The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - August 1st

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Lest we forget...  

 

Captain C. N. Hendricks Lexington Police Department, KY EOW: Monday, August 1, 1881 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective James A. Harvey Syracuse Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, August 1, 1893 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal John Davis United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, August 1, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Sheldon Jones Shelby Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, August 1, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Ben C. Collins United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Bernard O'Rourke New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, August 1, 1913 Cause of Death: Animal related Patrolman Patrick J. Carr Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, August 1, 1916 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman James F. Doherty Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Tuesday, August 1, 1916 Cause of Death: Explosion               Police Officer Jasper Christopher Holmes Stonega Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, August 1, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Town Marshal Will R. Hinshaw Batavia Marshal's Office, IA EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles Rajchinetz East Chicago Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, August 1, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant William Martin Toledo Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, August 1, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William Kress Toledo Police Department, OH EOW: Monday, August 1, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Arthur J. Bower Methuen Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Edward Carr St. Clair County Sheriff's Depa..., IL EOW: Friday, August 1, 1924 Cause of Death: Unidentified Deputy Sheriff Arthur Emil Osborn Laramie County Sheriff's Depart..., WY EOW: Monday, August 1, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Herbert V. Fitzgerald Savannah Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, August 1, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Rupert L. Shepherd Des Moines Police Department, IA EOW: Friday, August 1, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Clyde C. Moore Springfield Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, August 1, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Lieutenant James O. Pugh Wichita Police Department, KS EOW: Friday, August 1, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Edward C. Robertson Atlanta Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, August 1, 1932 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff James L. O'Malley Hamilton County Sheriff's Depar..., IA EOW: Monday, August 1, 1938 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman G. L. Royall Winston-Salem Police Department, NC EOW: Friday, August 1, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Harry Clifton Stabler St. Matthews Police Department, SC EOW: Sunday, August 1, 1943 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman Charlie Vestel Murphy Gastonia Police Department, NC EOW: Tuesday, August 1, 1944 Cause of Death: Heart attack Deputy Sheriff Raymond Wenner Brown County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 1945 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer James L. Scholl Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Saturday, August 1, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Clarence U. Swain Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Saturday, August 1, 1959 Cause of Death: Automobile accident               Deputy Sheriff Wesley Sanford Fannin Floyd County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, August 1, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Auxiliary Police Officer Aldo J. Santini Westport Police Department, CT EOW: Saturday, August 1, 1964 Cause of Death: Accidental Officer Billy Paul Speed Austin Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, August 1, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal Byron Richardson Cross Plains Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, August 1, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Deputy Sheriff Harry Anthony Troxlair Sr. St. John the Baptist Parish She..., LA EOW: Friday, August 1, 1969 Cause of Death: Struck by train Police Officer Henry Clinton Schaad York City Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, August 1, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Vernon Leigh Jarrelle Jr. Richmond Police Department, VA EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Detective Sergeant Frank William Grunder Jr. Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Thursday, August 1, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Charles P. Fraker Sunnyvale Department of Public ..., CA EOW: Sunday, August 1, 1976 Cause of Death: Fire Police Officer Linda A. Lawrence Baton Rouge City Police Department, LA EOW: Monday, August 1, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Parole Officer Pauline Stewart West Virginia Division of Corre..., WV EOW: Monday, August 1, 1977 Cause of Death: Stabbed Investigator Grant L. Wilson Sacramento County District Atto..., CA EOW: Saturday, August 1, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire            Deputy Sheriff Robert Arthur VanAlyne Jr. Laramie County Sheriff's Depart..., WY EOW: Thursday, August 1, 1985 Cause of Death: Drowned             Corrections Employee Henry B. Washington Illinois Department of Corrections, IL EOW: Friday, August 1, 1986 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Walter A. Sutton Barbour County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 1990 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Captain Ted L. Dotson Eufaula Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 1990 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Sheriff Gary Allan Johnson Montgomery County Sheriff's Dep..., NY EOW: Thursday, August 1, 1991 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Douglas Duane Springer Coldwater Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, August 1, 1996 Cause of Death: Heart attack Corrections Officer Frank Mydlarz New York State Department of Co..., NY EOW: Sunday, August 1, 1999 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman Lloyd R. Aragon Sr. New Mexico State Police, NM EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 2001 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Melissa Jayne Schmidt Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Thursday, August 1, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire Agent Jesús Lizardo-Espada Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, August 1, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire

 

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

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 50
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 2
Animal related: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 4
Drowned: 1
Explosion: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 25
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 2
Struck by train: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicular assault: 2

 

By State:
Alabama: 2
California: 2
Connecticut: 1
Georgia: 2
Illinois: 3
Indiana: 1
Iowa: 3
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 2
Louisiana: 2
Maryland: 2
Massachusetts: 2
Minnesota: 1
Missouri: 1
New Jersey: 1
New Mexico: 1
New York: 4
North Carolina: 3
Ohio: 3
Pennsylvania: 1
Puerto Rico: 1
South Carolina: 1
Texas: 2
U.S. Government: 2
Virginia: 2
West Virginia: 1
Wisconsin: 1
Wyoming: 2