The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - May 23rd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Sheriff Isaac Ward Jack County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1867 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Frank S. Griffin Ray County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1867 Cause of Death: Gunfire Jailer Barry G. Griffin Ray County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1867 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William Cox Dubois County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Monday, May 23, 1887 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman George Jackson Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, May 23, 1887 Cause of Death: Assault               Mounted Patrolman Charles G. Peterson Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank Weber Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Monday, May 23, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Harry Shiretzki Anniston Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Frank W. Griswold Wichita Police Department, KS EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Mark L. Wildes Churchill County Sheriff's Depa..., NV EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Oscar Tolbert Tallapoosa Police Department, GA EOW: Friday, May 23, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Sheriff William Garrison Moore Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Monday, May 23, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Officer Michael J. Finn St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, May 23, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Blaine James Wilson Logan County Sheriff's Department, CO EOW: Tuesday, May 23, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Bert R. McMichael United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, May 23, 1924 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer M. Roy Hamlin Camp Hill Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1925 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Walter Wahl New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, May 23, 1927 Cause of Death: Fire Constable L. M. Dyer Jacksonville Police Department, FL EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Wayne M. Barry St. Petersburg Police Department, FL EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Lee Edward Buckalew Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1931 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Dayton Foster Charleston Police Department, WV EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1931 Cause of Death: Fall Patrolman George Van Wagonen Utah Highway Patrol, UT EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1931 Cause of Death: Accidental Patrolman Clarence Campbell New Castle Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, May 23, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Joe Trapolino Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Ray S. Clark Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1936 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Correctional Officer Royal C. Cline United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, May 23, 1938 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Nicholas C. Moreno New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, May 23, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Michael Aloisio Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, May 23, 1939 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Gottlieb Sohn Lansing Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1943 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff James Oren Freeman Saline County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Owen T. Farley Salt Lake City Police Department, UT EOW: Wednesday, May 23, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff James Pascal Anderson Grundy County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1953 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrol Officer Robert Eugene Burke Winnetka Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Ronald J. Donahue New York State Police, NY EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Hal P. Croft Union County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, May 23, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert R. Ferron Jr. Portland Police Bureau, OR EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1964 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Gordon McFall Osceola Police Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, May 23, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Gordon R. Joinville San Mateo Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Carter Lee Wells Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, May 23, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Rolland Lane II Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Kenneth J. Moraska Norway Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant David Hue Anthony Sr. Hattiesburg Police Department, MS EOW: Wednesday, May 23, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert W. Blan Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, May 23, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Leo Glover Florence Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1974 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Ronald Trumbette Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, May 23, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Gary Lee Hughes California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1976 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Raymond L. Croxton Jr. Ruston Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, May 23, 1978 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Chief of Police Henry Davis Jr. Wilmot Police Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, May 23, 1978 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Floyd D. Seaton Jackson Police Department, MS EOW: Wednesday, May 23, 1979 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Corporal Gary L. Byassee La Grande Police Department, OR EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1982 Cause of Death: Training accident Zone Sergeant David M. Corbine New York State Police, NY EOW: Monday, May 23, 1983 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Donald W. Parker Jr. Erie Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1985 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Charles William Biles Morgan County Sheriff's Department, AL EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Danny Forest Cordes Mansfield Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, May 23, 1986 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Mason McCarty Bourbon County Sheriff's Depart..., KY EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1991 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Police Officer James Christopher Magill Sr. Gwinnett County Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1993 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Detective Danny Valenzuela Brea Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, May 23, 1995 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Jason K. Grossnickle Dayton Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper II Francis J. Bellaran New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1996 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant Kent Dean Kincaid Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Enrico Venditte Paterson Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, May 23, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marine Deputy Thomas Ernest Rice Josephine County Sheriff's Office, OR EOW: Thursday, May 23, 2002 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 62
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 6
Fall: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 35
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 4
Struck by vehicle: 1
Training accident: 1
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 2