The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 15th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Michael Kick Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1875 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Samuel Bucher Westport Marshal's Office, MO EOW: Sunday, June 15, 1879 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Thomas C. Cranmer Cooper County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Sunday, June 15, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Abraham G. Byler Baxter County Sheriff's Department, AR EOW: Wednesday, June 15, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Sheriff James Monroe Stafford Anderson County Sheriff's Depar..., TN EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William Henry Dawkins Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., FL EOW: Saturday, June 15, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard Delaney St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, June 15, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff George W. Bryan Butler County Sheriff's Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, June 15, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Edgar Eugene Isgitt Harris County Constable's Offic..., TX EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer J. Carl Goodwin Bessemer Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, June 15, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Charles A. Giblin New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, June 15, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph Goulet Biddeford Police Department, ME EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1920 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Policeman Elijah P. Bradley Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1920 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident              Correctional Officer John S. (Sol) Jones Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1922 Cause of Death: Assault              Deputy Sheriff Spear Cushman Crossley Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Town Marshal Charles D. Bryant Homestead Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, June 15, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Elmer E. Honeycutt Greensboro Police Department, NC EOW: Sunday, June 15, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Marshal Reuben LaFayette Hughett United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, June 15, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John H. Lamkin Nolan County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clinton M. Johnson Jefferson County Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, June 15, 1934 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Lawrence Cooney Roseville Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Herman O. Raschke New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, June 15, 1941 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Ollie Mason Mobile Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Elliote Holmes New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1944 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Bernard Green Ontario Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, June 15, 1951 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Anthony Cannata Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, June 15, 1953 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff Jack R. Ellwanger Franklin County Sheriff's Depar..., OH EOW: Wednesday, June 15, 1960 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Walter Ferguson New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1967 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Ralph T. Russell Lewiston Police Department, ID EOW: Monday, June 15, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Matron Phyllis M. Myers Niagara County Sheriff's Depart..., NY EOW: Monday, June 15, 1970 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Sheriff Clayton Kirby Woods Laurens County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Thomas Eide New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, June 15, 1974 Cause of Death: Drowned Deputy Sheriff Gary Dean Murphy Lake County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Police Officer David L. Friederichsen Chattanooga Police Department, TN EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Carmine Macchia Suffolk County Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1978 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Ted W. Donald New York City Housing Authority..., NY EOW: Friday, June 15, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant William Cross Washington Department of Correc..., WA EOW: Friday, June 15, 1979 Cause of Death: Stabbed              Police Officer Shannon Ray Stephenson Gainesville Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, June 15, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John A. Patwell New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, June 15, 1980 Cause of Death: Accidental Police Officer Warren T. Gay Tallahassee Police Department, FL EOW: Monday, June 15, 1981 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer John Mandia New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, June 15, 1983 Cause of Death: Struck by train Police Officer Juan Andino New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, June 15, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective George Ronald Taylor Richmond Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, June 15, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer David Nicholas Ronk Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Monday, June 15, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joaquin Montijo Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, June 15, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Michael Walter Johnson Vermont State Police, VT EOW: Sunday, June 15, 2003 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Deputy Sheriff Michael Richard Arruda Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

 

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

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 47
Accidental: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 1
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 27
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 2