The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - August 8th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy City Marshal Thomas G. O'Conner Portland Police Bureau, OR EOW: Thursday, August 8, 1867 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal R. T. Dunn United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, August 8, 1873 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Stanley J. Brock Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1876 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal George White Fort Worth Marshal's Office, TX EOW: Friday, August 8, 1879 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy City Marshal Louis W. Ahlers Victoria Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1893 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Charles Hendrickson Null Fayette County Constable's Offi..., TX EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1896 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Matthew E. McGrath Illinois Central Railroad Polic..., RR EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1903 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Francis McDermott Methuen Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles H. Emerson Methuen Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Cornelius O'Keefe St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John J. Regan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, August 8, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer James K. Keonaona Honolulu Police Department, HI EOW: Wednesday, August 8, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Frank Joseph Murphy New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, August 8, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Edward C. Plenskofski Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, August 8, 1927 Cause of Death: Train accident Deputy Sheriff Ellsworth J. Beaverson Wood County Sheriff's Office, OH EOW: Monday, August 8, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Motor Scout Henry Francis Mills Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, August 8, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Robert G. Sproat Cedar County Sheriff's Department, IA EOW: Friday, August 8, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Arthur H. Gelhar Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1931 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective John Wopinski Flint Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, August 8, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Patrick J. Ryan Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Albert C. Jordan Greenfield Police Department, MA EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Private Emmett White Texas Rangers, TX EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1933 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Constable William Daniel B. Wilmoth McCurtain County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Wednesday, August 8, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Emery Jasper Whitten McCurtain County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Wednesday, August 8, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Walter Poturalsky Gary Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, August 8, 1935 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Paul Summers Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1936 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Reuben Conklin Westchester County Parkway Poli..., NY EOW: Sunday, August 8, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Trooper Charles J. Deans Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1944 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident            Deputy Marshal Samuel Enoch Vaughn United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Louis A. Barney Joliet Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, August 8, 1954 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Trooper William F. Mayer Delaware State Police, DE EOW: Monday, August 8, 1955 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle              Conservation Officer Edward Carl Starback Michigan Department of Natural ..., MI EOW: Thursday, August 8, 1957 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Officer Robert J. Morey San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, August 8, 1958 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joseph A. Reiss Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1959 Cause of Death: Accidental Patrolman Wayne Clifton Boggus Scottsboro Police Department, AL EOW: Thursday, August 8, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Charles M. Cozzens Bradley Beach Police Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1964 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Richard G. Barnhart Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1964 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff Bobby L. Corley Sr. Orange County Sheriff's Office, FL EOW: Sunday, August 8, 1965 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sheriff Verne M. Royse Gooding County Sheriff's Depart..., ID EOW: Thursday, August 8, 1968 Cause of Death: Animal related Detective Robert Raymond Gonser Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Thursday, August 8, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corrections Officer George Pazkowski New Jersey Department of Correc..., NJ EOW: Friday, August 8, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Carl W. Cox Bradenton Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1970 Cause of Death: Bicycle accident Sergeant Billy Franklin Wood Williamstown Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1972 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Barry Wayne Maham Henrico County Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer James J. Ramp Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Angel F. Vargas-Flores Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, August 8, 1979 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Melvin E. Miller Jackson County Sheriff's Depart..., MO EOW: Friday, August 8, 1980 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Trooper James A. Kelly Jr. New York State Police, NY EOW: Friday, August 8, 1980 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Chief of Police Ralph Richard Ash Swea City Police Department, IA EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1981 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Policeman Jesus M. Ortiz-Otero Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Monday, August 8, 1983 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Sergeant Moises P. Fraticelli Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Thursday, August 8, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Bobbie W. Dickson Vernon County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Friday, August 8, 1986 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Steven L. Singer Muncie Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1989 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Dana Denise Shaw Cherokee County Sheriff's Depar..., GA EOW: Sunday, August 8, 1999 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Robert J. Stanze II St. Louis Police Department, MO EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 2000 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police James Richard Dacy Pierce City Police Department, MO EOW: Wednesday, August 8, 2001 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Police Officer Michael Patrick Gordon Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, August 8, 2004 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Special Agent Rick Alan Ulbright United States Air Force Office ..., US EOW: Sunday, August 8, 2004 Cause of Death: Bomb

 

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

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 58
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 1
Animal related: 1
Automobile accident: 4
Bicycle accident: 1
Bomb: 1
Gunfire: 27
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Motorcycle accident: 9
Struck by vehicle: 3
Train accident: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 4

 

By State:
Alabama: 2
California: 1
Delaware: 1
District of Columbia: 1
Florida: 2
Georgia: 1
Hawaii: 1
Idaho: 1
Illinois: 4
Indiana: 2
Iowa: 2
Kentucky: 1
Massachusetts: 3
Michigan: 3
Missouri: 4
New Jersey: 3
New York: 4
Ohio: 1
Oklahoma: 2
Oregon: 1
Pennsylvania: 4
Puerto Rico: 3
Railroad Police: 1
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 4
U.S. Government: 3
Virginia: 1
Wisconsin: 1