOW: Monday, May 22, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Terry Lee Fincher Brea Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1996 Cause of Death: Struck by train Police Officer Vincent Guidice New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, May 22, 1996 Cause of Death: Assault Sergeant William Earl Godwin Morrisville Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Sheriff's Sergeant Roosevelt Walker Jr. Escambia County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Friday, May 22, 1998 Cause of Death: Heart attack Detective Lynn Wayne Hicks Goodlettsville Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Harley Franklin Guy Kinston Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1999 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Deputy Sheriff Joseph Norman Dennis Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Alberto (Albert) Vasquez Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Micheal Lynn Newton Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Thursday, May 22, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant Vickie Salassi Wax Baton Rouge City Police Department, LA EOW: Saturday, May 22, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 48
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 5
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 30
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicular assault: 3