The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - August 15th

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Lest we forget...  

 

Sheriff Joseph McKinney Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1850 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Thomas Nolan Nueces County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1860 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Thomas Walker New York Metropolitan Police Force, NY EOW: Tuesday, August 15, 1865 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John J. Condon Hoboken Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, August 15, 1902 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrol Officer Clarence Shockley Niles Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George B. Grover Trenton Police Department, NJ EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1917 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Palmer Morrison Watts Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Dep..., AL EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles Lucy Beacon Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, August 15, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George E. Heno New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Tuesday, August 15, 1922 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sergeant Walter C. Hollums Birmingham Police Department, AL EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1923 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Frank Milanoski St. Paul Police Department, MN EOW: Friday, August 15, 1924 Cause of Death: Assault Patrolman T. G. Anderson Winston-Salem Police Department, NC EOW: Monday, August 15, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Edward Baerwald Wausau Police Department, WI EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1928 Cause of Death: Accidental Patrolman Michael T. Connolly Portland Police Department, ME EOW: Friday, August 15, 1930 Cause of Death: Assault Deputy Sheriff Oza Bentle Moore Lewis County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1931 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Edward J. Gahan Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Joseph E. English Wasco Police Department, CA EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Daniel T. O'Connell New Haven Police Department, CT EOW: Monday, August 15, 1938 Cause of Death: Unidentified Officer Harry A. Bolin Indianapolis Police Department, IN EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1940 Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar Patrolman Chester Leo Shack Clarksburg Police Department, WV EOW: Monday, August 15, 1949 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Donald W. Redfern Albuquerque Police Department, NM EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1951 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Sergeant Major George W. Harrelson Georgia State Patrol, GA EOW: Friday, August 15, 1952 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective William J. Murphy Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, August 15, 1955 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Edward Flynn Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1956 Cause of Death: Heart attack Constable Richard LaVerne Teske Clayton Village Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1964 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Police Officer Richard R. LeFebvre Long Beach Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, August 15, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Jerry Edwin Trimmer Henrico County Police Department, VA EOW: Monday, August 15, 1966 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Ricktor A. Gutowsky Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1968 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Trooper Richard V. Woods South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Friday, August 15, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Milton I. Spell Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1974 Cause of Death: Gunfire Control Officer Joseph A. Modlin Washington State Patrol, WA EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1974 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Helicopter Pilot Gary Anthony Nelson Anaheim Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, August 15, 1975 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Captain Donald Eugene Owens Bloomington Police Department, IN EOW: Friday, August 15, 1975 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Leo M. Koscelnick Pennsylvania State Police, PA EOW: Monday, August 15, 1977 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Eloy Flores Gonzales San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Monday, August 15, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Inspector James Olen Randolph Jr. Inyo County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1979 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Patrolman Jack William Osborne Seymour Police Department, IN EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1981 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault              Corporal George Washington Gross Jr. Port Isabel Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, August 15, 1986 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Marc A. Perse Colorado Department of Corrections, CO EOW: Monday, August 15, 1994 Cause of Death: Training accident Sergeant James Kenneth Kinard Snohomish County Sheriff's Depa..., WA EOW: Monday, August 15, 1994 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert K. Martin Arizona Department of Public Sa..., AZ EOW: Tuesday, August 15, 1995 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective John Cousin Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1996 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Eryk Todd Heck Allen County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Friday, August 15, 1997 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard Eugene Perkins Bishop Police Department, CA EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Chief of Police Verlon LeMaster Jr. Grant Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, August 15, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant LeRoy Henry Nennig Jr. Sheboygan County Sheriff's Depa..., WI EOW: Sunday, August 15, 2004 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

 

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

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 46
Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 4
Gunfire: 19
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 4
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Training accident: 1
Unidentified: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 3

 

By State:
Alabama: 3
Arizona: 1
California: 6
Colorado: 1
Connecticut: 1
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 1
Indiana: 4
Kentucky: 1
Louisiana: 1
Maine: 1
Maryland: 1
Michigan: 3
Minnesota: 1
New Jersey: 2
New Mexico: 1
New York: 2
North Carolina: 1
Pennsylvania: 4
South Carolina: 1
Texas: 3
Virginia: 1
Washington: 2
West Virginia: 1
Wisconsin: 2