The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - August 2nd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Sheriff S. D. Sheldon Elko County Sheriff's Office, NV EOW: Monday, August 2, 1869 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable W. Riley Burnett Dallas County Constable's Offic..., TX EOW: Wednesday, August 2, 1893 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James H. Brown Charlotte Police Department, NC EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1904 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer W. T. Phillips Little Rock Police Department, AR EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer G. M. Lanius Alexandria Police Department, LA EOW: Monday, August 2, 1909 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Garry O. Mullen New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Superintendent James W. Reynolds New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William F. Byrd Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Saturday, August 2, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Frank H. Connolly Great Falls Police Department, MT EOW: Monday, August 2, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector John F. Donahue Waterbury Police Department, CT EOW: Monday, August 2, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William P. Clark Jersey City Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, August 2, 1922 Cause of Death: Fall Lieutenant Albert L. Duffy New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, August 2, 1922 Cause of Death: Explosion Captain Solomon Fling Monroe Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1925 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrol Inspector Augustin De La Pena United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Richard J. Sandlands United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, August 2, 1929 Cause of Death: Assault Chief Deputy Rufus Dunnahoo Chaves County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William Edward Johns Gainesville Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Harry E. S. Williams Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles F. McGonagle Massachusetts State Police, MA EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Policeman Isadore Reinheimer Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Harry C. Kuell Sr. East Brunswick Department of Pu..., NJ EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1936 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sheriff Condo Evans Webster County Sheriff's Office, MO EOW: Monday, August 2, 1937 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Marshal Whit G. Wright United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, August 2, 1939 Cause of Death: Unidentified Police Officer Edward Nugent Kansas City Police Department, KS EOW: Monday, August 2, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Deputy Sheriff Avant Burmeister Coward Atascosa County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Saturday, August 2, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James B. O'Leary Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, August 2, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward Monzillo New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1966 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Richard M. Cuellar San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, August 2, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George W. Greene Jr. Valdosta Police Department, GA EOW: Monday, August 2, 1971 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Thomas J. Kennedy Orangetown Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1973 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Michael J. Reedy Orangetown Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1973 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Lieutenant Louis Arthur Hinkel Dearborn Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, August 2, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Francis Eddie Wright Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, August 2, 1975 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper Richard D. Howell Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Monday, August 2, 1976 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit               Deputy Sheriff Richard Kim Magnuson Roseau County Sheriff's Department, MN EOW: Wednesday, August 2, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Calvin Donald Cherry Bertie County Sheriff's Department, NC EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James J. Choquette Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1979 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Michael D. Russell New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant Glenn M. Sturgill Ashland County Sheriff's Depart..., OH EOW: Monday, August 2, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Reserve Officer Larry James Tidwell McEwen Police Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1983 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Deputy Sheriff Donald Francis Reimann Carver County Sheriff's Department, MN EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1988 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Walter Leon Williams Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer James William Bloesch San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Tuesday, August 2, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Ricky Lee Ward Mexia Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, August 2, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Ronald Alan Kanze Sebastian County Sheriff's Depa..., AR EOW: Saturday, August 2, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident               Game Warden Michael Charles Pauling Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart..., TX EOW: Thursday, August 2, 2001 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault               Deputy Sheriff Timothy Wayne Woodard Cherokee County Sheriff's Depar..., GA EOW: Saturday, August 2, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Patrick Martin Maher Federal Way Police Department, WA EOW: Saturday, August 2, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Stephen Douglas Sorensen Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Saturday, August 2, 2003 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
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 4
Explosion: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 27
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by vehicle: 4
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 3

 

By State:
Arkansas: 2
California: 3
Connecticut: 1
Florida: 2
Georgia: 2
Kansas: 1
Louisiana: 3
Massachusetts: 2
Michigan: 2
Minnesota: 2
Missouri: 1
Montana: 1
Nevada: 1
New Jersey: 2
New Mexico: 1
New York: 5
North Carolina: 2
Ohio: 1
Oklahoma: 1
Pennsylvania: 1
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 8
U.S. Government: 3
Washington: 2