The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 6th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Sheriff Jesse Sut Harris Brown County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 6, 1861 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Jack Faul Williams Valley County Sheriff's Department, MT EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Frank Slaymaker Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable James Singleton Harris County Constable's Office, TX EOW: Thursday, June 6, 1912 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Charles H. Edinger Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Joe Erber Little Rock Police Department, AR EOW: Sunday, June 6, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joseph Nelson Smith Palm Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Rural Police Officer Elmo Frazier Langford Beaufort County Sheriff's Depar..., SC EOW: Monday, June 6, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Frederick W. Bauer Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Friday, June 6, 1930 Cause of Death: Accidental Patrol Officer Austin Amos Price Forest City Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Elmer E. Patterson Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1931 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman John Pfaffenburger Seymour Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Robert J. Alexander Paterson Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, June 6, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Assistant Chief of Police Edwin E. Stuart Anaconda Police Department, MT EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clarence T. Smith Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 1939 Cause of Death: Fire Patrolman Emmett Cassidy New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Mitchell A. Lipinski Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, June 6, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Night Watchman Samuel Dow Blackwell Pinal County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Sunday, June 6, 1943 Cause of Death: Stabbed Lieutenant Kenneth W. Stevens Connecticut State Police, CT EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 1944 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman M. J. Buie Tyler Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 6, 1946 Cause of Death: Stabbed Officer Robert Russell Petoskey Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Peter J. Manning Lawrence Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1953 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle              Border Patrol Inspector James M. Carter United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1956 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Pilot Douglas C. Shute United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1956 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Police Officer Noel R. Miller Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, June 6, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Gerald Andrew Jaeger St. Ann Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1964 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sergeant Joseph Sanchez Baton Rouge City Police Department, LA EOW: Monday, June 6, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Joseph Paul Martin Melrose Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, June 6, 1969 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Paul A. Nields Omaha Police Department, NE EOW: Thursday, June 6, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Leland Dale Anderson Austin Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, June 6, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer David William Jones Fremont Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, June 6, 1976 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Richard F. Giguere Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1979 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Alfred V. Jackson Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1979 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident              Deputy Superintendent James J. Riordan Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harry Keith Tiffany San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Ronald R. Ebeltoft San Diego Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corrections Employee Robert A. Hunt Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1984 Cause of Death: Accidental Chief of Police William Earl Leftwich Colona Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, June 6, 1985 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrol Officer Louie Gordon Mizelle Anchorage Police Department, AK EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Lawrence W. Bragg III Newberry County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 1989 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Antonio Martinez Terry Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Monday, June 6, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Chong Soo Lim Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 1995 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper II Marvin R. McCloud New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 1995 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sergeant Joe Allen Gamble Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 2000 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Sheriff Robby James Acosta Iberville Parish Sheriff's Depa..., LA EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 2001 Cause of Death: Animal related Patrolman Daniel James Clark Sr. Prichard Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, June 6, 2002 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Agent Juan Carlos Nieves-Ramos Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, June 6, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Ronald Weldon Weber Sr. Westminster Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, June 6, 2003 Cause of Death: Duty related illness

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 48
Accidental: 2
Aircraft accident: 4
Animal related: 1
Automobile accident: 3
Duty related illness: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 23
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Stabbed: 3
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1