The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - June 28th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Officer Albert M. Logan Ottumwa Police Department, IA EOW: Monday, June 28, 1875 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Edward L. Lloyd Johnson County Sheriff's Office, WY EOW: Monday, June 28, 1886 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff William B. Ramsey Lucas County Sheriff's Office, IA EOW: Friday, June 28, 1889 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Sidney J. Benson El Paso Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, June 28, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private William L. McMillion West Virginia State Police, WV EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Avera Hudson Flint Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, June 28, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank Sugan Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1924 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Deputy Sheriff John E. Hutcheson Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Stephen Mann Medford Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Town Marshal Clifton Wolf Parma Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, June 28, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private James L. Lowe West Virginia State Police, WV EOW: Monday, June 28, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Andrew Grennan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1927 Cause of Death: Drowned Officer John J. Driscoll San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Leonard P. McCandless New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1931 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective William H. DeGive New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Andrew H. Edeen Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1936 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Trooper William Ray Dixon Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Ova Earl Vaughn Johnson County Sheriff's Depart..., IN EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1938 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Patrolman Floyd N. Montgomery Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, June 28, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Francis A. Murray Bangor Police Department, ME EOW: Wednesday, June 28, 1950 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff William Maroon Nye County Sheriff's Office, NV EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent W. L. Polk United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1953 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman John F. Wright Washington State Patrol, WA EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1953 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman William Baumfield New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, June 28, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Joseph B. Jennings Roanoke City Police Department, VA EOW: Monday, June 28, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Roy Buford Blount Tuscaloosa Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1969 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrol Officer Henry Lee Bond Wiggins Police Department, MS EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Howard M. Crumley Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John Skagen New York City Transit Police De..., NY EOW: Wednesday, June 28, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff John Morris Heithcock Williamson County Sheriff's Dep..., TN EOW: Wednesday, June 28, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Byron B. Soule Jr. Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, June 28, 1974 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Police Officer Jon A. Ryckman Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, June 28, 1974 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman Rory Welch Key Hernando Police Department, MS EOW: Friday, June 28, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Danny Lee Gray Orange Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, June 28, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert A. Hutchinson Monroe Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, June 28, 1978 Cause of Death: Drowned Officer Tommy Richard Gober Jr. DeKalb County Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Leroy H. Haynes Rowley Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1981 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Wayne J. Klacza Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1983 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Scott A. Gadell New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, June 28, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Edward A. Rebel Arizona Department of Public Sa..., AZ EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James David Mandrell Sumner County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Johnny L. Martin Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, June 28, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent David Henry Feick United States Department of the..., US EOW: Friday, June 28, 1991 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Lieutenant Coy N. Smith Alabama Public Service Commission, AL EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Len J. Rowell Pearl River County Sheriff's De..., MS EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Correctional Officer William Calvin Johnson New Jersey Department of Law an..., NJ EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1998 Cause of Death: Heart attack Captain Tommy F. Bernal Fairfax County Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, June 28, 2001 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Gerald Wayne Warf Jr. Red Bank Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, June 28, 2003 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: 48
Aircraft accident: 2
Automobile accident: 1
Drowned: 2
Electrocuted: 2
Gunfire: 29
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 2

 

By State:
Alabama: 2
Arizona: 1
California: 1
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 2
Indiana: 2
Iowa: 2
Maine: 1
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 5
Mississippi: 3
Missouri: 1
Nevada: 1
New Jersey: 2
New York: 5
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 2
Tennessee: 3
Texas: 3
U.S. Government: 2
Virginia: 2
Washington: 1
West Virginia: 2
Wyoming: 1