The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 14th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Correctional Officer William Bullard Missouri Department of Corrections, MO EOW: Monday, June 14, 1841 Cause of Death: Assault Policeman Dennis Sullivan Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1870 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Jacob Reupp Trenton Police Department, NJ EOW: Monday, June 14, 1875 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James P. Robbins Rockland Police Department, ME EOW: Saturday, June 14, 1879 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Nels Hansen Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, June 14, 1886 Cause of Death: Bomb Sheriff Robert M. Glover Gonzales County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Friday, June 14, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Posseman Henry J. Schnabel Gonzales County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Friday, June 14, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John V. Cain Jr. Evansville Police Department, IN EOW: Sunday, June 14, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Nimrod Showalter Brooksville Police Department, KY EOW: Monday, June 14, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Raleigh Boulware Fairfield County Sheriff's Depa..., SC EOW: Monday, June 14, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Adam Dubard Hood Fairfield County Sheriff's Depa..., SC EOW: Monday, June 14, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Herman J. Malow Jr. Oak Park Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, June 14, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James H. Killon St. Joseph Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, June 14, 1917 Cause of Death: Struck by train Policeman George Fountain Carter Martinsville Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, June 14, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John P. Jones Danville Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent J. H. (Buck) Phillips Union Pacific Railroad Police D..., RR EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire           Town Constable Mahlon Pascal Johnson Waverly Town Police Department, WA EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Thomas P. Miller Colbert County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph Lauer Canton Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, June 14, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James Smith Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Thursday, June 14, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John A. Gilbert Polk County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Thursday, June 14, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer August Schoo Newport Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, June 14, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Jack E. Kenford United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1932 Cause of Death: Explosion Sheriff Roger Wilson Boone County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, June 14, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Benjamin Oliver Booth Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Wednesday, June 14, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Anthony Retkowski St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Sunday, June 14, 1936 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Georgianna Sharrot Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Monday, June 14, 1937 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Ivan William Thompson United States Department of the..., US EOW: Friday, June 14, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Arthur M. Diffendale New York State Police, NY EOW: Thursday, June 14, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John L. Waller Franklin Parish Sheriff's Depar..., LA EOW: Sunday, June 14, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clarence J. Erickson Hudson Police Department, WI EOW: Sunday, June 14, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Dillard Willingham Walker County Sheriff's Office, AL EOW: Saturday, June 14, 1958 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Joe Reynolds Augusta Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, June 14, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William J. Ramos Jr. New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Jerry L. Darnell Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Dep..., AL EOW: Sunday, June 14, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Aaron Liberty Jr. Woodville Police Department, MS EOW: Saturday, June 14, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Richard Frank Morello California Department of Justic..., CA EOW: Monday, June 14, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Michael J. Ratikan Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Monday, June 14, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jerry Dean Huskey Gatlinburg Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, June 14, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Steven Arthur Jarvis Arnold Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1977 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Regional Administrator Rudolpho Felix Guillen Jr. Virginia Department of Corrections, VA EOW: Monday, June 14, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman William Santiago-Pagan Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Pilot Lester L. Haynie United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, June 14, 1985 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Leslie G. Warden Roswell Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, June 14, 1986 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper Robert G. Dunning New York State Police, NY EOW: Sunday, June 14, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Detective Sergeant William J. Chenard Vermont State Police, VT EOW: Sunday, June 14, 1987 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Charles David Stegall Baton Rouge City Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1988 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Janet Louise Rogers Big Horn County Sheriff's Depar..., MT EOW: Thursday, June 14, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Gary Wayne Heath Greenville Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Special Agent Sharon Lavonne Alston North Carolina State Bureau of ..., NC EOW: Wednesday, June 14, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident            Border Patrol Agent Stephen C. Starch United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, June 14, 1997 Cause of Death: Fall Deputy Sheriff I Brian Keith Heller Worcester County Sheriff's Office, MD EOW: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 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: 52
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 4
Bomb: 1
Explosion: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 35
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicular assault: 1