The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 4th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Walter M. Rogers Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 1867 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Thomas L. Martin United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, June 4, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Josiah Hazen Converse County Sheriff's Office, WY EOW: Sunday, June 4, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal William R. Kinard Eagle Lake Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 4, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William H. Heins San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, June 4, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Arthur F. Barrows Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Sunday, June 4, 1911 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Sheriff David L. (Doc) Anderson Terrell County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Blanton W. Sutton Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, June 4, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Thomas S. Kelly San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, June 4, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Walter L. Darsee Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, June 4, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Benjamin Cantor New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, June 4, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William A. O'Connor Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, June 4, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Edward K. Schnittker St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, June 4, 1930 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman James J. Burns New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, June 4, 1932 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman James T. Malloy Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, June 4, 1934 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Corporal Joseph L. Fulton Pennsylvania Highway Patrol, PA EOW: Thursday, June 4, 1936 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer John E. Zeh Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, June 4, 1944 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Kenneth Earl Payne Ann Arbor Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 1946 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Fred A. Babcock Jr. Richfield Department of Public ..., MN EOW: Saturday, June 4, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Richard Revere Perkins Gadsden Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, June 4, 1958 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Tom L. Roland Bowie Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 4, 1959 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Deputy Sheriff Wayne Herman Trudell Kern County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Monday, June 4, 1962 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Paul F. George East Bay Regional Park District..., CA EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 1974 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident             Officer Kenneth L. (Scotty) McGregor East Bay Regional Park District..., CA EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 1974 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper John Wayne Hutchinson Kentucky State Police, KY EOW: Wednesday, June 4, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Walter Q. Eckert Travis County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, June 4, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John L. Hubbell Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, June 4, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agent John I. Kahl St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Depar..., LA EOW: Wednesday, June 4, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Julie Yvonne Cross United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, June 4, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Jesus Diaz-Batista Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, June 4, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant David Larue Sandler Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, June 4, 1986 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Deputy Sheriff Harold E. Vanderoef Jr. Suffolk County Sheriff's Depart..., NY EOW: Thursday, June 4, 1987 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Winfred S. Hunter Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, June 4, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Delavan Lewis Dixon Rawlins Police Department, WY EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 1996 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff Keith Alan Fricke Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, June 4, 1997 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrol Officer Lewis D. Jones Jr. Forrest City Police Department, AR EOW: Sunday, June 4, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire Acting Chief Daniel Carrol Dalley Fruita Police Department, CO EOW: Monday, June 4, 2001 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Corporal David Eugene King Liberty County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 2002 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: 38
Aircraft accident: 2
Automobile accident: 2
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 20
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 7
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1