The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - August 11th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Deputy Marshal Willard Ayers United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1880 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William S. Winningder Portsmouth Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Michael Baldwin Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Friday, August 11, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire City Marshal James Otway Lee El Campo Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1914 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Vincent J. Moore Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, August 11, 1916 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Chief Walter L. Mull Dewey Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, August 11, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector Fred Tate United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, August 11, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Lawrence M. Klump Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Saturday, August 11, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Dexter Clayton Phillips Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, August 11, 1923 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy Sheriff Jamie Dooley Lafayette County Sheriff's Depa..., AR EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective John M. Singer New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Coast Guardsman Victor A. Lamby United States Coast Guard Offic..., US EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Arthur A. Zimmerman United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Sunday, August 11, 1929 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Joseph E. Johnson Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Monday, August 11, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Deputy William S. Thompson Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, TN EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward Keim Toledo Police Department, OH EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Robert (Ruby) Schanbaum Cook County Highway Police, IL EOW: Saturday, August 11, 1934 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff D. C. (Doss) Alexander Walker County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Saturday, August 11, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Acting Chief John Delaney Godwin Jr Orange Police Department, TX EOW: Sunday, August 11, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Erskin G. Fish Sacramento Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, August 11, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph P. McBreen New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1937 Cause of Death: Structure collapse Detective Isadore Astel New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Bosworth New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1937 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Inspector Fred Lamar Tillis Florida State Beverage Department, FL EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1942 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Officer Charles Nelson Doughty Newport News Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, August 11, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police William Arman Tyler Edinboro Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, August 11, 1947 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Inspector Frank J. Mascari Mount Vernon Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1948 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman George Connelly New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1949 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Special Town Marshal Clemente Salazar Bernalillo Police Department, NM EOW: Friday, August 11, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Raymond Messer California Department of Correc..., CA EOW: Saturday, August 11, 1951 Cause of Death: Stabbed Patrolman Benson J. Walker New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Monday, August 11, 1952 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Deputy Sheriff David Arron Jones Maverick County Sheriff's Depar..., TX EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain James W. Parr Florida Department of Corrections, FL EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1966 Cause of Death: Drowned Lieutenant Samual W. Gibbs Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Perley C. Kennie Westbrook Police Department, ME EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1966 Cause of Death: Heart attack             Chief of Police William Terrell Mantoth Tehachapi Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, August 11, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Jan Mulder Piqua Police Department, OH EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Stephen Dale Hensley Delta Police Department, CO EOW: Saturday, August 11, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Bobby Whitten Troup County Sheriff's Office, GA EOW: Sunday, August 11, 1974 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Roger Lee Brown Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1976 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Police Officer Michael Joseph Bernard Smith Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1976 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer David L. Van Meter Minneapolis Police Department, KS EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1977 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant George Yaros Gary Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Leo Spicer Jr. Forest Hill Police Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1982 Cause of Death: Explosion Sergeant Ricardo Michael Preston United States Department of the..., US EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1988 Cause of Death: Heart attack              Deputy Sheriff Allen Bernard Lennon Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1992 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Norberto Ortiz-Ocasio Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Richard George Magan Fall River Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, August 11, 2000 Cause of Death: Fall Police Officer Scott T. Stewart Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, August 11, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Patrol Officer Trey Michael Hutchison Bossier City Police Department, LA EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Police Officer Francis Manuel Ortega Pine Lake Police Department, GA EOW: Thursday, August 11, 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: 51
Automobile accident: 3
Drowned: 1
Explosion: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 28
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 2
Stabbed: 1
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Structure collapse: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 3

 

By State:
Arkansas: 1
California: 3
Colorado: 1
Florida: 2
Georgia: 3
Illinois: 1
Indiana: 1
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 1
Louisiana: 2
Maine: 1
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 1
New Mexico: 1
New York: 6
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 5
Oklahoma: 1
Pennsylvania: 2
Puerto Rico: 1
Tennessee: 2
Texas: 5
U.S. Government: 5
Virginia: 3