The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - August 3rd

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Lest we forget...  

 

Boatman Asa Marsh United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1808 Cause of Death: Gunfire Boatman Ellis Drake United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1808 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Patrick M. O'Brien Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1881 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Hans Hanson St. Paul Police Department, MN EOW: Friday, August 3, 1888 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Michael Gannon St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, August 3, 1894 Cause of Death: Struck by train Deputy Marshal M. W. Joe Nix United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, August 3, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Larkin Secrest Hope Colorado County Constable's Off..., TX EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1898 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John M. Cain Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Paul Gottfried St. Paul Police Department, MN EOW: Sunday, August 3, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant Frank J. McGurk Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Orla F. Hefner Kearny County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John G. Tyler Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 1920 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Sergeant Timothy Bailey San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Thomas J. Collins Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Friday, August 3, 1923 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Sergeant John Downs Niagara Falls Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, August 3, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal William J. Hillyer Zillah Police Department, WA EOW: Friday, August 3, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Assistant Chief of Police David Walter O'Brien Canton Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, August 3, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph J. Riley Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, August 3, 1924 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Richard White Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1927 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Joseph F. O'Brien Brookline Police Department, MA EOW: Sunday, August 3, 1930 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman Harold Hagen Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1932 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Walter Lanfair Terre Haute Police Department, IN EOW: Friday, August 3, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Martin J. Carlin Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Saturday, August 3, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Fred B. Mason Laurel County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Monday, August 3, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Wah Choon Lee Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 1937 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Officer Frederick F. Barton Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer Cody Bettis Mobile Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1938 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sheriff Bill Brunt Cherokee County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William H. Crutcher Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1944 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sheriff Julius Jewell Pierce Crosby County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Sunday, August 3, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Edward Smith Pinal County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Frank A. Trainor New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Monday, August 3, 1953 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer John W. Suttle Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, August 3, 1959 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper Edward C. Jowers Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Friday, August 3, 1962 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Wildlife Officer John O. Edwards North Carolina Wildlife Resourc..., NC EOW: Saturday, August 3, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Ben L. Sentell Georgia State Patrol, GA EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1966 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Leo Borders Washtenaw County Sheriff's Depa..., MI EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1966 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Officer Paul Aaron Emerson Sr. Port Arthur Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Martin Webb Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 1971 Cause of Death: Drowned Sergeant Robert Lee Mikesell Calipatria Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Doyle A. Popovich Sacramento Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, August 3, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clemmie E. Curtis Huntington Police Department, WV EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Investigator John A. Rusnak Cook County Sheriff's Police De..., IL EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1977 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sheriff Lelon D. Sizemore Geneva County Sheriff's Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Nicholas Paul Cecchetti Stockton Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John C. Alexander Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL EOW: Monday, August 3, 1981 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman Kenneth Petersen Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL EOW: Monday, August 3, 1981 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman Keith E. Neumann Essex County Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Correctional Officer Kenneth Denton Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1989 Cause of Death: Heart attack Officer Craig Michael Hanking Arlington Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Lee E. Barta Binghamton Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Larry Clark Jacobs Mexia Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 1999 Cause of Death: Heart attack Chief of Police Luis M. Castillo Jal Police Department, NM EOW: Friday, August 3, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Kevin Darrell Rice Sr. Rockford Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, August 3, 2001 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: 55
Aircraft accident: 2
Automobile accident: 7
Drowned: 1
Electrocuted: 1
Gunfire: 29
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 4
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2

 

By State:
Alabama: 2
Arizona: 1
California: 4
Florida: 2
Georgia: 2
Hawaii: 1
Illinois: 5
Indiana: 1
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 3
Maryland: 1
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 2
Minnesota: 3
Missouri: 1
New Jersey: 2
New Mexico: 1
New York: 2
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 1
Pennsylvania: 1
Tennessee: 2
Texas: 8
U.S. Government: 3
Washington: 1
West Virginia: 1