Honoring Officers Killed in 1941

Night Policeman Richard D. Williams

Albia Police Department, IA

EOW: Thursday, January 2, 1941

Cause: Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Clifton F. Arnsparger

Bourbon County Sheriff's Department, KY

EOW: Sunday, January 5, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman John A. Stenzel

Niagara Falls Police Department, NY

EOW: Monday, January 6, 1941

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Sheriff Hugh L. White

Jackson County Sheriff's Office, TX

EOW: Monday, January 13, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Edward F. Maher

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, January 14, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Fred E. Damron

Floyd County Sheriff's Office, KY

EOW: Monday, January 20, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Irvine F. Wurm

Michigan State Police, MI

EOW: Sunday, January 26, 1941

Cause: Vehicular assault

Investigator Walter C. Guinn

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US

EOW: Tuesday, January 28, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Arthur L. Berry

Tampa Police Department, FL

EOW: Friday, January 31, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer Edward Charles Bradley

Philadelphia Police Department, PA

EOW: Sunday, February 2, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Arthur Smart

Panama Canal Zone Police Department, CZ

EOW: Wednesday, February 5, 1941

Cause: Vehicular assault

Officer Marion Paul Mengedoth

California Highway Patrol, CA

EOW: Friday, February 7, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Undersheriff David Robertson Hanton, Jr.

St. Clair County Sheriff's Department, MI

EOW: Saturday, February 8, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Police Officer James J. Clarke

Philadelphia Police Department, PA

EOW: Tuesday, February 11, 1941

Cause: Explosion

Detective Hoyt L. Gates

Ogden Police Department, UT

EOW: Tuesday, February 11, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Leon Fox

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Sunday, February 16, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Urshell Thomas Mayo

Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, VA

EOW: Wednesday, February 19, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Willie M. Jackson

Overton County Sheriff's Office, TN

EOW: Sunday, March 9, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Lloyd J. Stringer

Missoula County Sheriff's Office, MT

EOW: Tuesday, March 11, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer L. R. Rogers

Tulsa Police Department, OK

EOW: Sunday, March 16, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Special Agent Winfield S. Wooten

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Police Department, RR

EOW: Sunday, March 16, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Denson L. Hudson

Apopka Police Department, FL

EOW: Tuesday, March 18, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Game Warden Charles V. Masoner

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Enforcement Division, MN

EOW: Saturday, March 22, 1941

Cause: Heart attack

Officer Bedford F. Brackeen

Athens Police Department, AL

EOW: Monday, March 24, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer William E. Mears

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO

EOW: Tuesday, March 25, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Runions

Mercer County Sheriff's Office, ND

EOW: Thursday, April 3, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Sheriff Henry Clay Walker

Hamblen County Sheriff's Office, TN

EOW: Monday, April 7, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Probation Officer Ernest C. Wehr

Will County Probation Department, IL

EOW: Thursday, April 10, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Lester H. Henley

Tampa Police Department, FL

EOW: Friday, April 11, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Detective Charlie Herbert Baker

Charlotte Police Department, NC

EOW: Saturday, April 12, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Guard John Hartye

New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY

EOW: Monday, April 14, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer James Worden Fagan

Ossining Village Police Department, NY

EOW: Monday, April 14, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer George N. Guempel

Elizabeth Police Department, NJ

EOW: Tuesday, April 15, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Raymond L'Hommedieu

Smithtown Police Department, NY

EOW: Thursday, April 17, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Constable Adolf Gordon Jacobson

Superior Police Department, WI

EOW: Friday, April 18, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Investigator Robert Richard Evans

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US

EOW: Saturday, April 19, 1941

Cause: Vehicular assault

Private Frank John McManus

Nevada State Police, NV

EOW: Saturday, April 19, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Chief of Police F. C. Pope

Hollandale Police Department, MS

EOW: Sunday, April 20, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer John W. Sutfin

Norfolk and Western Railroad Police Department, RR

EOW: Friday, April 25, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper John I. Gregerson

New Jersey State Police, NJ

EOW: Monday, April 28, 1941

Cause: Aircraft accident

Patrolman John Thomas Logan McCord

Greenwood Police Department, SC

EOW: Friday, May 2, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Constable Mallory Williams

Escambia County District One Constable's Office, FL

EOW: Sunday, May 4, 1941

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Chief of Police Joseph Russell Gautier

Lester Police Department, WV

EOW: Sunday, May 4, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Bradford G. Mott

Rhode Island State Police, RI

EOW: Tuesday, May 6, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Trooper Sam R. Henderson

Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK

EOW: Wednesday, May 7, 1941

Cause: Vehicular assault

Trooper George August Forster

Indiana State Police, IN

EOW: Saturday, May 17, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Constable James Jackson Hunt

San Patricio County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX

EOW: Sunday, May 18, 1941

Cause: Stabbed

Lieutenant Phillip R. Johnson

Portland Police Bureau, OR

EOW: Monday, May 19, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Adolpf G. Karpinsky

Minneapolis Police Department, MN

EOW: Thursday, May 22, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Richard Henry "Dick" Riley, Jr.

Augusta Police Department, GA

EOW: Wednesday, May 28, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman George G. Broome

South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC

EOW: Wednesday, May 28, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrol Officer James William Burns

Bristol Police Department, CT

EOW: Thursday, May 29, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Town Marshal Marvin "Jack" Triplett

Lackey Police Department, KY

EOW: Friday, May 30, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police Charles F. Liebenow

Horicon Police Department, WI

EOW: Monday, June 2, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Glenn Scalf

Corbin Police Department, KY

EOW: Tuesday, June 3, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Policeman Fermin Alicea-Jusino

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Sunday, June 8, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Charles L. Goad

Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, AR

EOW: Monday, June 9, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Detective Sergeant George Kaltenberger

Colorado Springs Police Department, CO

EOW: Thursday, June 12, 1941

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Captain Hugh Francis McCann

Philadelphia Police Department, PA

EOW: Friday, June 13, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Herman O. Raschke

New Orleans Police Department, LA

EOW: Sunday, June 15, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Policeman Jerry Lee

Garrett Police Department, KY

EOW: Monday, June 16, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police Fredrick Isaac Hurst

Sidney Police Department, MT

EOW: Tuesday, June 17, 1941

Cause: Heart attack

Private Thomas P. Carey

Pennsylvania Motor Police, PA

EOW: Tuesday, June 17, 1941

Cause: Exposure to toxins

Chief of Police Bruce Felder Rainey

Weatherford Police Department, OK

EOW: Monday, June 23, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Officer William Paul Ketron

Nicholasville Police Department, KY

EOW: Wednesday, June 25, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Supervisor Arnold B. Gulzow

Colorado State Patrol, CO

EOW: Thursday, June 26, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Town Marshal William James Cox

Fairmount Police Department, IN

EOW: Thursday, June 26, 1941

Cause: Duty related illness

Undersheriff Ed O'Donnell

Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office, MT

EOW: Thursday, June 26, 1941

Cause: Aircraft accident

Officer Leslie Lauterwasser

California Highway Patrol, CA

EOW: Friday, June 27, 1941

Cause: Vehicular assault

Park Police Officer Charles J. Speaker

Chicago Park District Police Department, IL

EOW: Monday, June 30, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Assistant Chief John T. Oaks

Phenix City Police Department, AL

EOW: Tuesday, July 1, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Railroad Policeman Howard R. Clark

New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Police Department, RR

EOW: Thursday, July 3, 1941

Cause: Drowned

Deputy Sheriff Ray William Russell

Addison County Sheriff's Department, VT

EOW: Thursday, July 3, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Thomas W. Prindiville

Oakland Police Department, CA

EOW: Sunday, July 6, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff George Flute

Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, OK

EOW: Sunday, July 6, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police Elmer Ritner Hollenbaugh

Newville Borough Police Department, PA

EOW: Thursday, July 10, 1941

Cause: Heart attack

Policeman Ferris Eugene Stansell

Los Angeles Police Department, CA

EOW: Friday, July 11, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Newton Edward Wolff

Birmingham Police Department, AL

EOW: Saturday, July 12, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Lieutenant Arthur W. Bethel

Los Angeles Police Department, CA

EOW: Sunday, July 13, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Marshall C. "Mike" Kennedy

Fort Worth Police Department, TX

EOW: Wednesday, July 16, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Chief of Police James Burton Burnett

Guin Police Department, AL

EOW: Thursday, July 17, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Norman K. Dixon

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Saturday, July 19, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrol Officer John E. Palmatier

Waterbury Police Department, CT

EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Chief of Police L. Newton Bogart

Sevierville Police Department, TN

EOW: Sunday, July 20, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police Jesse Franklin Rickels

Warrior Police Department, AL

EOW: Sunday, July 27, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Robert A. Moore

New York State Police, NY

EOW: Wednesday, July 30, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Sheriff Melbourne Lewis

Grant County Sheriff's Department, SD

EOW: Wednesday, July 30, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Gurney Royall

Winston-Salem Police Department, NC

EOW: Friday, August 1, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Constable Squire Gatlin Rains

Whitley County Constable's Office, KY

EOW: Saturday, August 2, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Police Officer Berchman L. White

South Norfolk Police Department, VA

EOW: Monday, August 4, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Private Thomas Patrick Fogarty

United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police, US

EOW: Wednesday, August 6, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Elwyn L. Hargrave

United States Army Military Police Corps, US

EOW: Wednesday, August 6, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Marshal Robert Glenn Brunner

Wolcott Police Department, IN

EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Harold O. Olson

Minneapolis Police Department, MN

EOW: Saturday, August 9, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Warden Jess Dunn

Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK

EOW: Sunday, August 10, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff William A. Ford

Pittsburg County Sheriff's Office, OK

EOW: Sunday, August 10, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman S. C. "Preacher" McKenzie

Gastonia Police Department, NC

EOW: Wednesday, August 13, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Policeman George Robert Colvin

Los Angeles Police Department, CA

EOW: Monday, August 18, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Investigator Roy Neil Griffin

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US

EOW: Monday, August 18, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Ralph Ross Newman

Illinois State Police, IL

EOW: Wednesday, August 20, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff James Henry Diamond

Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, WV

EOW: Wednesday, August 20, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Charles G. Sundstrom

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Thursday, August 21, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Patrolman Harold J. King

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Friday, August 22, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman John C. Sherman

Schenectady Police Department, NY

EOW: Friday, August 22, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman Tobias J. "Toby" Brown

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA

EOW: Saturday, August 23, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Frank Lightner Armstrong

Augusta County Sheriff's Office, VA

EOW: Saturday, August 23, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Inspector Vincent P. Lynch

San Francisco Police Department, CA

EOW: Saturday, August 30, 1941

Cause: Vehicular assault

Policeman Alex Norris

Beaufort Police Department, NC

EOW: Monday, September 1, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Constable William W. Cumberledge

Gray County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX

EOW: Monday, September 1, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Border Patrol Inspector Robert James Heibler

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US

EOW: Sunday, September 7, 1941

Cause: Vehicular assault

Deputy U.S. Marshal William J. McCormick

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US

EOW: Tuesday, September 9, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Clyde Edward Powell

Sault Ste. Marie Police Department, MI

EOW: Sunday, September 14, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Henry R. Taylor

Brenham Police Department, TX

EOW: Sunday, September 14, 1941

Cause: Vehicular assault

Officer Victor Leon Morris

Dallas Police Department, TX

EOW: Monday, September 15, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Bernard Benson

South Dakota Highway Patrol, SD

EOW: Wednesday, September 17, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Motorcycle Officer Wesley Frank Thompson

Miami Police Department, FL

EOW: Thursday, September 18, 1941

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Ranger Harmon O. Schwoob

United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations, US

EOW: Saturday, September 20, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman James A. Schowers

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Tuesday, September 23, 1941

Cause: Assault

Policeman Joseph English Daniels

Los Angeles Police Department, CA

EOW: Wednesday, September 24, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Investigator Frederick Lewis Regan

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US

EOW: Sunday, September 28, 1941

Cause: Heart attack

Patrolman Paul L. McManis

Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH

EOW: Sunday, September 28, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Sheriff John M. Benton

Meigs County Sheriff's Office, TN

EOW: Sunday, September 28, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Joseph P. Monroe

South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC

EOW: Tuesday, September 30, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

City Marshal Jake Henderson

Dustin Police Department, OK

EOW: Tuesday, October 14, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Policeman Frank J. Christian

Cook County Highway Police, IL

EOW: Sunday, October 19, 1941

Cause: Vehicular assault

Sheriff Charles Vernon McGriff

Story County Sheriff's Department, IA

EOW: Monday, October 20, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Sheriff Jay Byron Phelps

Garfield County Sheriff's Office, MT

EOW: Saturday, October 25, 1941

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Chief of Police R. E. Lawrence

Mount Airy Police Department, NC

EOW: Monday, October 27, 1941

Cause: Heart attack

Patrolman Louis Vastola

Buffalo Police Department, NY

EOW: Thursday, October 30, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Clifford Drietzler

White Pine County Sheriff's Office, NV

EOW: Wednesday, November 5, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Sergeant Charles F. Hill

Connecticut State Police, CT

EOW: Thursday, November 6, 1941

Cause: Vehicular assault

Patrolman William Beverly Jacobs

Shreveport Police Department, LA

EOW: Friday, November 14, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Game Warden Ananias "Norris" Green

New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, NM

EOW: Saturday, November 15, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Sheriff Wad D. Allen

Edgefield County Sheriff's Department, SC

EOW: Sunday, November 16, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Sheriff George Carrigan

Lapeer County Sheriff's Office, MI

EOW: Monday, November 17, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff William Loyd Clark

Edgefield County Sheriff's Department, SC

EOW: Tuesday, November 18, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Officer Harry K. W. Fung

Maui County Police Department, HI

EOW: Wednesday, November 19, 1941

Cause: Vehicular assault

Investigator William Milton Pugh

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US

EOW: Friday, November 21, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Lawrence Bunce

Pierce County Sheriff's Department, WA

EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Paul Andrew Trent

Tacoma Police Department, WA

EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Deputy Sheriff Arthur T. Varco

Pierce County Sheriff's Department, WA

EOW: Sunday, November 23, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Officer Martin J. Joyce

Tacoma Police Department, WA

EOW: Tuesday, November 25, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Trooper John W. Cain

Michigan State Police, MI

EOW: Wednesday, November 26, 1941

Cause: Vehicular assault

Patrolman William McKinley Buck

Chicago Police Department, IL

EOW: Saturday, November 29, 1941

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman James P. Collins

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Saturday, November 29, 1941

Cause: Duty related illness

Chief of Police Olen Chester Pass

Denton Police Department, TX

EOW: Saturday, November 29, 1941

Cause: Duty related illness

Lieutenant Oscar G. Olson

Duluth Police Department, MN

EOW: Monday, December 1, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Fred L. Walker

Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO

EOW: Wednesday, December 3, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Julius N. Alberson

San Antonio Police Department, TX

EOW: Thursday, December 4, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Guard Philip Perry Ketchum

West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, WV

EOW: Thursday, December 4, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Luther Paul Daniel

Florida Highway Patrol, FL

EOW: Friday, December 5, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Thomas J. Casey

New York City Police Department, NY

EOW: Saturday, December 6, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Trooper Victor O. Dosing

Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO

EOW: Sunday, December 7, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Park Police Officer Charles H. Williams

Chicago Park District Police Department, IL

EOW: Wednesday, December 10, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrol Officer Raymond Haley Jenkins

Valdosta Police Department, GA

EOW: Tuesday, December 16, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Assistant Chief of Police George Anton Krauss

Glynn County Police Department, GA

EOW: Wednesday, December 17, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Thomas F. Prince

Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, RR

EOW: Wednesday, December 17, 1941

Cause: Struck by train

Police Officer Patrick F. Leavitt

Lowell Police Department, MA

EOW: Thursday, December 18, 1941

Cause: Heart attack

Police Officer James Corbett Coleman

Glynn County Police Department, GA

EOW: Monday, December 22, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Chief of Police Troy McDilda

Lyons Police Department, GA

EOW: Tuesday, December 23, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Patrolman Earl W. Eubanks

Savannah Police Department, GA

EOW: Tuesday, December 23, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff David Stout Larimer

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA

EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Policeman Miguel A. Ortiz-Salgado

Puerto Rico Police Department, PR

EOW: Wednesday, December 24, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Policeman Warren Gamel Chamberlain

Los Angeles Police Department, CA

EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1941

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Policeman William J. Henderson

Philadelphia Police Department, PA

EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman Ralph R. Miller

Kansas City Police Department, MO

EOW: Saturday, December 27, 1941

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Police Officer Christian Schade

Carnegie Borough Police Department, PA

EOW: Saturday, December 27, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Warden James Brooks Jackson

Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, AR

EOW: Sunday, December 28, 1941

Cause: Gunfire

Deputy Sheriff Joe B. Bosshardt

McLean County Sheriff's Office, IL

EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1941

Cause: Struck by vehicle

Patrolman James Clark Campbell

Oakmont Borough Police Department, PA

EOW: Wednesday, December 31, 1941

Cause: Assault