The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 14th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Village Marshal John George Wisebaker Willard Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, July 14, 1884 Cause of Death: Assault Jailer Patrick Kelly Galveston County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Tuesday, July 14, 1891 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman John Dempsey Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, July 14, 1894 Cause of Death: Struck by train             Deputy Sheriff Dennis B. (Cap) Jenkins Duval County Sheriff's Department, FL EOW: Friday, July 14, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William Edward Dolby Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, July 14, 1906 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Constable William F. Heath Pulaski County Constable's Office, KY EOW: Friday, July 14, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank S. Archer Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank S. Mundo New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, July 14, 1922 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Rural Police Officer Henry B. Graves Chesterfield County Rural Polic..., SC EOW: Monday, July 14, 1924 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Detective John Jack Coleman El Paso Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, July 14, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Village Marshal Thomas Dunn Hortonville Police Department, WI EOW: Monday, July 14, 1924 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Conservation Warden Michael Kleist Wisconsin Department of Natural..., WI EOW: Monday, July 14, 1924 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Night Marshal Charles D. Pebley Delta Police Department, CO EOW: Saturday, July 14, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Clifton Cypher Westchester County Parkway Poli..., NY EOW: Monday, July 14, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman John M. Donnelly Springfield Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, July 14, 1931 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman Charles H. Stockberger Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, July 14, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James Francis Jenista Cicero Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, July 14, 1934 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Constable Joseph W. Wood Oklahoma City Justice of the Pe..., OK EOW: Sunday, July 14, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Purse A. Wansley Charleston Police Department, SC EOW: Tuesday, July 14, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Lawrence R Gallagher New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, July 14, 1936 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Policeman Walter J. Miller Charleston Police Department, SC EOW: Sunday, July 14, 1940 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit             Special Agent Richard Blackstone Brown United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1943 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Frank J. Maus California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, July 14, 1946 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit             Deputy Sheriff Theron Eldridge (Eddie) Shofner Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Edward T. Crowley Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, July 14, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Donald E. McCormick Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, July 14, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper First Class Lauren M. Ridge Maryland State Police, MD EOW: Friday, July 14, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Wesley Taylor Mineola Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, July 14, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Fred L. Peterson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, July 14, 1951 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Arthur E. Meyers Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, July 14, 1953 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Captain Nathan Norman Bear United States Department of the..., US EOW: Thursday, July 14, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Detective Wilfredo Batistini-Vega Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, July 14, 1962 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Alfred Claycamp WaKeeney Police Department, KS EOW: Saturday, July 14, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Theodore C. Wanner Dickinson Police Department, ND EOW: Thursday, July 14, 1966 Cause of Death: Struck by train Detective Frederick W. Toto Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, July 14, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff James Orville Bishop Carroll County Sheriff's Depart..., AR EOW: Monday, July 14, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer David C. Hawfield Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Monday, July 14, 1969 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Michael J. Cody Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Monday, July 14, 1969 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Marshal Henry Dale United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Karl F. Bourgoyne Baton Rouge City Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, July 14, 1977 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Abraham Walton New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, July 14, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Deputy Sheriff William Frederick Mullikin Black Hawk County Sheriff's Dep..., IA EOW: Tuesday, July 14, 1981 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Paul Michael Kennefick Metropolitan Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1982 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Gerald W. Mork Iola Police Department, WI EOW: Sunday, July 14, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William M. Grubbs Simpson County Sheriff's Depart..., MS EOW: Monday, July 14, 1986 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Corrections Officer Antonio Alvarado Puerto Rico Department of Corre..., PR EOW: Friday, July 14, 1989 Cause of Death: Assault             Air Operations Supervisor David F. Roberson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, July 14, 1989 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Special Agent William Levi DeLoach Georgia Bureau of Investigation, GA EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1993 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy John Henry Kennedy Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., AL EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1993 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Pilot Carl Richard Talafous United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1993 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Pilot Alan John Klumpp United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1993 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Investigator David Edmond DeLoach United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1993 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Police Officer Shynelle Marie Mason Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, July 14, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Postal Inspector Robert Francis Jones Jr. United States Postal Inspection..., US EOW: Friday, July 14, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Police Officer George August Tessier III New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

 

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: 5
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 11
Electrocuted: 2
Gunfire: 20
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Motorcycle accident: 4
Struck by train: 2
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 4
Vehicular assault: 2

 

By State:
Alabama: 1
Arkansas: 1
California: 1
Colorado: 1
District of Columbia: 2
Florida: 1
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 4
Indiana: 1
Iowa: 1
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 1
Louisiana: 2
Maryland: 1
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 2
Mississippi: 1
Missouri: 1
New Jersey: 1
New York: 4
North Dakota: 1
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 1
Pennsylvania: 1
Puerto Rico: 2
South Carolina: 3
Texas: 4
U.S. Government: 9
Wisconsin: 3