The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 21st

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Lest we forget...  

 

Jailer Uriah S. Gregory Storey County Sheriff's Department, NV EOW: Thursday, June 21, 1866 Cause of Death: Assault Sheriff James Mastin Erath County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Thursday, June 21, 1877 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal John Swearingen Jefferson Police Department, IA EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Frank Glasgow Hillsboro Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Dennis Egan New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John H. Leverett Roanoke City Police Department, VA EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William H. Hopkins Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, June 21, 1917 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sheriff Charles M. Kendall Linn County Sheriff's Office, OR EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Harrison M. Wallace Newberg Police Department, OR EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 1922 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Charles S. Swinney Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William Henry Rich Pratt Police Department, KS EOW: Friday, June 21, 1929 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Captain Hugh Blaine Davis Tulsa County Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Friday, June 21, 1929 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sheriff Clarence H. Phillips Beckham County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Saturday, June 21, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Elmer P. Rumrill Gloversville Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private Willard A. Tubbs Oregon State Police, OR EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Arthur Milford Sem Stanley Police Department, ND EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1942 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle              Assistant Chief Ranger Charles R. Scarborough United States Department of the..., US EOW: Monday, June 21, 1954 Cause of Death: Weather/Natural disaster           Chief of Police D. Emerson Whiteside Jacksonville Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Arlin Elvis Curneal Hopkins County Constable's Office, KY EOW: Friday, June 21, 1957 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Detective Thomas Roscoe Hinson Macon Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, June 21, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Walter C. Juskiewicz Springfield Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, June 21, 1969 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Joseph Brameyer Bayonne Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1970 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Roger A. Hamilton El Paso Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1970 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper Robert J. Lomas Jr. Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Monday, June 21, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer Gordon F. Hufnagle Lewisburg Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 1972 Cause of Death: Drowned Policeman Charles A. Caraccilo Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, June 21, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Police Officer James Howard St. DeLore Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Friday, June 21, 1974 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Police Officer James Melvin Forbes Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Friday, June 21, 1974 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Sheriff Michael Geszvain Waukesha County Sheriff's Depar..., WI EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Carlton Wayne Sudduth Livingston University Police De..., AL EOW: Saturday, June 21, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Stephen Samuel Douros Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, June 21, 1980 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Fasiolepia F. Ta'Ase American Samoa Department of Pu..., AS EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1981 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Michael J. Healy United States Postal Inspection..., US EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Warren Joseph Broussard Baton Rouge City Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer William Don Craig Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 1988 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper Harry Mckinley Coker Jr. South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 1989 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Tommy De La Rosa Fullerton Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, June 21, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Marcus Lee Hall Sr. Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Dep..., GA EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William E. Lehn Fresno Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 1994 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Park Ranger Joseph David Kolodski United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Jeff Adam Moritz Flagstaff Police Department, AZ EOW: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Paris Williams Sr. Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sergeant Steven Francis Gaughan Prince George's County Police D..., MD EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Deputy Sheriff George Clifford Griffin Sr. White County Sheriff's Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 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: 44
Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 2
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 22
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 4
Weather/Natural disaster: 1