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1943 Honor Roll of Heroes

Miami Police Department, Arizona Miami Police Department, Arizona

Special Police Officer George Edward Hicks
Miami Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, January 1, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Marion Police Department, Indiana Marion Police Department, Indiana

Police Officer Chaney T. Boles
Marion Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, January 1, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Richmond County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina Richmond County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Sheriff William Dewitt Ormsby
Richmond County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Tuesday, January 5, 1943
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Redding Police Department, California Redding Police Department, California

Patrolman Paul F. Lane
Redding Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Joseph A. Stucker
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Patrolman VanBuren Quarles
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, January 10, 1943
Cause of Death: Assault
Warren County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Warren County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee

Sheriff Charles Walter Conlin, Jr.
Warren County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, January 10, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lawrence County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee Lawrence County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee

Sheriff Cleveland Olen Weathers
Lawrence County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, January 12, 1943
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Oakland Police Department, California Oakland Police Department, California

Police Officer Elmer E. Norgren
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1943
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government

Special Agent Harold Dennis Haberfeld
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1943
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government

Assistant Director Percy Eldridge "Sam" Foxworth
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1943
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Wabash Police Department, Indiana Wabash Police Department, Indiana

Officer Clinton Maxwell Osthimer
Wabash Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Christopher J. Hughes
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 22, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Pasquale Venturelli
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1943
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Mechanicsburg Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania Mechanicsburg Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer Homer Reed Gilbert
Mechanicsburg Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1943
Cause of Death: Heart attack
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Walter Charles Maxey
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 2, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Phoebus Police Department, Virginia

Patrolman Ralph Keesee Ghivizzani
Phoebus Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, February 6, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Frederick Wales
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
San Francisco Police Department, California

Officer Timothy Ryan
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 11, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin

Lieutenant Albert Charles Grosskopf
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, February 13, 1943
Cause of Death: Heart attack
United States War Department - New York Port of Embarkation Police, U.S. Government

Patrolman Victor Salvatore Manfra
United States War Department - New York Port of Embarkation Police, US
EOW: Friday, February 26, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Angelo DiMuro
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1943
Cause of Death: Accidental
United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government

Private First Class Bernard Paul Schindler
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Michigan State Police, Michigan Michigan State Police, Michigan

Trooper Ralph Broullire
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Tuesday, March 16, 1943
Cause of Death: Drowned
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman James J. Donovan
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, March 19, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, Missouri St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, Missouri

Deputy Sheriff Fred Douglas Slaten
St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Sunday, March 21, 1943
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin

Police Officer Joseph A. Lecher
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, March 21, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Charleroi Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania Charleroi Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman George T. Arnold
Charleroi Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, March 29, 1943
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Eddy County Sheriff's Office, New Mexico

Deputy Sheriff Caleb Thomas Hopkins
Eddy County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Sunday, April 4, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Columbus Police Department, Georgia Columbus Police Department, Georgia

Police Officer Harry C. Gibson
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 6, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Page County Sheriff's Department, Iowa Page County Sheriff's Department, Iowa

Sheriff Cecil M. Crawford
Page County Sheriff's Department, IA
EOW: Saturday, April 10, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Detective Sergeant Joseph Peter Husken
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, April 17, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Parma Police Department, Missouri Parma Police Department, Missouri

Marshal Hughey Sylvester Kitchens
Parma Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, April 17, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer George E. Ellis, Jr.
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 1943
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Ojai Police Department, California Ojai Police Department, California

Constable Harry Hunt
Ojai Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Army Air Force Military Police, U.S. Government

Staff Sergeant Frank Charles Fritze
United States Army Air Force Military Police, US
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1943
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Hamden Police Department, Connecticut Hamden Police Department, Connecticut

Patrolman Milton L. Hodder
Hamden Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1943
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Wilkes-Barre Police Department, Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman John Joseph Moore
Wilkes-Barre Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
McMinn County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff John W. Morgan
McMinn County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1943
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Norwood Police Department, North Carolina Norwood Police Department, North Carolina

Chief of Police Jack Albert Skinner
Norwood Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Middlesex County Sheriff's Office, New Jersey Middlesex County Sheriff's Office, New Jersey

Guard Joseph Michalowski
Middlesex County Sheriff's Office, NJ
EOW: Saturday, May 8, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Charles R. Johnston
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, May 9, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Louisiana State Police, Louisiana Louisiana State Police, Louisiana

Trooper James T. Brownfield
Louisiana State Police, LA
EOW: Sunday, May 9, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan

Conservation Officer Carlyle B. Smith
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, MI
EOW: Tuesday, May 11, 1943
Cause of Death: Hypothermia
Warren County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

Chief Deputy Samuel Jasper Luckett
Warren County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Tuesday, May 11, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Clark County Sheriff's Office, Nevada

Deputy Sheriff Jack David London
Clark County Sheriff's Office, NV
EOW: Monday, May 17, 1943
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Lansing Police Department, Michigan Lansing Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Gottlieb Sohn
Lansing Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1943
Cause of Death: Heart attack
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, U.S. Government United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, U.S. Government

Investigator Randall Oakes Younger
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US
EOW: Tuesday, June 1, 1943
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Dearborn County Sheriff's Department, Indiana Dearborn County Sheriff's Department, Indiana

Deputy Robert A. Grubbs
Dearborn County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, June 2, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Pinal County Sheriff's Office, Arizona Pinal County Sheriff's Office, Arizona

Deputy Sheriff Samuel Dow Blackwell
Pinal County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Sunday, June 6, 1943
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Mitchell A. Lipinski
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, June 6, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government

Military Police Officer Romie Ethridge Lindsey
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Wednesday, June 9, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland

Police Officer William J. Woodcock
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1943
Cause of Death: Assault
Mobile Police Department, Alabama Mobile Police Department, Alabama

Officer Ollie Mason
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Lawrence A. Adam
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, July 1, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Gulfport Police Department, Mississippi Gulfport Police Department, Mississippi

Police Officer Clifton Tillman
Gulfport Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Nashville City Police Department, Tennessee Nashville City Police Department, Tennessee

Patrolman Robert Burns Sandefur
Nashville City Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Nelson S. Dwelly
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Park Rapids Police Department, Minnesota Park Rapids Police Department, Minnesota

Chief of Police Frank Otis Town
Park Rapids Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin

Police Officer Arnold O. Werner
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1943
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Norfolk Police Department, Virginia Norfolk Police Department, Virginia

Officer Robert F. Dunn
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Norfolk Police Department, Virginia Norfolk Police Department, Virginia

Officer Franklin Augustus Davis, Sr.
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government

Special Agent Richard Blackstone Brown
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1943
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Oakdale Police Department, Louisiana Oakdale Police Department, Louisiana

Chief of Police William Henry Bishop
Oakdale Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, July 18, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Petersburg Bureau of Police, Virginia Petersburg Bureau of Police, Virginia

Patrol Officer Robert B. Hatchell
Petersburg Bureau of Police, VA
EOW: Sunday, July 18, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Connecticut State Police, Connecticut Connecticut State Police, Connecticut

Trooper Edward P. Jesmonth
Connecticut State Police, CT
EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1943
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government

Assistant Provost Marshal Thomas Laurence Henry
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York

Lieutenant Ralph Martin
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, July 21, 1943
Cause of Death: Fall
Glynn County Police Department, Georgia Glynn County Police Department, Georgia

Police Officer William Marion Lee
Glynn County Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Matthews Police Department, South Carolina

Police Officer Harry Clifton Stabler
St. Matthews Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, August 1, 1943
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Kansas City Police Department, Kansas Kansas City Police Department, Kansas

Police Officer Edward F. Nugent
Kansas City Police Department, KS
EOW: Monday, August 2, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Illinois State Police, Illinois

Sergeant Phillip B. Guinto
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin

Deputy Sheriff William Phipps, Sr.
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Rayne Police Department, Louisiana Rayne Police Department, Louisiana

Police Officer Albert P. Guidry
Rayne Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, August 8, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Westchester County Parkway Police Department, New York Westchester County Parkway Police Department, New York

Patrolman Reuben "Bunk" Conklin
Westchester County Parkway Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 8, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. Government United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. Government

Chief Park Ranger Forest Sanford Townsley
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1943
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman James G. Karl
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, August 12, 1943
Cause of Death: Fire
Ecorse Police Department, Michigan Ecorse Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer John Otto Hessler
Ecorse Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, August 12, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer Karl F. Kohler
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, August 12, 1943
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Arab Police Department, Alabama Arab Police Department, Alabama

Night Policeman William Richard "Billy" Coleman
Arab Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, August 14, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff John Middleton
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, August 16, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Louisville Police Department, Kentucky Louisville Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman William Preston Bryant
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, August 18, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Rueben Fox
Anderson County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Friday, August 20, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio

Captain George B. Dooley
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government

Private James T. Wright
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Wednesday, August 25, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Washington Department of Wildlife, Washington Washington Department of Wildlife, Washington

Game Warden Sherman J. Handron
Washington Department of Wildlife, WA
EOW: Sunday, August 29, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government

Customs Officer Patrick Joseph Black
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, August 31, 1943
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

Deputy Sheriff Milton F. Ferguson
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Wednesday, September 1, 1943
Cause of Death: Explosion
Gonzales County Constable's Office - Precinct 7, Texas

Constable Abraham Obadiah Hamon, Jr.
Gonzales County Constable's Office - Precinct 7, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 7, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Newport News Police Department, Virginia Newport News Police Department, Virginia

Patrolman Claude Thomas Parks
Newport News Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, September 10, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri

Trooper Charles P. Corbin
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Wednesday, September 15, 1943
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Sergeant Matthew McCormick
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, September 19, 1943
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Allegheny County Police Department, Pennsylvania Allegheny County Police Department, Pennsylvania

Detective Albert Theodore Lorch
Allegheny County Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, October 1, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Falmouth Police Department, Kentucky

Chief of Police James W. Smith
Falmouth Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, October 10, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government

Sergeant Laurier Emile Fournier
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Monday, October 11, 1943
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government

Private First Class Milton H. Rehe
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Tuesday, October 19, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland

Police Officer William S. Knight
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, November 7, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Georgia Department of Corrections, Georgia

Guard Clarence Cox
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Monday, November 8, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Juan R. Longoria-Torres
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, November 13, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Yolo County Sheriff's Office, California Yolo County Sheriff's Office, California

Deputy Sheriff Walter John Leinberger
Yolo County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, November 18, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Spokane Police Department, Washington Spokane Police Department, Washington

Officer George P. Lancaster
Spokane Police Department, WA
EOW: Thursday, November 18, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman Carl Edward Thorwarth
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 1943
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Charlie Ramsey
Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, November 27, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Tampa Police Department, Florida Tampa Police Department, Florida

Officer Richard S. Booth
Tampa Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, November 28, 1943
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Lancaster County Magistrate's Office, South Carolina Lancaster County Magistrate's Office, South Carolina

Constable Curtis James Pope
Lancaster County Magistrate's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, December 11, 1943
Cause of Death: Assault
Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri Missouri State Highway Patrol, Missouri

Trooper Ross S. Creach
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1943
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Oklahoma

Chief Sergeant W. H. Riley
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: Monday, December 13, 1943
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Kenbridge Police Department, Virginia Kenbridge Police Department, Virginia

Town Sergeant Abb Kimball Fleming
Kenbridge Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, December 16, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Army Air Force Military Police, U.S. Government United States Army Air Force Military Police, U.S. Government

Private Thomas Blair McNulty
United States Army Air Force Military Police, US
EOW: Saturday, December 18, 1943
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Perry County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff James Cornett
Perry County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, December 24, 1943
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York State Police, New York New York State Police, New York

Trooper James R. Gohery
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, December 29, 1943
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit