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Saturday, July 29, 2006

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 29th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Officer William W. Weathered
Lexington Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1894
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff Isaac Walkingstick
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1894
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman William J. Hedeman
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1906
Cause of Death: Drowned
Patrolman Carl Hauck
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Monday, July 29, 1907
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective George W. Wilson
Council Bluffs Police Department, IA
EOW: Monday, July 29, 1907
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles B. Smith
Grant County Sheriff's Department, NM
EOW: Monday, July 29, 1907
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Jose Garcia-Torres
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1911
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman Daniel Passage
Andover Police Department, SD
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1916
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Alex Horvatt
Binghamton Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1917
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Chief of Police Ralph Daley
West Wyoming Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, July 29, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Edward Brennan
Wyoming Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, July 29, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Francis Wilson
Cedar Rapids Police Department, IA
EOW: Friday, July 29, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Maurice Leahy
Chicago and Northwestern Railro..., RR
EOW: Friday, July 29, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Village Marshal George Williams
Long Prairie Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal Samuel Lilly
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Tuesday, July 29, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Leon George
Wilmington Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, July 29, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief Investigator Bert Donaldson
Fulton County Office of the Sol..., GA
EOW: Thursday, July 29, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Zigmund Ozeraitys
Saginaw Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, July 29, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
             Police Officer Harry Everett Shore Sr.
Ocean City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, July 29, 1927
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Patrolman Theodore T. Boynton
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 29, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Ernest Gough
Leavenworth Police Department, KS
EOW: Friday, July 29, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Edward F. O'Donnell
Portland Police Department, ME
EOW: Friday, July 29, 1932
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Sheriff Willie McKinley Winningham
Clinton County Sheriff's Depart..., KY
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Morris Bigus
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Frank R. Daw
Dunsmuir Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 29, 1935
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Leslie G. Chamberlin
Omaha Police Department, NE
EOW: Monday, July 29, 1935
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Patrolman William Dusek
Cicero Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 29, 1936
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Patrolman Bryant Kirn Birt
Gastonia Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1944
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Charles F. Roof
Tonawanda City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1950
Cause of Death: Unidentified
Sergeant Frederick D. Hudson
East St. Louis Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, July 29, 1966
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Charles L. Robbins
Berryville Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1967
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Sergeant William L. Griffin
Jacksonville Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1967
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Joseph E. Messer
Oliver Springs Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1967
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer William H. Wilson
Cedar Bluff Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1973
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Game Warden Ronnie L. Germany
Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart..., TX
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1973
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer John F. Daley
Hartford Police Department, CT
EOW: Friday, July 29, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Sergeant Arthur W. Koch
Fairfield Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1984
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Henry I. Bunch
San Jose Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 29, 1985
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Jack S. Deuser
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, July 29, 1986
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Patrolman Scott Adams Winters
Pompano Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1990
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper Todd A. Burman
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Thursday, July 29, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Ramiro Perez Jr.
Brooks County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1995
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Chief Deputy Willie Perry
Leake County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 2001
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Nathan Ray Laurie
River Oaks Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, July 29, 2004
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
             Seasonal Park Ranger Jeffrey A. Christensen
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Friday, July 29, 2005
Cause of Death: Fall
 
The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.
 
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 45
Automobile accident: 2
Drowned: 1
Electrocuted: 2
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 29
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by vehicle: 2
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1

 
By State:
Alabama: 1
Arkansas: 1
California: 3
Connecticut: 1
Florida: 2
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 2
Indiana: 1
Iowa: 2
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 3
Maine: 1
Michigan: 1
Minnesota: 1
Mississippi: 1
Missouri: 1
Nebraska: 1
New Jersey: 1
New Mexico: 1
New York: 3
North Carolina: 2
Ohio: 1
Pennsylvania: 2
Puerto Rico: 1
Railroad Police: 1
South Dakota: 1
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 4
U.S. Government: 3