The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - May 29th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Assistant City Marshal Frederick W. Fieldstrup San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, May 29, 1857 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Alfred H. Bath Albany County Sheriff's Office, WY EOW: Friday, May 29, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Cloud H. Fuller Pawnee County Sheriff's Department, NE EOW: Monday, May 29, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank Ford Rochester Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, May 29, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Andrew C. Calhoun Greensboro Police Department, NC EOW: Sunday, May 29, 1921 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Walter O. Womeldorf Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Friday, May 29, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Detective James A. Stevens Rensselaer Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, May 29, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Edward James O'Reilly Orange Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, May 29, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jerome M. McCauley Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, May 29, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Alvie C. Emmelman Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Sunday, May 29, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrol Officer James W. Burns Bristol Police Department, CT EOW: Thursday, May 29, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Willard H. Santel Reading Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, May 29, 1945 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff D. C. Willbern Kinney County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Saturday, May 29, 1948 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Sheriff Thomas Wolfe Albemarle County Sheriff's Office, VA EOW: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Ray Westover Lucas County Sheriff's Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, May 29, 1956 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Carl Ellis Mayo Jr. New Bern Police Department, NC EOW: Sunday, May 29, 1960 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sheriff Salvatore Navarra Decatur County Sheriff's Depart..., IN EOW: Monday, May 29, 1961 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Randolph E. Brightwell Howard County Police Department, MD EOW: Monday, May 29, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Assistant Chief of Police Merle W. Bethscheider Silverton Police Department, OR EOW: Thursday, May 29, 1969 Cause of Death: Unidentified           Conservation Officer Samuel B. Buntrock Idaho Department of Fish and Game, ID EOW: Wednesday, May 29, 1974 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Commander Paul J. Gillen Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, May 29, 1974 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Milton Veasily Purnell Jr. Maryland State Police, MD EOW: Thursday, May 29, 1975 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Tomie Michael Tucker Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX EOW: Saturday, May 29, 1976 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Michael J. Kavanagh Nassau County Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, May 29, 1977 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer James O. Washington New York City Housing Authority..., NY EOW: Monday, May 29, 1978 Cause of Death: Accidental Deputy Sheriff Jack Don Williams Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Tuesday, May 29, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Timothy W. Laffin Sr. North Haven Police Department, CT EOW: Thursday, May 29, 1980 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Felix Luna Salinas Kingsville Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, May 29, 1981 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Correctional Officer Michael Erdahl Washington Department of Correc..., WA EOW: Wednesday, May 29, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Gary Alan Paster Macedonia Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, May 29, 1986 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Marshal Ferman Raines Waynesville Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, May 29, 1988 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Willie Ward Christian Pecos County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, May 29, 1990 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer John A. Hoglund Maywood Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, May 29, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Danny J. Rainey Humphreys County Sheriff's Depa..., MS EOW: Saturday, May 29, 1993 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Corrections Officer Mark L. Avery Kansas Department of Corrections, KS EOW: Saturday, May 29, 1993 Cause of Death: Assault Master Trooper Stephen H. Gray Louisiana State Police, LA EOW: Monday, May 29, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Special Agent William H. Christian Jr. United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, May 29, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Joseph Creegan Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Wednesday, May 29, 1996 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Chief of Police Martin C. Cox Shoshone Police Department, ID EOW: Wednesday, May 29, 1996 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Dale Dewain Claxton Cortez Police Department, CO EOW: Friday, May 29, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Sheriff Joshua Thomas Rutherford Blaine County Sheriff's Office, MT EOW: Thursday, May 29, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Joshua Clyde Lancaster Fresno County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Thursday, May 29, 2003 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: 42
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 7
Gunfire: 17
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 5
Vehicular assault: 3