The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - July 20th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Eugene Anderson New York Metropolitan Police Force, NY EOW: Monday, July 20, 1857 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John R. Boston United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1881 Cause of Death: Gunfire Jailer James M. Truitt Hood County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1886 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Abner D. McLellan United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, July 20, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Posseman Henry M. Love Colfax County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Thursday, July 20, 1899 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Deputy Marshal Thomas Price United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, July 20, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff John W. Sparks Cullman County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John M. Starnes Leavenworth Police Department, KS EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1919 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Roselius Folse New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Duain S. Cross Paris Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective William H. Ballard Wichita Police Department, KS EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Harvey A. Yoder Bay Village Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1926 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Robert L. Johnston Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1926 Cause of Death: Assault Special Agent George Nantz United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Isaac D. Ashburn Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Friday, July 20, 1928 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault               Border Patrol Inspector Ivan E. Scotten United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, July 20, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police John Tobia Ruth Lehman Township Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective William E. Mancusi New Rochelle Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, July 20, 1934 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Louis Mlakar Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1938 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Henry O. Rockstroh Calistoga Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, July 20, 1940 Cause of Death: Heart attack Chief of Police L. Newton Bogart Sevierville Police Department, TN EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer John E. Palmatier Waterbury Police Department, CT EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1941 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper Edward P. Jesmonth Connecticut State Police, CT EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1943 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer William Lord Rucker Bakersfield Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1952 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Arlo Slagle Ludington Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Lucas Ervin Whatley Hawkins Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, July 20, 1959 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Horace C. (Pot) Hall Mobile County Sheriff's Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police James C. Smith Barbourville Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, July 20, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Garnet Richmond Williamson Police Department, WV EOW: Friday, July 20, 1962 Cause of Death: Unidentified Auxiliary Officer Peter Lawrence Raga Alliance Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, July 20, 1963 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrol Officer Barry P. Karper Harrisburg Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, July 20, 1963 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrol Officer Joseph J. O'Shura Harrisburg Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, July 20, 1963 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman John F. Polarolo New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, July 20, 1964 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Earl William Crandall Charlevoix Police Department, MI EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1966 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Clarence Marigny Covington Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, July 20, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Frank W. Mobley Savannah Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, July 20, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Amos Alton Faulkner Jr. Hopkinsville Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Dick D. McKinney United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, July 20, 1972 Cause of Death: Unidentified Conservation Officer Denver Tabor Kentucky Department of Fish and..., KY EOW: Friday, July 20, 1973 Cause of Death: Drowned Detective Joe Carrillo Seguin Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agent Robert B. Hutchings Utah Highway Patrol, UT EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Arthur Cashin Chelsea Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Ronald L. Tracey Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Monday, July 20, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert W. Yesucevitz United States General Services ..., US EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Brian Frederick Orchard Spokane Police Department, WA EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1983 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James W. Carozza Jr. Greenburgh Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, July 20, 1984 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit               Enforcement Agent Ernest Joseph Gray Jr. Pennsylvania Public Utility Com..., PA EOW: Friday, July 20, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Thomas Lee Harris Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, July 20, 1985 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Anthony C. Williams Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Derrick Matthew Schultz United States Military Academy ..., US EOW: Monday, July 20, 1987 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer Elston Morris Howard Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Harry A. Belluomini United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, July 20, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Roy L. Frakes United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, July 20, 1992 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas Layton Jeffries Portland Police Bureau, OR EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper William J. Starling North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC EOW: Monday, July 20, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Lisa Gene Wampole Coos County Sheriff's Office, OR EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Ann Marie Guinta DeKalb County Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, July 20, 2002 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Police Officer Ramon A. Sepulveda-Rosado Carolina Municipal Police Depar..., PR EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Duke G. Aaron III Maryland Transportation Authori..., MD EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

 

 

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

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 59
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 9
Drowned: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 30
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by vehicle: 4
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 4
Vehicular assault: 2

 

By State:
Alabama: 2
California: 2
Connecticut: 2
Georgia: 2
Illinois: 1
Kansas: 2
Kentucky: 3
Louisiana: 2
Maryland: 2
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 3
New Mexico: 1
New York: 4
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 3
Oklahoma: 1
Oregon: 2
Pennsylvania: 4
Puerto Rico: 1
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 6
U.S. Government: 10
Utah: 1
Washington: 1
West Virginia: 1