The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 24th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Constable Manuel Garcia Y Griego Ranchos de Albuquerque Constabl..., NM EOW: Wednesday, June 24, 1868 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman William F. Jordan Butte Police Department, MT EOW: Friday, June 24, 1892 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Daniel F. McCrea Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsbur..., RR EOW: Wednesday, June 24, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Guard Daniel J. McCarthy New York State Department of Co..., NY EOW: Saturday, June 24, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Michael F. Tynan Spokane Police Department, WA EOW: Saturday, June 24, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer George Woessner Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Tuesday, June 24, 1919 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff N. J. (Nat) Alford Milam County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Friday, June 24, 1921 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman William Deans New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, June 24, 1922 Cause of Death: Assault City Marshal Walter C. Floyd Roff Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, June 24, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Edward C. Sampson Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, June 24, 1933 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Officer Michael J. Dowd Jr. Somerville Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, June 24, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Theo Cobb Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Sunday, June 24, 1951 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Motorcycle Officer Namon L. Cox Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, June 24, 1952 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Philip B. Lowd Oregon State Police, OR EOW: Tuesday, June 24, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Vernon J. Owings Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, June 24, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Protector Benning De La Mater New York State Environmental Co..., NY EOW: Saturday, June 24, 1961 Cause of Death: Drowned Officer Courtney W. Cook Newport News Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, June 24, 1961 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Clarence E. Small Newport News Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, June 24, 1961 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Reserve Deputy Lloyd G. Constantine Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Wednesday, June 24, 1964 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Earl Royce Williams Mobile Police Department, AL EOW: Monday, June 24, 1968 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer C. A. Davis Wilmington Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, June 24, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)              Deputy Sheriff George Edward McMurren Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Sunday, June 24, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Bernard L. Christopher Mount Vernon Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, June 24, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Zone Sergeant Gerald A. DeGroot New York State Police, NY EOW: Saturday, June 24, 1978 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Gary Dean Moss Hermosa Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, June 24, 1982 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Detective Sergeant Samuel A. Hicks King County Sheriff's Department, WA EOW: Thursday, June 24, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Wildlife Officer Clifford Dean Stevens Wyoming Department of Game and ..., WY EOW: Friday, June 24, 1983 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Correctional Officer Fred Sidney Griffis Florida Department of Corrections, FL EOW: Wednesday, June 24, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Robert A. Medina National City Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, June 24, 1987 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman James Monroe McGaha Hueytown Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, June 24, 1989 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Stephen Allen Bowman United States Department of Agr..., US EOW: Wednesday, June 24, 1998 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident            Deputy Sheriff Steven Edward Parsons Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Saturday, June 24, 2000 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident               Police Officer Miguel F. Gomez-Guilfu Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Sunday, June 24, 2001 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle              Police Officer John Frederick Lee (Fred) Small Inglewood Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Melvin Lisojo Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Jerry Ortiz Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Friday, June 24, 2005 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: 36
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 5
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 14
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Motorcycle accident: 4
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 6