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Tuesday, August 01, 2006

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

 
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