The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - August 13th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Patrolman Daniel Crowley Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, August 13, 1881 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William E. Griffiths Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Sunday, August 13, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Thomas C. Clifford Denver Police Department, CO EOW: Sunday, August 13, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert J. Thorpe New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, August 13, 1900 Cause of Death: Stabbed              Railroad Detective Charles L. Stewart Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R..., RR EOW: Thursday, August 13, 1908 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff John Branson Mayes County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Sunday, August 13, 1911 Cause of Death: Animal related Sergeant Martin J. Corcoran Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, August 13, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Eugene J. (Chic) Lucas Conshohocken Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, August 13, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff William H. Engel Vanderburgh County Sheriff's De..., IN EOW: Wednesday, August 13, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Andrew B. Cuneo Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Saturday, August 13, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John D. Bell Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, August 13, 1921 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sheriff Richard Ellis Scott County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Thursday, August 13, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Edwin B. Conoley Pinal County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Saturday, August 13, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Claude James Bowen Shawnee Police Department, OK EOW: Tuesday, August 13, 1935 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Patrolman S. C. (Preacher) McKenzie Gastonia Police Department, NC EOW: Wednesday, August 13, 1941 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Dewey L. Littleton Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, August 13, 1947 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Leroy Dunn Bridgeport Police Department, CT EOW: Sunday, August 13, 1950 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident             Patrolman Austin Eugene Vanover Sr. Henderson Police Department, KY EOW: Wednesday, August 13, 1958 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Roy Edward James Moultrie Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, August 13, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Joseph M. O'Connor Spokane County Sheriff's Depart..., WA EOW: Sunday, August 13, 1961 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Patrolman Gilbert D. Benitez New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, August 13, 1963 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Ronald E. Ludlow Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA EOW: Friday, August 13, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Earl Dean Compton Iva Police Department, SC EOW: Sunday, August 13, 1967 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman James Emory Rodine Des Moines Police Department, IA EOW: Tuesday, August 13, 1968 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Wildlife Officer Leon Walker Florida Game and Fresh Water Fi..., FL EOW: Thursday, August 13, 1970 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Deputy Sheriff Rodney Norberg Hennepin County Sheriff's Depar..., MN EOW: Friday, August 13, 1971 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Detective Carl W. Setser Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Sunday, August 13, 1972 Cause of Death: Heart attack Detective Thomas Atkins Dawson New Jersey State Police, NJ EOW: Monday, August 13, 1973 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Earl Lucien Alfred Slidell Police Department, LA EOW: Wednesday, August 13, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John William Snow Newark Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, August 13, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Walter Michael Northey Arvada Police Department, CO EOW: Monday, August 13, 1979 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Patrolman John E. Johnson Holliston Police Department, MA EOW: Thursday, August 13, 1981 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Michael Doyle United States General Services ..., US EOW: Friday, August 13, 1982 Cause of Death: Training accident Patrol Officer Steven Mitchell University of Chicago Police De..., IL EOW: Saturday, August 13, 1983 Cause of Death: Stabbed             Deputy Sheriff Charles Lee (Matt) Dillon Comanche County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Thursday, August 13, 1987 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Chief of Police Richard Leon Duncan Decatur Police Department, AR EOW: Thursday, August 13, 1998 Cause of Death: Automobile accident             Deputy Sheriff Marcus Lyman Whitfield Greenville County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Friday, August 13, 1999 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Senior Deputy Michael Benjamin Meyer Yuma County Sheriff's Department, AZ EOW: Monday, August 13, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Timothy Lee Webster Crystal Springs Police Department, MS EOW: Saturday, August 13, 2005 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Roy Lundell Nelson Jr. New Smyrna Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, August 13, 2005 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

 

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

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 43
Aircraft accident: 2
Animal related: 1
Automobile accident: 7
Gunfire: 21
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 2
Struck by vehicle: 1
Training accident: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 2

 

By State:
Arizona: 2
Arkansas: 1
California: 2
Colorado: 3
Connecticut: 1
Florida: 2
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 4
Indiana: 1
Iowa: 1
Kentucky: 1
Louisiana: 2
Massachusetts: 2
Minnesota: 1
Mississippi: 1
New Jersey: 2
New York: 2
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 1
Oklahoma: 3
Pennsylvania: 1
Railroad Police: 1
South Carolina: 2
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 1
U.S. Government: 2
Washington: 1