The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 7th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Sheriff Alexander Ramsey Ellis County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Monday, June 7, 1875 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Samuel S. Breeland Falls County Constable's Office..., TX EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Daniel E. Davis Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Jose S. Toledo Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, June 7, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Town Marshal Columbus Lafayette Croy Woodburn Police Department, IN EOW: Friday, June 7, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James Blake Myers Greenville Police Department, MS EOW: Friday, June 7, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private Robert Lee Burdett Texas Rangers, TX EOW: Monday, June 7, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Hugh C. Petrie Cheyenne Police Department, WY EOW: Saturday, June 7, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles I. DeYoung Grand Rapids Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, June 7, 1920 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Joseph Kurtz Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, June 7, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal William Lockett Bartlesville Police Department, OK EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Walter Phillip Flickinger Lowellville Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James P. Baggott Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Vinton Jerry Margretz Waterloo Police Department, IA EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1925 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant Kazimer Wistert Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, June 7, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Narcotics Agent James E. Brown United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Orville Frank Aderholt Gastonia Police Department, NC EOW: Friday, June 7, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Charles W. King San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1931 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Special Agent E. W. Myrick United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, June 7, 1935 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Karl E. Bushong Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Monday, June 7, 1937 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Joseph Leroy Moon Corpus Christi Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, June 7, 1938 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant John W. O'Neil Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 1944 Cause of Death: Drowned Sheriff Ray Ralph Burton Armstrong County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Friday, June 7, 1946 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Sheriff Frank John Miller Howard County Sheriff's Department, MD EOW: Friday, June 7, 1946 Cause of Death: Heart attack Chief of Police Thurston F. Meeks New Ellenton Police Department, SC EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Melvin Lee Hodges Carlsbad Police Department, NM EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1962 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Ralph M. Steed South Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1962 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Constable Oda Hyatt San Saba County Constable's Off..., TX EOW: Monday, June 7, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Kenneth B. Royal Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA EOW: Friday, June 7, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal Donald R. Goodwin Fountain City Police Department, IN EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal William P. Peters Fountain City Police Department, IN EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Kenneth Joseph McCoy East St. Louis Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Gary W. Fraid Kenosha Police Department, WI EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1973 Cause of Death: Drowned Sergeant Dale W. McCann Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Friday, June 7, 1974 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Constable Earl Franklin (Andy) Andrews Tarrant County Constable's Offi..., TX EOW: Saturday, June 7, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Dale M. Harbolt United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, June 7, 1976 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Wayne C. Ebert Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 1978 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle             Assistant Chief of Police David L. McIver Swansea Police Department, SC EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Donald F. Reed Garden Grove Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, June 7, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Leopoldo Cesilo Gurule Santa Fe County Sheriff's Depar..., NM EOW: Saturday, June 7, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff James W. Taylor Winston County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Monday, June 7, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Roy J. Reed California Department of Fish a..., CA EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1984 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Reserve Deputy Sheriff Errol J. Rogers Del Norte County Sheriff's Depa..., CA EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer John Jerome Stoll South Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1987 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer James C. Beyea Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, June 7, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Police Officer Joseph Emmanuel Davis Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Corrections Employee Beverly Jo Taylor Ohio Department of Rehabilitati..., OH EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1990 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Sheriff William Allen Nalley Charleston County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1992 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Sergeant Hubert Leander Lloyd Charleston County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1992 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Corporal Timothy Joseph Bowe Minnesota State Patrol, MN EOW: Saturday, June 7, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Joseph Thomas Cushman Arlington Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 7, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman David John Scott Clarksville Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, June 7, 2002 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Yamil Baez-Santiago Clarksville Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, June 7, 2002 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Corporal James Eddie Crump Fayette Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, June 7, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Arnold Gunther Strickland Fayette Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, June 7, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 55
Aircraft accident: 3
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 3
Drowned: 2
Gunfire: 30
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 4
Vehicular assault: 1