The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - May 26th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Police Officer Ephraim Hibler St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, May 26, 1850 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal James Batchelder United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, May 26, 1854 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Charles Webb Brown County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, May 26, 1874 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Snodgrass Coconino County Sheriff's Depar..., AZ EOW: Friday, May 26, 1882 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Constable Morris T. Dunn Fannin County Constable's Offic..., TX EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Robert L. May Grayson County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Sunday, May 26, 1889 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Bud Johnson Eddy County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Thursday, May 26, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Jesse Tyler Grand County Sheriff's Department, UT EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Samuel Jenkins Grand County Sheriff's Department, UT EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Matthew J. Curran Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, May 26, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Frank McKissack Huntsville Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, May 26, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Theodore A. Obitz New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, May 26, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant John J. Moriarity San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, May 26, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Conservation Officer Joseph E. Kreager Minnesota Department of Natural..., MN EOW: Friday, May 26, 1922 Cause of Death: Drowned Police Officer Patrick Stapleton St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, May 26, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Detective Sergeant Bernardino Grottano New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, May 26, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Leslie O. Clem Glendale Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, May 26, 1926 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Special Agent Thomas B. Lankford United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, May 26, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Alexander A. Manley Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, May 26, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Clarence Ritsch Carmi Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Patrolman Peter Erath Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1934 Cause of Death: Assault               Police Officer Andrew Louis Schlechtweg Stamford Police Department, CT EOW: Thursday, May 26, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Policeman Orley O. Sanner Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, May 26, 1940 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Patrolman Thomas J. Hanlin Washington State Patrol, WA EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1945 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Philip Fitzpatrick New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, May 26, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Emil J. Bock New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1951 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Blakely B. Humphrey Wyoming County Sheriff's Depart..., NY EOW: Friday, May 26, 1961 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Richard D. Seebo Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper William Everett Tevis Kentucky State Police, KY EOW: Sunday, May 26, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Conservation Officer Amos Horrocks New Jersey Divison of Fish, Gam..., NJ EOW: Sunday, May 26, 1963 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant Dominick Jiorle Phillipsburg Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, May 26, 1963 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sergeant Willard R. Ballard Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Tuesday, May 26, 1964 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Robert F. Lisska Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Wednesday, May 26, 1965 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Paul Andrew Powell Polk County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Friday, May 26, 1967 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Sheriff Frank M. Normand Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office, LA EOW: Sunday, May 26, 1968 Cause of Death: Struck by train Trooper Carl P. Lindberg Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Monday, May 26, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Sergeant Raymond Eugene Espinoza Peoria County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, May 26, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent J. Clifford Dietrich United States Department of the..., US EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1973 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident             Investigator Kenneth James McDonald Madison County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Monday, May 26, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman George A. Partridge Jr. Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Wednesday, May 26, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Billy G. Young Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Second Lieutenant James Pat Grimes Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Houston "Pappy" F. Summers Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Henry J. Koebel Port Authority of New York and ..., NY EOW: Friday, May 26, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Warden William Barry Decker Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart..., TX EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1990 Cause of Death: Drowned Game Warden Franklin Bruce Hill Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart..., TX EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1990 Cause of Death: Drowned              Park Ranger Robert Lewis McGhee Jr. United States Department of the..., US EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Herman A. Jones Sr. Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Wednesday, May 26, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant William Maldonado III San Antonio Independent School ..., TX EOW: Thursday, May 26, 1994 Cause of Death: Fall Police Officer Anthony F. Mosomillo New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, May 26, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Grady Terrill Braddock Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Tuesday, May 26, 1998 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Edward R. Hoffman Marinette County Sheriff's Office, WI EOW: Friday, May 26, 2000 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer José R. Ortiz Santiago Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, May 26, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Kirk Robert Huffstetler Portland Police Bureau, OR EOW: Sunday, May 26, 2002 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Patrick Kent Hardesty Tucson Police Department, AZ EOW: Monday, May 26, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Jimmy Ray Carty Jr. Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Thursday, May 26, 2005 Cause of Death: Training accident

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 56
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 3
Drowned: 3
Electrocuted: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 32
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by train: 2
Training accident: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1