The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 18th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Warden Charles Lincoln Jr. Massachusetts Department of Cor..., MA EOW: Sunday, June 18, 1843 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Marshal Maddison F. Mitchell United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, June 18, 1872 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Leonard Scherger Hartford Police Department, WI EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Harry Harris Saint Croix County Sheriff's De..., WI EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1904 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman John Spellman Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Monday, June 18, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George Kendall Jamestown Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, June 18, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant John Fitzgerald Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Fred G. Claywell High Point Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Michael A. Madigan Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, June 18, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Francois M. DeArmond Springfield Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, June 18, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Warren C. Frahm United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, June 18, 1928 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Aaron B. Roberts Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, June 18, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff William B. Justice Washington County Sheriff's Dep..., CO EOW: Wednesday, June 18, 1930 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman Joseph P. Burke New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Thomas Reese Plymouth Borough Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Jay Wesley Wilson Lafayette Police Department, IN EOW: Sunday, June 18, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Webb S. Hersperger Montgomery County Police Depart..., MD EOW: Sunday, June 18, 1933 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman I. T. Moore North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Friday, June 18, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Marvin C. Archer Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Tuesday, June 18, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff George W. Hanson Racine County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1953 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sheriff Hubbard Ferguson Gallatin County Sheriff's Depar..., KY EOW: Friday, June 18, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Edward Moore Hudson Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1955 Cause of Death: Fall Deputy Sheriff Alfred C. Walden Jr. Lowndes County Sheriff's Depart..., GA EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Earl B. Crenshaw Albany Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, June 18, 1956 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer James L. Dowdy Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, June 18, 1956 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Leo T. Sullivan Pittsfield Police Department, MA EOW: Monday, June 18, 1956 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Arnold R. Carter South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Monday, June 18, 1956 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Raymond Charles Perkins Matewan Police Department, WV EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1959 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Alfred V. Sandquist St. Paul Police Department, MN EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1959 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Andrew W. Farthing Montclair Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, June 18, 1961 Cause of Death: Assault Pilot Kenneth L. Carl United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, June 18, 1961 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Sheriff Roy Eldon Milstead Floyd County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Friday, June 18, 1965 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer James J. Mancusi Jr. San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, June 18, 1965 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant George W. Campbell Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Wednesday, June 18, 1969 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman William Harvey Austin Portsmouth Police Department, VA EOW: Wednesday, June 18, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Grady Van Wilson Camden Police Department, AR EOW: Monday, June 18, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Jerry Lawrence Riley Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, June 18, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Clifford Phillip Payne Washita County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Ricardo Silva-Morales Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, June 18, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Stephen E. Sawka Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1983 Cause of Death: Heart attack Private Robert John King Hyattsville Police Department, MD EOW: Monday, June 18, 1984 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Harold Louis Vitale Saugus Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, June 18, 1985 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault             Deputy Sheriff William James Truesdale Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., CO EOW: Wednesday, June 18, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator Steven Paul Bolyard Florida State Attorney's Office..., FL EOW: Monday, June 18, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Ralph C. Brooks Antrim Police Department, NH EOW: Tuesday, June 18, 1991 Cause of Death: Heart attack Corporal Robert Howard Hinson Columbus County Sheriff's Depar..., NC EOW: Tuesday, June 18, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detention Officer Carl Abdul-Malik Burlington County Juvenile Dete..., NJ EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1992 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Kenneth Dwin Fowler Lubbock Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Daniel Mark Peterson Nevada Highway Patrol, NV EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Corrections Officer Anthony L. Brown Nassau County Sheriff's Department, NY EOW: Sunday, June 18, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Pauline Harness Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, June 18, 1996 Cause of Death: Fall Patrolman Tobin Craig Thomas Eagle Lake Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Gregory Lei Hunter Grand Prairie Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, June 18, 2004 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: 53
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 3
Fall: 2
Gunfire: 28
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 4
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 5
Vehicular assault: 4