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1971 Honor Roll of Heroes

Wynnewood Police Department, Oklahoma

Officer Willie E. Turner
Wynnewood Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, January 4, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Rahway Police Department, New Jersey

Police Officer John James Burns
Rahway Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, January 8, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by train
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, U.S. Government United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, U.S. Government

Special Agent James Terry Abbott
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, US
EOW: Monday, January 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Danny Lee Watson
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, January 14, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer William G. Wortmann
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Decatur Police Department, Georgia Decatur Police Department, Georgia

Lieutenant Billy E. Cowart
Decatur Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, January 17, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Arizona Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Arizona

Deputy Warren LaRue
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Monday, January 18, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Arizona Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Arizona

Deputy Rex Atwood Stone
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Monday, January 18, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Gerald "Jerry" Velotta
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Delaware State Police, Delaware Delaware State Police, Delaware

Trooper William C. Keller
Delaware State Police, DE
EOW: Friday, January 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Robert Bolden
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Southfield Police Department, Michigan Southfield Police Department, Michigan

Officer James W. McMahon
Southfield Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Pahokee Police Department, Florida Pahokee Police Department, Florida

Patrol Officer Samuel Melvin Stephens
Pahokee Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, January 24, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Detective Sergeant Joseph K. Siepak
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Ramsey County Sheriff's Department, Minnesota Ramsey County Sheriff's Department, Minnesota

Sergeant Roger Leslie Rosengren
Ramsey County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Thursday, January 28, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma

Trooper Larry Bruce Smith
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, January 29, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Edgar J. Bronson
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, January 30, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Houston Police Department, Texas Houston Police Department, Texas

Police Officer Robert Wayne Lee
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Orange County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, Texas Orange County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, Texas

Constable Louis O. Ford, Jr.
Orange County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 31, 1971
Cause of Death: Assault
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Daniel G. Ellis
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, February 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Charles County Sheriff's Office, Missouri St. Charles County Sheriff's Office, Missouri

Deputy Richard Lee Henke
St. Charles County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Thursday, February 4, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona

Officer James L. Keeton
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Friday, February 5, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona

Officer Don A. Beckstead
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pierce City Police Department, Missouri

City Marshal J. Y. Gasche
Pierce City Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, Ohio Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, Ohio

Deputy Sheriff Edward Keith Henry
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, Ohio Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, Ohio

Deputy Sheriff David Leroy "Nick" Ford
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Denver Police Department, Colorado Denver Police Department, Colorado

Patrolman William J. Wirtz
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, February 10, 1971
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
San Francisco Police Department, California San Francisco Police Department, California

Officer Charles D. Logasa
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, Missouri Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, Missouri

Agent Thomas Jefferson Greer
Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control, MO
EOW: Thursday, February 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Texas Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff George Alvis Robinson, Jr.
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, February 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Leeds Police Department, Alabama Leeds Police Department, Alabama

Sergeant Robert H. Graham
Leeds Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, February 14, 1971
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Detective Joseph A. Picciano
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, February 15, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Dallas County Sheriff's Department, Texas Dallas County Sheriff's Department, Texas

Deputy Sheriff William Don Reese
Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Monday, February 15, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Dallas County Sheriff's Department, Texas Dallas County Sheriff's Department, Texas

Deputy Sheriff Samuel Garcia Infante, Jr.
Dallas County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Monday, February 15, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Ellis County Sheriff's Office, Texas Ellis County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff Arthur James Robertson
Ellis County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, February 15, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma

Trooper William James "Bill" Walker
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, February 17, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Horace D. Lord
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, February 19, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer David H. Rose
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Miami Police Department, Florida Miami Police Department, Florida

Sergeant Victor Butler, Jr.
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. John Police Department, Indiana St. John Police Department, Indiana

Marshal James E. "Red" Larimer
St. John Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Indiana State Police, Indiana Indiana State Police, Indiana

Trooper John Joseph Streu
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Detective Erle M. Thompson
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer John F. McEntee, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, February 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer Joseph V. Kelly
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Jose L. Machin-Delgado
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Greenville Police Department, South Carolina Greenville Police Department, South Carolina

Patrolman William Frank Chasteen
Greenville Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, February 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Florida Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, Florida

Beverage Enforcement Agent Arthur Burdette Dillard
Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, FL
EOW: Monday, February 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Detective Melvin Wilmoth
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, February 23, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Mount Airy Police Department, North Carolina Mount Airy Police Department, North Carolina

Detective Clinton Monroe Boggs
Mount Airy Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, February 25, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
McLennan County Sheriff's Office, Texas McLennan County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Chief Jailer Bobby Lee Mayo
McLennan County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pennsylvania

Patrolman William J. Otis
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California

Correctional Officer Robert J. McCarthy
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, March 4, 1971
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Alexandria Police Department, Louisiana Alexandria Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Jackie T. Thiels
Alexandria Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, March 8, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Glen Patrick Fisher
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oberlin Police Department, Ohio Oberlin Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman Robert B. Woodall
Oberlin Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Howard County Sheriff's Office, Texas Howard County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff Jimmie Don "Tiny" Ellison
Howard County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Lieutenant Colonel Juan B. Mercado-Vega
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Sergeant Miguel A. Rosario-Rondon
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Melvin A. Galloway, Jr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, March 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Alabama Department of Corrections, Alabama

Correctional Officer Robert E. Kendrick
Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Tuesday, March 23, 1971
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Malone City Marshal's Office, Texas Malone City Marshal's Office, Texas

City Marshal Milton Boortz
Malone City Marshal's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, March 25, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Brunswick Police Department, Maryland Brunswick Police Department, Maryland

Patrolman Samuel Steven Kidwiler
Brunswick Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1971
Cause of Death: Fall
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Police Officer Paul Kramer
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government

Deputy U.S. Marshal Marcelo G. Moya
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government

Deputy U.S. Marshal Hilton E. Schorre
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
University of Washington Police Department, Washington University of Washington Police Department, Washington

Chief of Police Edward O. Kanz
University of Washington Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois

Corrections Employee Robert Jefferson
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Thursday, April 1, 1971
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Riverside Police Department, California Riverside Police Department, California

Police Officer Leonard A. Christiansen
Riverside Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, April 2, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Riverside Police Department, California Riverside Police Department, California

Police Officer Paul C. Teel
Riverside Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, April 2, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Kansas

Detective Gerald A. Foote
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Saturday, April 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio

Patrolman Tom Sam Hakaim
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, April 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

Sergeant Jerome Thurman Spybuck
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, April 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Genesee County Sheriff's Office, Michigan Genesee County Sheriff's Office, Michigan

Deputy Sheriff Ben Ray Walker
Genesee County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Tuesday, April 6, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Suffolk County Police Department, New York Suffolk County Police Department, New York

Patrolman George A. Frees
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, April 6, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee

Captain Morris B. Glenn
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, April 7, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Oshkosh Police Department, Nebraska Oshkosh Police Department, Nebraska

Chief of Police Richard Robert Vandermate
Oshkosh Police Department, NE
EOW: Friday, April 9, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Alabama Department of Public Safety, Alabama

Auxiliary Trooper Ormand Franklin Watkins
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Sunday, April 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Robert James Quirk
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, April 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government

Military Police Officer Dexter Carleton Krulis
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New Salem Police Department, North Dakota New Salem Police Department, North Dakota

Chief of Police Punny Arthur "Tex" Goyne
New Salem Police Department, ND
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Loren D. Scruggs
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, April 23, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Asbury Park Police Department, New Jersey Asbury Park Police Department, New Jersey

Sergeant Joseph M. Monteparo
Asbury Park Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, April 24, 1971
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Indiana State Police, Indiana Indiana State Police, Indiana

Sergeant Glen Russell Hosier
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Monday, April 26, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trinity County Sheriff's Department, California Trinity County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff William Chester Jackson
Trinity County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Kershaw County Sheriff's Department, South Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Theodore Turner
Kershaw County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Louisville Police Department, Kentucky Louisville Police Department, Kentucky

Detective Wilbur Hayes
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, May 2, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Louisville Police Department, Kentucky Louisville Police Department, Kentucky

Detective John W. Schaefer, Jr.
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, May 2, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lowell Police Department, Massachusetts Lowell Police Department, Massachusetts

Police Officer John Joseph Winn
Lowell Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, May 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Assault
Monterey Police Department, California

Sergeant Donald Herbert Lansing
Monterey Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 4, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Detective Ivan G. Lorenzo
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 5, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Louisville Police Department, Kentucky Louisville Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman Raymond Stetson Oyler, Jr.
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, May 8, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Mansfield Police Department, Missouri

City Marshal Homer Edgell Fry
Mansfield Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, May 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Michigan State Police, Michigan Michigan State Police, Michigan

Trooper Rodger M. Adams
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio

Patrolman William Nagy
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Davis County Sheriff's Office, Utah Davis County Sheriff's Office, Utah

Deputy Sheriff Donald Perry Jensen
Davis County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California

Corrections Employee Kenneth E. Conant
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 19, 1971
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Jerrard Foster Young
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Joseph A. Piagentini
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Waverly M. Jones
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Warwick Police Department, Rhode Island Warwick Police Department, Rhode Island

Patrolman Kenneth R. Fratus
Warwick Police Department, RI
EOW: Friday, May 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff Gary David Saunders
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Norway Police Department, Michigan Norway Police Department, Michigan

Patrolman Kenneth Joseph Moraska
Norway Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer William L. Sigmon
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, May 25, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Longview Police Department, Texas Longview Police Department, Texas

Detective Sergeant Walter A. Connell
Longview Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 27, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Suffolk County Police Department, New York Suffolk County Police Department, New York

Patrolman Albert A. Willetts
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, June 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Montgomery County Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania

Guard Robert A. Kelley
Montgomery County Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Tuesday, June 8, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Kinney County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Jailer Ignacio Pena Garcia
Kinney County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, June 8, 1971
Cause of Death: Assault
Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland

Police Officer Carl Peterson, Jr.
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, June 12, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Eutaw Police Department, Alabama Eutaw Police Department, Alabama

Officer Joseph Halbert Leavelle, Jr.
Eutaw Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Eutaw Police Department, Alabama

Patrolman Wiley Ashley Clark, III
Eutaw Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
California Department of Justice, California California Department of Justice, California

Special Agent Richard Frank Morello
California Department of Justice, CA
EOW: Monday, June 14, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma

Officer Michael J. Ratikan
Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, June 14, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Laurens County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Clayton Kirby Woods
Laurens County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Sidney Sam, Jr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, June 16, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii

Officer David Richie Huber
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Sunday, June 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Wilmington Police Department, North Carolina Wilmington Police Department, North Carolina

Officer Clarence A. Davis
Wilmington Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, June 24, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Richmond Police Department, Virginia Richmond Police Department, Virginia

Patrolman Harry Charlton, III
Richmond Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, June 25, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Georgia State Patrol, Georgia

Trooper Edward C. Taylor
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Saturday, June 26, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Council Bluffs Police Department, Iowa Council Bluffs Police Department, Iowa

Lieutenant Claude Edward Moore
Council Bluffs Police Department, IA
EOW: Wednesday, June 30, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Virgin Islands Police Department, Virgin Islands

Patrolman Rudel Albert Parrott
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Thursday, July 1, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Jacksonville Police Department, Alabama Jacksonville Police Department, Alabama

Sergeant Joseph Lee Maddox
Jacksonville Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, July 4, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Clark Township Police Department, New Jersey Clark Township Police Department, New Jersey

Patrolman William J. Waterson
Clark Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, July 4, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Luverne Police Department, Alabama Luverne Police Department, Alabama

Assistant Chief of Police Drexel Rushing
Luverne Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, July 8, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Norwalk Police Department, Connecticut Norwalk Police Department, Connecticut

Sergeant Nicholas W. Fera
Norwalk Police Department, CT
EOW: Friday, July 9, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Ozark Police Department, Alabama

Sergeant Oliver B. Temple
Ozark Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, July 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government

Deputy U.S. Marshal Henry C. Dale
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Thursday, July 15, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Hopkinsville Police Department, Kentucky

Officer Amos Alton Faulkner, Jr.
Hopkinsville Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California

Correctional Officer Leo G Davis
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Virginia Department of Corrections, Virginia Virginia Department of Corrections, Virginia

Supervisor Samuel Anderson Pickels
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Friday, July 23, 1971
Cause of Death: Assault
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Robert L. Denton
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, July 24, 1971
Cause of Death: Stabbed
New Jersey State Police, New Jersey New Jersey State Police, New Jersey

Trooper Marienus J. Segeren
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Sunday, July 25, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Millry Police Department, Alabama Millry Police Department, Alabama

Chief of Police D. Raleigh Clarke
Millry Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, July 30, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, California

Officer Arthur D. O'Guinn
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, July 30, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Valdosta Police Department, Georgia

Patrolman George W. Greene, Jr.
Valdosta Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, August 2, 1971
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland

Lieutenant Martin E. Webb
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Drowned
Clarkesville Police Department, Georgia

Patrolman Maxie Mote
Clarkesville Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Clarkesville Police Department, Georgia

Patrolman Carroll York
Clarkesville Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts

Trooper Robert J. MacDougall
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, August 6, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Irwin Francis "Irv" Hayden
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, August 10, 1971
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota

Deputy Sheriff Rodney Norberg
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Friday, August 13, 1971
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio

Detective Carl W. Setser
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, August 13, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Jackson Police Department, Mississippi Jackson Police Department, Mississippi

Lieutenant William Louis Skinner
Jackson Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, August 19, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Ulysses Brown
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, August 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Corpus Christi Police Department, Texas Corpus Christi Police Department, Texas

Patrolman John William Sartain
Corpus Christi Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, August 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California

Officer Paul Krasenes
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California

Sergeant Jere Graham
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California

Officer Frank DeLeon
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Ocean View Police Department, Delaware Ocean View Police Department, Delaware

Officer Wallace A. Melson
Ocean View Police Department, DE
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Kenneth A. Nugent
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Bradley County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Bradley County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Ken Wright, Sr.
Bradley County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, August 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Atlanta Police Department, Georgia Atlanta Police Department, Georgia

Officer Billy Michael Kaylor
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, August 23, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Ocean Grove Police Department, New Jersey Ocean Grove Police Department, New Jersey

Chief of Police David John Lake
Ocean Grove Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, August 23, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Frederick D. Hunter, Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, August 26, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Sergeant Joseph V. Morabito
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 26, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, California San Francisco Police Department, California

Sergeant John Victor Young
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 29, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff Barry J. Hoffman
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Monday, August 30, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Alonzo Marshall, Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, September 1, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Robert Anton Mayer
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, September 2, 1971
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Norfolk Police Department, Virginia Norfolk Police Department, Virginia

Sergeant Robert J. Bouchard
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, September 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, North Carolina North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, North Carolina

Wildlife Officer Dewie Henson McCall
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, NC
EOW: Sunday, September 5, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
DeKalb County Police Department, Georgia DeKalb County Police Department, Georgia

Officer Charles Richard Norred
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, September 8, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Prescott Police Department, Arizona Prescott Police Department, Arizona

Chief of Police Kenneth D. Lindley
Prescott Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, September 10, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York

Correctional Officer William E. Quinn
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Saturday, September 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Assault
Rockingham County Department of Corrections, New Hampshire

Corrections Officer Robert Charles Prescott
Rockingham County Department of Corrections, NH
EOW: Sunday, September 12, 1971
Cause of Death: Stabbed
New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York

Correctional Officer Richard J. Lewis
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Monday, September 13, 1971
Cause of Death: Assault
New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York

Correctional Officer John D'Arcangelo, Jr.
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Monday, September 13, 1971
Cause of Death: Assault
New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York

Corrections Sergeant Edward T. Cunningham
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Monday, September 13, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York

Correctional Officer Carl W. Valone
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Monday, September 13, 1971
Cause of Death: Assault
New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York

Correctional Officer Ronald D. Werner
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Monday, September 13, 1971
Cause of Death: Assault
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California

Corrections Employee Ronald L. Turner
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Thursday, September 16, 1971
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Edison Police Department, New Jersey Edison Police Department, New Jersey

Patrolman Frank J. Papaianni
Edison Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, September 16, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Clarkstown Police Department, New York Clarkstown Police Department, New York

Detective William F. Conklin
Clarkstown Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 16, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas

Major George Alan May
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Friday, September 17, 1971
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas

Major Robert Alexander Arrington
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Friday, September 17, 1971
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Plainfield Police Division, New Jersey Plainfield Police Division, New Jersey

Patrolman Frank Buczek
Plainfield Police Division, NJ
EOW: Saturday, September 18, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Litchfield Police Department, Illinois Litchfield Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Larry Wayne Berkshire
Litchfield Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, September 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Animal related
Utah Highway Patrol, Utah Utah Highway Patrol, Utah

Trooper John R. Winn
Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Wednesday, September 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Accidental
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government

Deputy U.S. Marshal Norman E. Sheriff
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Friday, September 24, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin

Game Technician Neil L. LaFave
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, WI
EOW: Friday, September 24, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York

Patrolman Arthur Pelo
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, September 25, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government

Deputy U.S. Marshal Andrew Boehnlein
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Sunday, September 26, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida

Officer James Homer Moon
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, September 27, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Kendall County Sheriff's Office, Texas Kendall County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Sheriff Douglas William Kuebel
Kendall County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 28, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Vernonia Police Department, Oregon Vernonia Police Department, Oregon

Chief of Police Raymond Garcia
Vernonia Police Department, OR
EOW: Friday, October 1, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Sergeant Victor Lastra-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, October 2, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Denver Police Department, Colorado Denver Police Department, Colorado

Patrolman Merle E. Nading
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Sunday, October 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, New Hampshire New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, New Hampshire

Conservation Officer James Clark
New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, NH
EOW: Monday, October 4, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Durham County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina Durham County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff William Thomas Land
Durham County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Tuesday, October 5, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Montebello Police Department, California Montebello Police Department, California

Police Officer Henry Anthony Acuna
Montebello Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 6, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lutesville Police Department, Missouri

City Warden Clyde Sherman McGee
Lutesville Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, October 6, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
San Diego Police Department, California San Diego Police Department, California

Sergeant Freddie Joel Edwards
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, October 7, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York

Correctional Officer Harrison William "Red" Whalen
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Saturday, October 9, 1971
Cause of Death: Assault
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, Mississippi

Game Warden Glenn Curtis Tullos
Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, MS
EOW: Monday, October 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Wheeling Police Department, West Virginia Wheeling Police Department, West Virginia

Patrolman James Reiter Bailey
Wheeling Police Department, WV
EOW: Monday, October 11, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Oxnard Police Department, California Oxnard Police Department, California

Officer Frederick John Clark
Oxnard Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, October 12, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Kansas City Police Department, Missouri Kansas City Police Department, Missouri

Police Officer Robert Wayne Evans
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, October 14, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Spencer Police Department, Nebraska Spencer Police Department, Nebraska

Chief of Police Stewart S Stringfellow
Spencer Police Department, NE
EOW: Saturday, October 16, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Bellefonte Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania Bellefonte Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer Ronald D. Seymore
Bellefonte Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, October 19, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Santa Clara Police Department, California Santa Clara Police Department, California

Sergeant Ben L. Mendis, Jr.
Santa Clara Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Boston Police Department, Massachusetts Boston Police Department, Massachusetts

Patrolman Samuel Reynolds
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, October 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Los Angeles Police Department, California Los Angeles Police Department, California

Policeman Phillip J. Riley
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, October 25, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Maryland Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Maryland

Captain James T. Hall
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Tuesday, October 26, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Nashua Police Department, New Hampshire Nashua Police Department, New Hampshire

Acting Chief Armand J. Roussel
Nashua Police Department, NH
EOW: Wednesday, October 27, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Fort Worth Police Department, Texas Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

Officer Edward M. Belcher
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, October 28, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Virgin Islands Police Department, Virgin Islands

Patrolman Allan Williams
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Friday, October 29, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Charlton County Sheriff's Office, Georgia Charlton County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Deputy Sheriff William Randall "Buddy" Steedley, Sr.
Charlton County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Monday, November 1, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Atlanta Police Department, Georgia Atlanta Police Department, Georgia

Officer James Richard Greene
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, November 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, New York Wayne County Sheriff's Office, New York

Sergeant Investigator Carl L. Clingerman
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Suffolk County Police Department, New York Suffolk County Police Department, New York

Patrolman Frank D. Cataldo
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Creswell Police Department, Oregon Creswell Police Department, Oregon

Police Officer Curtis Avery Van Derson
Creswell Police Department, OR
EOW: Friday, November 5, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New Mexico State Police, New Mexico New Mexico State Police, New Mexico

Patrolman Robert Rosenbloom
New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Monday, November 8, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin

Police Officer Paul G. DuPlanty
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, November 9, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Dallas Police Department, Texas Dallas Police Department, Texas

Officer Johnnie Tillman Hartwell
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, November 10, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Highland Police Department, Indiana Highland Police Department, Indiana

Officer Donald R. Sheppard
Highland Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, November 12, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Josephine County Sheriff's Office, Oregon Josephine County Sheriff's Office, Oregon

Police Matron Alice Mae Moran
Josephine County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Wednesday, November 17, 1971
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Josephine County Sheriff's Office, Oregon

Deputy Sheriff Glenn Allen
Josephine County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Wednesday, November 17, 1971
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Maverick County Sheriff's Department, Texas

Deputy Sheriff Arturo Sanchez Balboa
Maverick County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, November 17, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lewiston Police Department, Idaho Lewiston Police Department, Idaho

Patrolman Edward E. Davis
Lewiston Police Department, ID
EOW: Thursday, November 18, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Palo Alto Police Department, California Palo Alto Police Department, California

Police Officer Gene A. Clifton
Palo Alto Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, November 19, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Gulfport Police Department, Mississippi Gulfport Police Department, Mississippi

Patrolman Joe Douglas Spiers
Gulfport Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Phoenix Police Department, Arizona Phoenix Police Department, Arizona

Officer Clay Quincy Haywood
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, November 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Virginia Department of Corrections, Virginia Virginia Department of Corrections, Virginia

Captain Raul M. Monte
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Monday, November 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Patrick Joseph O'Connor
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Albany Police Department, New York Albany Police Department, New York

Police Officer Edward C. Stevens
Albany Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, November 26, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii

Officer Benjamin N. Kealoha, Jr.
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Saturday, November 27, 1971
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
New Jersey State Police, New Jersey New Jersey State Police, New Jersey

Trooper Robert Joseph Merenda
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Monday, November 29, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Albany Police Department, New York Albany Police Department, New York

Sergeant Michael F. McNeil, Jr.
Albany Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, November 29, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New Mexico District Attorney's Office, New Mexico New Mexico District Attorney's Office, New Mexico

District Attorney Victor C. Breen
New Mexico District Attorney's Office, NM
EOW: Wednesday, December 1, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sterling Heights Police Department, Michigan Sterling Heights Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Leroy Hugh Imus
Sterling Heights Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, December 2, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Naples Police Department, Florida Naples Police Department, Florida

Officer Louie Colin Collins
Naples Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, December 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Orofino Police Department, Idaho Orofino Police Department, Idaho

Chief of Police William J. Philpot
Orofino Police Department, ID
EOW: Friday, December 3, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Police Officer Jerry Wayne Morris
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, December 4, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Davenport Police Department, Iowa Davenport Police Department, Iowa

Police Officer Michael Lee Farnsworth
Davenport Police Department, IA
EOW: Sunday, December 5, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Calvert County Sheriff's Office, Maryland Calvert County Sheriff's Office, Maryland

Sheriff Oscar William Lusby
Calvert County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Sunday, December 5, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ohio Ohio State Highway Patrol, Ohio

Patrolman Joel F. Miller
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Monday, December 6, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Melvin Cohen
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky Harlan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Jack Brock
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York

Detective Harold L. Marshall
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Beaver County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

Deputy Sheriff Harry Leslie Potter
Beaver County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania

Corporal John Severin Valent
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, December 9, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Houston Police Department, Texas Houston Police Department, Texas

Police Officer Claude Ronald Beck
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, December 10, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Lincoln Police Department, California Lincoln Police Department, California

Patrolman Leslie Paul Schellbach
Lincoln Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Matron Marta Shanaman
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Alabama Department of Public Safety, Alabama Alabama Department of Public Safety, Alabama

Corporal Riley Delano Smith
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Friday, December 17, 1971
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Brooklyn Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman James Carlton Towns
Brooklyn Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, December 18, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Kentucky State Police, Kentucky Kentucky State Police, Kentucky

Trooper William Harrel Barrett
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Sunday, December 19, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York

Patrolman Carson Terry
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Warwick Police Department, Rhode Island Warwick Police Department, Rhode Island

Reserve Captain Christopher Feeney
Warwick Police Department, RI
EOW: Monday, December 20, 1971
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Hopewell Township Police Department, Pennsylvania Hopewell Township Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Robert R. Walker
Hopewell Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, December 23, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Mineral Wells Police Department, Texas Mineral Wells Police Department, Texas

Patrolman Larry Joel Kite
Mineral Wells Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, December 24, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, Oklahoma

Game Warden Melvin Lewis Garrison, Jr.
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, OK
EOW: Monday, December 27, 1971
Cause of Death: Drowned
Nassau County Police Department, New York Nassau County Police Department, New York

Patrolman Richard B. Rose
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, December 29, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida

Police Officer Johnny Edward Mitchell
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, December 31, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Michigan State Police, Michigan Michigan State Police, Michigan

Trooper Gary T. Rampy
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Friday, December 31, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer William Schmedding, Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, December 31, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Michigan State Police, Michigan Michigan State Police, Michigan

Trooper Charles B. Stark
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Friday, December 31, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire