The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - August 4th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Sergeant Michael Foster New York Municipal Police Force, NY EOW: Monday, August 4, 1851 Cause of Death: Stabbed Deputy Sheriff James A. Spillman Lyon County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1881 Cause of Death: Stabbed Police Officer Benjamin Evans Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1885 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Wallace E. Cool Latah County Sheriff's Department, ID EOW: Sunday, August 4, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward Smith Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, August 4, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer S. C. Pat Zaner Anniston Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, August 4, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Probationary Patrolman Patrick Cotter New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, August 4, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman John Mann Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, August 4, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles F. Stevens Memphis Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, August 4, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Michael Haggerty St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, August 4, 1923 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Police Officer William G. Ashworth Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, August 4, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John True Nashville City Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, August 4, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Johannes F. Koch Clinton Police Department, IA EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper David Z. Ernst New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Trooper Joseph A. Smith New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Arthur C. Fash New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, August 4, 1928 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Deputy Sheriff William E. Warren Ellis County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Harry Ray Farrell Lafayette Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Charles D. Poole Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Eldon L. Smith Union Pacific Railroad Police D..., RR EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Walter Baxter Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1937 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer David W. Gaul Peoria Park District Police Dep..., IL EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1937 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Town Marshal Walter H. White Westwego Police Department, LA EOW: Friday, August 4, 1939 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Berchman L. White South Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Monday, August 4, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff C. L. Holt Cross County Sheriff's Department, AR EOW: Friday, August 4, 1944 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer W. H. Aston Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1948 Cause of Death: Assault Sergeant Michael J. Hunt Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1948 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Charles M. Hilbert Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Friday, August 4, 1950 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman Henry Ergen New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1953 Cause of Death: Heart attack Patrolman John E. Moore Gary Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Pedro R. Sendejo Duval County Constable's Office..., TX EOW: Friday, August 4, 1961 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer John E. Owen Orlando Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, August 4, 1962 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Charles R. McDaniel Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, August 4, 1963 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Chief of Police Peter G. Redar Schererville Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1964 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Amos Cox Brevard County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1965 Cause of Death: Drowned Sergeant Charles E. Eichhorst Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Herman William Nofs Youngtown Police Department, AZ EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Bobby Lee McSpadden Hayward Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, August 4, 1972 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Chief of Police Melvin Ray Lucas Milton Police Department, WV EOW: Friday, August 4, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Deputy Sheriff Victor Joseph MacDonald Jr. Taylor County Sheriff's Department, FL EOW: Sunday, August 4, 1974 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Bradley Steven Glascock Florida Highway Patrol, FL EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert Chadwick Wheeler San Pablo Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joseph A. Pocchio Essex County Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, August 4, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles C. DuVernay Gahanna Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1982 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Officer William Lee Bowlin Metro Nashville Police Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Albert J. Carino New Jersey Department of the Tr..., NJ EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 1982 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff James L. Reynolds Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office, KS EOW: Saturday, August 4, 1984 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant Richard Davenport Jr. Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, August 4, 1986 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Kevin Joseph Welsh Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Monday, August 4, 1986 Cause of Death: Drowned              Border Patrol Agent Norman Ray Salinas United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Monday, August 4, 1986 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Policeman Ricardo A. Vargas-Alvira Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, August 4, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Jose Juan Torres-Gomez Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, August 4, 1989 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Marion Dyer Hodges Gregg County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Sunday, August 4, 1991 Cause of Death: Fall Police Officer Denise Holden Raleigh Police Department, NC EOW: Friday, August 4, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Michael Frederick Clark Simi Valley Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, August 4, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joseph Dan Adams Lehi Police Department, UT EOW: Saturday, August 4, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Police Officer Christopher Wayne Russell New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, August 4, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff John W. Bechtold Jr. Campbell County Sheriff's Office, SD EOW: Wednesday, August 4, 2004 Cause of Death: Heart attack

 

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

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 58
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 6
Drowned: 2
Electrocuted: 2
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 33
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 2
Struck by vehicle: 4
Vehicle pursuit: 2

 

By State:
Alabama: 1
Arizona: 1
Arkansas: 1
California: 3
District of Columbia: 2
Florida: 4
Idaho: 1
Illinois: 4
Indiana: 3
Iowa: 1
Kansas: 2
Louisiana: 2
Maryland: 1
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 1
Missouri: 1
New Jersey: 4
New York: 4
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 1
Oklahoma: 1
Pennsylvania: 3
Puerto Rico: 2
Railroad Police: 1
South Dakota: 1
Tennessee: 3
Texas: 4
U.S. Government: 1
Utah: 1
Virginia: 1
West Virginia: 1