Officer Down Memorial Page

Watchman Christian Luswanger
New York City Watch, NY
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1806
Cause of Death: Stabbed

Watchman Henry Carroll
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1853
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman John D. Sullivan
Savannah Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1869
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff John Green
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Division of Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1878
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sheriff George Washington Epperson
Bradford County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1885
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Marshal Matthew Barnhill
Jesup Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1889
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Chief of Police William James Kittrell
Gainesville Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1890
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Constable Tom H. Loftin
Falls County Constable's Office - Precinct 7, TX
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1894
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Deputy Marshal Columbus Brown
Orleans Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1895
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Louis Klusman
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1896
Cause of Death: Animal related

Chief of Detectives John Donahue
Hot Springs Police Department, AR
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1902
Cause of Death: Gunfire

City Marshal L. Elmer Ferguson
Ringwood Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1903
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Chief of Police James J. Mitchell
St. Petersburg Police Department, FL
EOW: Monday, December 25, 1905
Cause of Death: Stabbed

Deputy Sheriff Mack Roberts
Leslie County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, December 25, 1905
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Chief Marshal James Leonard Holland
Booneville Police Department, AR
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1906
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Special Deputy Lee Eldridge
Sullivan County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1907
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Marshal John C. Mullins
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1908
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Corporal Juan Roig-Loyola
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1908
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff John Ernst
Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1910
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff David Olius "Ollie" Battle
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1910
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Policeman Floyd C. Eiler
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, December 25, 1911
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer William "Billie" Nelson
Midvale Police Department, UT
EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1912
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Marshal John Zoller
Gervais Police Department, OR
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1913
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Otto Albertson
Poughkeepsie City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 25, 1916
Cause of Death: Asphyxiation

Police Officer Joseph A. Coghill
Dormont Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Chief of Police Russell Baker
Barbourville Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Joseph T. Connor
Quincy Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, December 25, 1922
Cause of Death: Duty related illness

Patrolman Neil McIntyre
South Bend Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1923
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Detective Homer C. Nuckolls
Pine Bluff Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Chief of Police Nels H. Romer
Mandan Police Department, ND
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Walter E. Rauch
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Herbert D. Allen
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1927
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Sheriff George Washington "Wash" Coppinger
Marion County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Langford Hennessey
Marion County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Border Patrol Inspector Robert H. Lobdell
United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol, US
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1928
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Francis Cyril Guest
Coral Gables Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1928
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Raleigh W. Taylor
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1930
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Patrolman James D. Turner
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Berry Palmer
Atkinson County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Explosion

Deputy Sheriff Owen Woodford Sizemore
Harlan County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Edwin D. Milam
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1934
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Policeman Thomas O'Neill
Butte Police Department, MT
EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1935
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Joseph P. Reiner
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, December 25, 1935
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Officer Waldemar L. Jentzsch
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1937
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Investigator William Edward Smith
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1937
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

Town Marshal John James Speed
Union Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1937
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Chief of Police Jasper Addison Gargis
Southern Pines Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, December 25, 1939
Cause of Death: Assault

Policeman William J. Henderson
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1941
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Policeman W. G. Chamberlain
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1941
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident

Officer James J. Goodson
St. Petersburg Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1947
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Sergeant Joseph L. Hojak
Johnstown Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Bill Miller
Magoffin County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1951
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Joseph Pych
Enfield Police Department, CT
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1954
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Auxiliary Policeman William James Henhoeffer
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1955
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

Police Officer Marvin Elton Wills
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1955
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman William Ligon Acker
Anderson Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1956
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Dominic Paparelli
Archbald Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1960
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Assistant Chief Robert Henry Potter
Tulia Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer William O. Putnam
Caro Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, December 25, 1961
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Sergeant Jack Lee Cooper
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1964
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff James M. Alexander
Washington County Sheriff's Office, ID
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1965
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Kathleen M. Reilly
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 25, 1967
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Frank Earl Dannenberg
Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Court Services, IL
EOW: Monday, December 25, 1967
Cause of Death: Assault

Patrolman James A. Traylor
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1970
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Patrolman Leonard Meeks, Jr.
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Monday, December 25, 1972
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Chief of Police George H. King
Evarts Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1973
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Sheriff William M. "Billy" Phillips
Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Patrolman Berry Joe McGuire
Amarillo Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Sam E. Etheredge, Jr.
Daytona Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Officer Gerald Eldin Dormaier
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Edward K. Alley, Jr.
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1980
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Corrections Employee Gregory J. Gunter
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1982
Cause of Death: Stabbed

Policeman Guadalupe Sanchez-Morales
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1982
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Detective Robert L. Zore
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1983
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Lieutenant Thurman Earl Sharp
Marion County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1988
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Freddie Dukes
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1990
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Deputy Darryn Leroy Robins
Orange County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)

Officer George A. Dzyak
Rostraver Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1993
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Police Officer Jerome Harrison Seaberry, Sr.
Lake Charles Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, December 25, 1995
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Patrolman Mark Allen Swaney
Davidson Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Detective Donald Miller
New Bern Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 2001
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer John Patrick Watson
Kenai Police Department, AK
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 2003
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Police Officer Shawn Carson
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 2005
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Police Officer Robert Nguyen
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 2005
Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Sergeant Marc Charles Wilbur
Avon Park Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 2008
Cause of Death: Heart attack

Corporal Dennis Edward Engelhard
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Friday, December 25, 2009
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle

Deputy Sheriff Michael Ray Schaefer
Uvalde County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 2010
Cause of Death: Heart attack