The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 3rd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Louis Gomenginger Rochester Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, July 3, 1876 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputized Civilian Oliver McCoy Kern County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Friday, July 3, 1891 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable John L. Powers Kern County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Friday, July 3, 1891 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Charles Raymond Everett Police Department, WA EOW: Thursday, July 3, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Enoch E. Breece Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Thursday, July 3, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal John B. Jones United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, July 3, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George M. Yeager New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, July 3, 1905 Cause of Death: Fall Officer Joseph Allen Fort Collins Police Department, CO EOW: Wednesday, July 3, 1907 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Peter Gauer Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1909 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Patrolman Ralph W. Henderson Wooster Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, July 3, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector Arthur M. Walke Hamilton Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, July 3, 1916 Cause of Death: Assault Special Agent George Shindle Union Pacific Railroad Police D..., RR EOW: Monday, July 3, 1916 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman John P. Flood New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, July 3, 1917 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer John J. Lanahan Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Thursday, July 3, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector William M. Moher Manchester Police Department, NH EOW: Sunday, July 3, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal George W. McCready Richmond Heights Police Department, MO EOW: Monday, July 3, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Albert L. Colson Exeter Police Department, NH EOW: Thursday, July 3, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clyde H. Morgan Roanoke City Police Department, VA EOW: Friday, July 3, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John H. Grogan St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, July 3, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Albert J. Cunnien St. Paul Police Department, MN EOW: Friday, July 3, 1925 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Harris B. McInnes Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, July 3, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Carl Edward Garrett Denton County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 3, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Undersheriff E. R. (Ray) Kumpf Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Monday, July 3, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Ray W. Russell Addison County Sheriff's Depart..., VT EOW: Thursday, July 3, 1941 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Clifton Tillman Gulfport Police Department, MS EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert Burns Sandefur Nashville City Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire Park Police Officer Richard E. Pegue Chicago Park District Police De..., IL EOW: Wednesday, July 3, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Frank Cavanagh Glendive Police Department, MT EOW: Wednesday, July 3, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Shellie Wayne Moxley Robbins Police Department, NC EOW: Wednesday, July 3, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harold Stevens Toledo Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1948 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff James B. Jasper Pulaski County Sheriff's Depart..., KY EOW: Thursday, July 3, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Matron Lucille Helm Madera County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Friday, July 3, 1959 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant George Harvey Terry Madera County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Friday, July 3, 1959 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Bradley N. Kaanana Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Willie Stephenson New York City Housing Authority..., NY EOW: Sunday, July 3, 1966 Cause of Death: Drowned Captain Donny E. Ashley Pontiac Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, July 3, 1968 Cause of Death: Drowned Police Officer Patrick J. Wallace Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, July 3, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Rondal Ray Alexander Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Monday, July 3, 1978 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Richard D. Oldaker Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK EOW: Monday, July 3, 1978 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Roy E. Jones Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Tuesday, July 3, 1979 Cause of Death: Automobile accident            Deputy Sheriff Kenneth M. Tomaszewski Lorain County Sheriff's Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, July 3, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Desmond Sherry Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, July 3, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Ralph Byron Bentley Heflin Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1982 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff James Terry Garrison Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., MO EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1982 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit           Correctional Officer Thomas Glenn Jackson Sr. Missouri Department of Corrections, MO EOW: Sunday, July 3, 1983 Cause of Death: Stabbed Trooper Wilson A. Atkins Jr. Arkansas State Police, AR EOW: Sunday, July 3, 1988 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Herbert Lee Evans Jr. Augusta Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, July 3, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Sergeant David Jon Zesiger Arizona Department of Public Sa..., AZ EOW: Friday, July 3, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Mark Maynard Dryer Arizona Department of Public Sa..., AZ EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1993 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Glenn Homs Irving Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1993 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Park Ranger Ryan Francis Weltman United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, July 3, 1994 Cause of Death: Drowned Police Officer William Harris Williams Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Monday, July 3, 2000 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Derek Paul Ward Allegany County Sheriff's Depar..., NY EOW: Saturday, July 3, 2004 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Brian Donte Winder Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Saturday, July 3, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Scott Hanson Covina Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 3, 2006 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: 55
Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 6
Drowned: 3
Electrocuted: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 27
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 2
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 4

 

By State:
Alabama: 1
Arizona: 2
Arkansas: 1
California: 5
Colorado: 1
Florida: 1
Georgia: 1
Hawaii: 1
Illinois: 1
Indiana: 1
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 1
Maryland: 2
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 1
Minnesota: 1
Mississippi: 1
Missouri: 4
Montana: 1
New Hampshire: 2
New York: 5
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 5
Oklahoma: 2
Pennsylvania: 1
Railroad Police: 1
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 2
U.S. Government: 2
Vermont: 1
Virginia: 1
Washington: 2
Wisconsin: 1