The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - May 31st

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Cornelius Barrett Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private Frank Sieker Texas Rangers, TX EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Charles R. Eanes Williamson County Constable's O..., TX EOW: Friday, May 31, 1889 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Hugh J. McCartney St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1903 Cause of Death: Assault Officer Nels C. Anderson Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Wednesday, May 31, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private John F. Dargus Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Friday, May 31, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Victor Melick Coconino County Sheriff's Depar..., AZ EOW: Saturday, May 31, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Leonard Clay Anderson Police Department, IN EOW: Monday, May 31, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John L. Conley Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, May 31, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Herbert N. Hagberg Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, May 31, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer D. Frank Pincin Mount Union Borough Police Depa..., PA EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Robert Arthur Warlick Shawnee Police Department, OK EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1934 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer James J. Carmody St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1934 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Patrolman Thomas Kelma Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, May 31, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff James E. Wilson Grady County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Friday, May 31, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Melvin Williams New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, May 31, 1938 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Olney E. Eaton Salina Police Department, KS EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1942 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Special Agent William J. Sheenan United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, May 31, 1955 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Leonard William Alber Ann Arbor Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1956 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Edward Mackiw Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Saturday, May 31, 1958 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Corporal Joe R. Massey Greensboro Police Department, NC EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman H. A. Hight North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1962 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer John E. Costello Omaha Police Department, NE EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1962 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Charles Vincent Sciolto Attleboro Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, May 31, 1968 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Deputy Sheriff Douglas James Landry Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's De..., LA EOW: Wednesday, May 31, 1972 Cause of Death: Automobile accident            Deputy Warden Robert Frederick Fromhold Sr. Philadelphia County Prison System, PA EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1973 Cause of Death: Stabbed Warden Patrick N. Curran Philadelphia County Prison System, PA EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1973 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman Ben Wesley Strickland III South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Friday, May 31, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Wayne Harold Gaither Davie County Sheriff's Department, NC EOW: Saturday, May 31, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Marcius Bruce Lee Phenix City Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, May 31, 1975 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Jack A. Wright Bradley Beach Police Department, NJ EOW: Monday, May 31, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Gary Hart California State University Hay..., CA EOW: Tuesday, May 31, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Stanley Henney California State University Hay..., CA EOW: Tuesday, May 31, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Robert L. (Pete) Peterson North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Sheriff Millard Owen Messersmith Rutherford County Sheriff's Dep..., NC EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Roy Huskey Rutherford County Sheriff's Dep..., NC EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Kenneth E. Bateman Jr. Darien Police Department, CT EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Steven K. Alberts Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1981 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Glayton Mitchell Parker Sullivan County Sheriff's Depar..., TN EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Michael Lloyd Rector Tennessee Commercial Vehicle En..., TN EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Donald Hill Val Verde County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1990 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Philip Jeffrey Flagg Satellite Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant E. Ernest Hartmann Satellite Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Daniel Aaron Smith Winchester Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, May 31, 1996 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Corrections Officer III Francisco F. Garza Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX EOW: Monday, May 31, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Kenneth A. Poormon New York State Police, NY EOW: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper T. Michael Kelly New York State Police, NY EOW: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Haskel Gene McLane Madison County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Thursday, May 31, 2001 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff David Paul Grant Tuolumne County Sheriff's Depar..., CA EOW: Monday, May 31, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 49
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 11
Gunfire: 24
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 2
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 4