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

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Sheriff Burwell J. (Burt) Blankenship McLennan County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Thursday, July 24, 1873 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant James McGiven New York Municipal Police Depar..., NY EOW: Monday, July 24, 1876 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer John Fillion Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, July 24, 1878 Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion Deputy Sheriff James Walton Smith Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., AL EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Charles M. Cole Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., AL EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain John Day New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Peter J. Lamb New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Thomas D. Conger Ellis County Constable's Office..., TX EOW: Friday, July 24, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John D. Garnett Greenlee County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Monday, July 24, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Special Deputy Sheriff Charles B. Streb Silver Bow County Sheriff's Dep..., MT EOW: Monday, July 24, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Walter Murray Kibbe Victoria County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Monday, July 24, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Matron Anna Hart Hamilton County Sheriff's Depar..., OH EOW: Monday, July 24, 1916 Cause of Death: Assault Sergeant John F. Weedin Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Monday, July 24, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Detective Sergeant Emmanuel Roggers Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant George W. Moore Little Rock Police Department, AR EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Jesse Christian New York State Department of Co..., NY EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1923 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Hugh O'Donnell Bayonne Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, July 24, 1926 Cause of Death: Animal related Patrolman Michael Hanly Belleville Police Department, NJ EOW: Sunday, July 24, 1927 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Officer Samson Paele Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Sunday, July 24, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Motorcycle Policeman Roscoe C. Shipp Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, July 24, 1929 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Officer John Walter Clements Gainesville Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, July 24, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John G. Sevick Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, July 24, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Urby Joe Thompson Waco Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, July 24, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William F. Penney Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Russell A. Leidy Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Lee S. Whitman Greeley Police Department, CO EOW: Wednesday, July 24, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private John A. Ditkosky Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Monday, July 24, 1950 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Albert P. Poltie New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1951 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman James H. Anderson Montana Highway Patrol, MT EOW: Saturday, July 24, 1954 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Lofton Iry Floyd Halifax County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1956 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Duane F. Nichols Nebraska State Patrol, NE EOW: Thursday, July 24, 1958 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Herbert C. Osborn Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1962 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Guy Ray Myers Jr. El Paso Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, July 24, 1970 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Robert L. Denton New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, July 24, 1971 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman John Mueller Sellers Pinole Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 24, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Correctional Officer Gary P. Underwood Ohio Department of Rehabilitati..., OH EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Arthur Sprouse Ohio Department of Rehabilitati..., OH EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Phillip Adrian Steinbrook Chillicothe Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Traffic Officer Harlend G. Orsburne Dane County Traffic Police, WI EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1979 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer William Franklin Askew Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1979 Cause of Death: Heart attack Detective Gerald A. Rauft Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, July 24, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Thomas L. Pryme New York State Police, NY EOW: Saturday, July 24, 1982 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Lieutenant Robert L. Cormier Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1984 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Reserve Officer James Charles Taylor Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1984 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Charles Michael Bassing Arkansas State Police, AR EOW: Thursday, July 24, 1986 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident           Criminal Investigator Kevin Laine Brosch Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, AR EOW: Thursday, July 24, 1986 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Detective James Addison Avant Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, AR EOW: Thursday, July 24, 1986 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Lieutenant William Patrick Farrell Front Royal Police Department, VA EOW: Wednesday, July 24, 1991 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Officer James Anthony Martin New Canaan Police Department, CT EOW: Wednesday, July 24, 1991 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Officer Albee Volney Forney United States Department of Def..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 24, 1991 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Jacob Joseph Chestnut United States Capitol Police, US EOW: Friday, July 24, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective John Michael Gibson United States Capitol Police, US EOW: Friday, July 24, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Steve Matthew Reeves Cobb County Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, July 24, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Stephen Gerard Gilner Cobb County Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, July 24, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Allen Brad Rogers Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, July 24, 2000 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Roberto Nieto Eagle Lake Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 Cause of Death: Struck by train

 

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

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 56
Aircraft accident: 5
Animal related: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 29
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Heat exhaustion: 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 2
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 3

 

By State:
Alabama: 3
Arizona: 1
Arkansas: 4
California: 2
Colorado: 1
Connecticut: 1
Florida: 2
Georgia: 3
Hawaii: 1
Illinois: 2
Indiana: 1
Louisiana: 2
Michigan: 2
Montana: 2
Nebraska: 1
New Jersey: 2
New York: 5
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 4
Pennsylvania: 1
Texas: 9
U.S. Government: 3
Virginia: 1
Washington: 1
Wisconsin: 1