The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 13th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Jailer Henry Bugler Jackson County Sheriff's Depart..., MO EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 1866 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Dennis J Kelly Nueces County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Monday, June 13, 1870 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Charles F. Schoppe Portland Police Bureau, OR EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1874 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Hugh Burns Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 1883 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Timothy Sullivan Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jacob Neibert Muscatine Police Department, IA EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1896 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Leslie N. Patrick Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Thomas Newt Pearson McIntosh County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William J. Clossey Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, June 13, 1913 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Undersheriff William H. Veach Sheridan County Sheriff's Depar..., WY EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Louis H. Bamberger Massillon Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 1916 Cause of Death: Struck by train Chief Deputy James Henry Eubank Limestone County Sheriff's Depa..., AL EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant John C. Brinkley Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Friday, June 13, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Thomas Ward St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, June 13, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent William D. Dorsey United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Harry Phoenix El Paso Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, June 13, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harold F. Olsen Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles B. Walsh Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Casimir B. Kaliszewski Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James Hannon Syracuse Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Franklin J. Strohl Lorain County Sheriff's Department, OH EOW: Friday, June 13, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident               Police Officer Henry Thomas Rosamond College Park Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1931 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy James Willis Fuller Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Monday, June 13, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Warren D. Smith New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, June 13, 1938 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer William L. Ryan Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1940 Cause of Death: Stabbed Captain Hugh F. McCann Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, June 13, 1941 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Arthur J. Morris Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William J. Woodcock Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1943 Cause of Death: Assault Trooper Loyal M. Zink Nebraska State Patrol, NE EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 1945 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Motor Officer Lawrence Larue Sills Woodland Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 1945 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sheriff Byron Leslie Pierce Henry County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire                Police Officer Wallace B. (Chappie) Chapman Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Ira H. Burgess Kingsport Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Ralph Palma New Haven Police Department, CT EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Jose M. Crespo-Arce Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Policeman Domingo Salicrup-Gonzalez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Garland Matthew Miller Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1963 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Constable George Thomas Hindes Atascosa County Constable's Off..., TX EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Chief of Police George Edward Seman Evart Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, June 13, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Arthur Wayne Skaar Skamania County Sheriff's Depar..., WA EOW: Monday, June 13, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Reserve Deputy Jimmie V. Wingate Marion County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Joseph Halbert Leavelle Jr. Eutaw Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1971 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Wiley Ashley Clark III Eutaw Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1971 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit             Police Officer James Thomas Sawyer Custer Police Department, SD EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Ralph K. Butler Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 1972 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Jerry R. Ivey Salina Police Department, KS EOW: Friday, June 13, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John Palacios Huron Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1976 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Stewart Porter Baird Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1976 Cause of Death: Assault Trooper Albert J. Izzo Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James J. Schumacher Jr. California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1981 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper Dennis H. Marriott Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1981 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Ralph J. DeSalle Jr. Youngstown Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 1984 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Gary Alan Howe Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1991 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident              Police Officer Charles Randall Champe Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1991 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Pilot Louis D. Stahl United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1992 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Jeffery Warren Tackett Belleair Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Kevin M. Mayse Cass County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Raymond Warner Brevard County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Thursday, June 13, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal James Ronald Courville St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office, LA EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Jeff William Howey Topeka Police Department, KS EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident              Police Officer Charles Joseph Bohlender Jr. Topeka Police Department, KS EOW: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Marlon Francisco Morales Metro Transit Police Department, DC EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Tony Willi Zeppetella Oceanside Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, June 13, 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: 63
Aircraft accident: 5
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 5
Gunfire: 36
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 5
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 1