The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - August 9th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Peter McIntyre New York Metropolitan Police Force, NY EOW: Sunday, August 9, 1863 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman Adam W. Fryer Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, August 9, 1889 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff J. J. (Jack) Lee Putnam County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Wednesday, August 9, 1899 Cause of Death: Fall Constable Bragg Dunbar Freestone County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Friday, August 9, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Harry Libman Rock Island Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, August 9, 1918 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Harold J. Mosman Lewiston Police Department, ID EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 1921 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Special Officer Peter Kozlowski Mount Carmel Borough Police Dep..., PA EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John H. Adams Frederick City Police Department, MD EOW: Wednesday, August 9, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Frank Smith Clay County Sheriff's Office, IA EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Emery O. Gooch Maine State Police, ME EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1924 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Harold Huff Johnson City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, August 9, 1925 Cause of Death: Struck by train Officer William Wickman Tacoma Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, August 9, 1925 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Joseph G. Marshall Wichita Police Department, KS EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Joseph Henry Ellis Wilson Police Department, NC EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Paul E. Reynolds United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Friday, August 9, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John C. Germain Buffalo Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1930 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Detective Harry D. Bloomfield New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector Egbert Ellison United States Department of the..., US EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Clayton Olson Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Sunday, August 9, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective John S. Buettner Cleveland Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Robert Sumter United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, August 9, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Samuel D. Hicks Miami Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, August 9, 1936 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer John R. Sheridan Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, August 9, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Frank Tamulis Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Monday, August 9, 1937 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Thomas E. Killfoile Stockbridge Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, August 9, 1940 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Harold O. Olson Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1941 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Marshal Robert Glenn Brunner Wolcott Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1941 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman John J. O'Donnell Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, August 9, 1942 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Policeman Harry Maldonado-Freytes Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John D. Anderson Pima County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Monday, August 9, 1948 Cause of Death: Fall Sheriff Clifford Peak Winston County Sheriff's Depart..., AL EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Correctional Officer Charles Robert Elder Pennsylvania Department of Corr..., PA EOW: Monday, August 9, 1954 Cause of Death: Unidentified Chief of Police Frank E. McFadden Ivanhoe Police Department, MN EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1962 Cause of Death: Heart attack Special Agent Emir Benitez United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Detective Sergeant William Stanley Jones Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1975 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Police Officer Jerald Wayne Maynor Hickory Police Department, NC EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Special Agent Charles W. Elmore United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Johnnie L. Oliver United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Jared Robert Porter United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Raymond L. Davis Beaverhead County Sheriff's Dep..., MT EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1980 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Donald R. Harbour Riley County Police Department, KS EOW: Monday, August 9, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Anthony J. Garaffa Irvington Police Department, NJ EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Myron James Massey Fairfield Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, August 9, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jack G. Martin Lynden Police Department, WA EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 1988 Cause of Death: Heart attack Youth Counselor Ineasie Maxie Baker California Department of the Yo..., CA EOW: Friday, August 9, 1996 Cause of Death: Assault Police Officer Miguel A. Ocasio Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, August 9, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Michael L. McKee Kemper County Sheriff's Department, MS EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer II Filbert Henry Cuesta Jr. Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, August 9, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Kevin Robert Greener Fort Lee Police Department, NJ EOW: Monday, August 9, 1999 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident               Police Officer II Gene Valgene Williams Maui County Police Department, HI EOW: Monday, August 9, 1999 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Police Officer Brian Thomas Gleason United States Army Military Pol..., US EOW: Wednesday, August 9, 2000 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Eric Bradford Taylor Massillon Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, August 9, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Park Ranger Kristopher William Eggle United States Department of the..., US EOW: Friday, August 9, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Police Officer LaToya Nicole Johnson New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Monday, August 9, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Correctional Officer Wayne Thomas (Cotton) Morgan Tennessee Department of Correction, TN EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 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: 55
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 2
Duty related illness: 1
Fall: 2
Gunfire: 30
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 5
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 3

 

By State:
Alabama: 3
Arizona: 1
California: 2
Florida: 1
Hawaii: 1
Idaho: 1
Illinois: 4
Indiana: 1
Iowa: 1
Kansas: 2
Louisiana: 1
Maine: 1
Maryland: 1
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 1
Minnesota: 3
Mississippi: 1
Montana: 1
New Jersey: 2
New York: 4
North Carolina: 2
Ohio: 2
Pennsylvania: 2
Puerto Rico: 2
Tennessee: 2
Texas: 1
U.S. Government: 9
Washington: 2