The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 20th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Police Officer Michael Neary Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1894 Cause of Death: Struck by train Police Officer James T. Dunn Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1894 Cause of Death: Struck by train Police Officer Edward H. Debray Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, June 20, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff J. J. Monahan Lincoln County Sheriff's Depart..., NV EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Rush A. Webster New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, June 20, 1915 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Marshal Frank Blondin Tracy Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, June 20, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Deputy Marshal Benjamin Franklyn Ingram Tracy Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, June 20, 1915 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal August H. Leker Nashville Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Jacob K. (Jake) May Washington County Sheriff's Dep..., IL EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Robert Edward Arnow Alachua County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Monday, June 20, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Charles S. Frank Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Friday, June 20, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private Ulric C. Crawford West Virginia State Police, WV EOW: Friday, June 20, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent William Frank Porter United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, June 20, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Calbert H. Leedom St. Paul Police Department, MN EOW: Sunday, June 20, 1926 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Trooper Charles M. McGinn New York State Police, NY EOW: Monday, June 20, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant Charles R. McClary Alexandria Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, June 20, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corrections Employee R. G. Warnke United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, June 20, 1929 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Patrick Mitchell New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, June 20, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Harry B. Price Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, June 20, 1931 Cause of Death: Explosion Patrolman Oscar E. Brosseau Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, June 20, 1933 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Constable John Pollock Tarrant County Constable's Offi..., TX EOW: Tuesday, June 20, 1933 Cause of Death: Stabbed Chief of Police Allen H. Johnson Fergus Falls Police Department, MN EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1934 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Carl E. Leonard Macon Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1934 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrol Officer Loy C. Henry United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Frank J. Winarski Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, June 20, 1936 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman William J. Rooney New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, June 20, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire Guard George T. Preston Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX EOW: Tuesday, June 20, 1944 Cause of Death: Gunfire Undersheriff Benjamin L. Goorman Arapahoe County Sheriff's Depar..., CO EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1945 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Robert Edward Porter Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Tuesday, June 20, 1950 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Joseph Benjamin Thomas Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Tuesday, June 20, 1950 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Sheriff Allen F. Bennett Richland County Sheriff's Depar..., SC EOW: Saturday, June 20, 1953 Cause of Death: Assault Correctional Officer Henry N. Kenaga Kansas Department of Corrections, KS EOW: Sunday, June 20, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Armando Vizcarrondo Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, June 20, 1955 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman Thomas Scebbi Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, June 20, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Sherrold H. Gorton Norwalk Police Department, CT EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1962 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer David Richie Huber Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Sunday, June 20, 1971 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle              Deputy Town Marshal Leroy Odom Jr. Farmerville Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, June 20, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frederick D. Vacha Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Henry O. Schmiemann New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, June 20, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Patrick Don Vegas Bakersfield Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, June 20, 1980 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Ray Edward Kovar Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Sunday, June 20, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Patrick O. Briggs Phoenix Police Department, AZ EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1990 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Deputy Marshal Henry Burton Carlson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, June 20, 1991 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: 43
Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 1
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 22
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 2
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 2