The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 22nd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Night Policeman Michael O'Neal Kokomo Police Department, CO EOW: Thursday, July 22, 1880 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Lauriston Stewart Leadville Police Department, CO EOW: Thursday, July 22, 1880 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Francis Hays Wilmoth Coalton Police Department, WV EOW: Tuesday, July 22, 1902 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable James W. Mitchell Bell County Constable's Office ..., TX EOW: Friday, July 22, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Bart J. McCarthy Butte Police Department, MT EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Martin Moore Morton County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Chief of Detectives James Garfield Britton Sioux City Police Department, IA EOW: Tuesday, July 22, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Alfred Jackson Pate Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Friday, July 22, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles D. Potter New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, July 22, 1921 Cause of Death: Drowned Deputy Sheriff Patrick James Nalty Madison County Sheriff's Depart..., IL EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Arthur Loewe New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Howard Henry Fisher United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Gary D. Freeman United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff John C. Nugent Jr. Wright County Sheriff's Office, MN EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Middleton Kay County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Sunday, July 22, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer George H. Macy Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Thursday, July 22, 1926 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Guard William M. (Will) Rader Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX EOW: Thursday, July 22, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Arnold G. Johnson Point Pleasant Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, July 22, 1928 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Harry J. McDonald Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Monday, July 22, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Curtis C. Burke United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Walter M. Gilbert United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent John I. Wilson United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James Hilton Johnson Ware County Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1931 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Harold J. Koehncke Dolton Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, July 22, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Constable Kelly Johnson Floyd County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Friday, July 22, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff L. W. Chiara Lander County Sheriff's Department, NV EOW: Friday, July 22, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Elmer R. Ostling Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Skopek Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Patrick Quinn Palisades Interstate Park Polic..., NJ EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1933 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle              Conservation Warden Edgar L. Alderman Wisconsin Department of Natural..., WI EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1933 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Robert L. Smith Macon Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, July 22, 1934 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Detective Lawrence B. Mitchell Tulsa Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, July 22, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent William R. Braden United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, July 22, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief Deputy John J. Bryant Talladega County Sheriff's Depa..., AL EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer J. F. Leo Shaab Maryland State Police, MD EOW: Thursday, July 22, 1937 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant William (Bill) Hurley Oyster Bay Cove Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, July 22, 1940 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Chief of Police Ed Payne Garnett Police Department, KS EOW: Tuesday, July 22, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Leland E. Roper Fayette County Sheriff's Depart..., TN EOW: Friday, July 22, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Claude M. Parsons Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Friday, July 22, 1949 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Police Officer Joseph Seawell Gunnell West Columbia Police Department, SC EOW: Friday, July 22, 1949 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Milton G. Curtis El Segundo Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 22, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard A. Phillips El Segundo Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 22, 1957 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain John Langlinais Lafayette Police Department, LA EOW: Friday, July 22, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Ben P. Wilder Jr. Hillsborough County Sheriff's O..., FL EOW: Sunday, July 22, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Robert Henry Kuhn Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Thursday, July 22, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer I Juan Mafnas Santos Guam Police Department, GU EOW: Friday, July 22, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Guy Andrew Mack Sr. Canton Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Wildlife Officer Harry Capps Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, AR EOW: Monday, July 22, 1974 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Wildlife Officer William Cassidy Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, AR EOW: Monday, July 22, 1974 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Sheriff James Michael Lewis Mohave County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Monday, July 22, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator Fidel Angel Rijos-Gomez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, July 22, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Policeman Eduardo J. Bigas-Mendez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, July 22, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Stanley Cole Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978 Cause of Death: Stabbed Lieutenant William N. Thomas Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978 Cause of Death: Stabbed Correctional Officer Robert J. Conkle Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978 Cause of Death: Stabbed Trooper Robert Tinsley Lohr Virginia State Police, VA EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1978 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Larry A. Holder Algonquin Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, July 22, 1982 Cause of Death: Drowned Trooper Vicki Moreau DeVries Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Thursday, July 22, 1982 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Charles Trojahn New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, July 22, 1983 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Police Officer James Rowley New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, July 22, 1983 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Sergeant Alberto Alvarado-Velez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1987 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Clifford R. Hansell Washington State Patrol, WA EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1987 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Michael L. Martin North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Friday, July 22, 1988 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman John O. Holmes Mount Holly Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey A. Incardona Niagara County Sheriff's Depart..., NY EOW: Thursday, July 22, 1993 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Gary W. Lenior Pearl River County Sheriff's De..., MS EOW: Thursday, July 22, 1993 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Bryant Brennon Bayne Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1995 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Tate Douglas Kahakai Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Saturday, July 22, 1995 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrol Officer Brian Craig Roshong Canton Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, July 22, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Douglas John Noll Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Monday, July 22, 1996 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff Oscar Clarence Hill IV Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Saturday, July 22, 2000 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Robert Galen Etter Jr. Hobart/Lawrence Police Department, WI EOW: Monday, July 22, 2002 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer Stephanie Rae Markins Hobart/Lawrence Police Department, WI EOW: Monday, July 22, 2002 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Officer William Lynchburg Seuis Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, July 22, 2004 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper Vincent P. Cila Massachusetts State Police, MA EOW: Friday, July 22, 2005 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 75
Aircraft accident: 6
Automobile accident: 6
Drowned: 2
Gunfire: 42
Motorcycle accident: 5
Stabbed: 3
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 5

 

By State:
Alabama: 1
Arizona: 1
Arkansas: 2
California: 3
Colorado: 2
District of Columbia: 1
Florida: 1
Georgia: 2
Guam: 1
Hawaii: 3
Illinois: 8
Iowa: 1
Kansas: 2
Kentucky: 1
Louisiana: 1
Maryland: 2
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 1
Minnesota: 1
Mississippi: 1
Montana: 1
Nevada: 1
New Jersey: 3
New York: 6
North Carolina: 2
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 2
Puerto Rico: 3
South Carolina: 2
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 4
U.S. Government: 6
Virginia: 1
Washington: 1
West Virginia: 1
Wisconsin: 3