The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 1st

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Charles Printz St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1879 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Baxter Stingley Salida Police Department, CO EOW: Friday, June 1, 1883 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Gardener Dubois County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Monday, June 1, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Jerry Ryan Gila County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1890 Cause of Death: Drowned Captain Michael Leonard Pittsfield Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 1898 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Sheriff Chet Ainsworth Cochise County Sheriff's Depart..., AZ EOW: Thursday, June 1, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Dennis D. Crane St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, June 1, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman J. Coleman Dawson Owensboro Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, June 1, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Andrew Gartley Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, June 1, 1914 Cause of Death: Assault Officer Earl Davis Montgomery Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Vaughn Eccles Grant United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, June 1, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective John J. Burke Galveston Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, June 1, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal John Collins Norwood Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, June 1, 1928 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Trooper Stanley C. Hellberg Connecticut State Police, CT EOW: Saturday, June 1, 1929 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Erhardt Meyer Grosse Pointe Park Police Depar..., MI EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Claude Lanstra Grosse Pointe Park Police Depar..., MI EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James Rayburn Grayson North Wilkesboro Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, June 1, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Patrolman John Davenport Cunningham South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Thursday, June 1, 1933 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman George Carroll Irvine Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, June 1, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Charles E. Carruth Tom Green County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Friday, June 1, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer H. T. Woolery Missouri Pacific Railroad Polic..., RR EOW: Tuesday, June 1, 1937 Cause of Death: Stabbed Officer Homer Collins Barton Coral Gables Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Norris Vinton McMackin Inglewood Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff William M. Greer Miller County Sheriff's Department, AR EOW: Thursday, June 1, 1939 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Special Agent Randall O. Younger United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, June 1, 1943 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Victor Lee Lawton Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Raymond Elliott New Hampshire State Police, NH EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1947 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Charles E. Porteus Princess Anne County Police Dep..., VA EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1952 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sheriff Harry Dunlap Limestone County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Tuesday, June 1, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Edwin J. Fisher Utah Department of Corrections, UT EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 1955 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman Frank H. Dunn Jr. Hammond Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, June 1, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Patrick K. Ihu Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Monday, June 1, 1964 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police William Fancil Oblong Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, June 1, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Dennis R. Heap Baton Rouge City Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, June 1, 1972 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Patrol Officer Charles Jeffery Williams Rockford Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, June 1, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator Danny R. Barnes Adams County Sheriff's Department, CO EOW: Friday, June 1, 1973 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Francis X. Fullerton Sr. Moorestown Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, June 1, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Jerralee J. Jacobus Monterey County Sheriff's Depar..., CA EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1980 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Craig L. Knox Monterey County Sheriff's Depar..., CA EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1980 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer William H. Warner Sacramento Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, June 1, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Charles E. Attig Jr. Shamokin Dam Borough Police Dep..., PA EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff George T. Rice Lyon County Sheriff's Office, NV EOW: Friday, June 1, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant George L. Arthur Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Saturday, June 1, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard Fickeisen Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Monday, June 1, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Milan Dexter Hendrix Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Thursday, June 1, 1989 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Robert L. Mondary Hamilton County Sheriff's Depar..., OH EOW: Thursday, June 1, 1989 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Police Officer James Duane Ruby Jr. Oakdale Police Department, LA EOW: Monday, June 1, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Deputy Marshal Bobby Glenn Thompson Montgomery Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, June 1, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Daniel James Muehlhausen California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Franklin Jay Minnie Sr. Washoe County Sheriff's Office, NV EOW: Sunday, June 1, 1997 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant Gregory M. Sears Hampshire Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, June 1, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Military Police Officer James Thomas Sakofsky United States Army Military Pol..., US EOW: Friday, June 1, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Trooper First Class Jimmie Harold White II Arkansas State Police, AR EOW: Saturday, June 1, 2002 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Lieutenant Charles A. (Bo) Harrison Pasco County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, June 1, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Maurice Glen Brignac Evangeline Parish Sheriff's Dep..., LA EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 2005 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: 55
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 7
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 28
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 6
Stabbed: 2
Struck by train: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 4