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1977 Honor Roll of Heroes

Holyoke Police Department, Massachusetts Holyoke Police Department, Massachusetts

Patrol Officer James Gatzounas
Holyoke Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, January 1, 1977
Cause of Death: Assault
Normandy Police Department, Missouri Normandy Police Department, Missouri

Patrolman Robert Dale Hoelzel
Normandy Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, January 6, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Athens Police Department, Texas Athens Police Department, Texas

Lieutenant Bennie Royce Everett
Athens Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 6, 1977
Cause of Death: Assault
Thomasville Police Department, North Carolina

Patrolman Robert Glenn Crawford
Thomasville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, January 8, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Thomasville Police Department, North Carolina

Patrolman Dennis Franklin Spinnett
Thomasville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, January 8, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois Illinois Department of Corrections, Illinois

Lieutenant Peter Beckett Burd
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Monday, January 10, 1977
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Charles County Sheriff's Office, Maryland Charles County Sheriff's Office, Maryland

Deputy Sheriff Dennis Leo Riley
Charles County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
West Virginia State Police, West Virginia West Virginia State Police, West Virginia

Trooper Charles Henry Johnson
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, West Virginia West Virginia State Police, West Virginia

Trooper First Class Thomas Dean Hercules
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Sergeant Edward John Russell
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Sweetwater Police Department, Tennessee Sweetwater Police Department, Tennessee

Patrolman James Loyd Stapp
Sweetwater Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, January 16, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Zapata County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, Texas

Constable Manuel Gonzalez
Zapata County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 20, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, New York Buffalo Police Department, New York

Patrolman Carl O. Reese
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, February 1, 1977
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Texarkana Police Department, Arkansas Texarkana Police Department, Arkansas

Lieutenant Edward Lee Worrell
Texarkana Police Department, AR
EOW: Thursday, February 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Georgia State Patrol, Georgia

Trooper Tyrone Collier Dillard
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Thursday, February 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman William Serrano-Maldonado
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, February 4, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Anne Arundel County Police Department, Maryland Anne Arundel County Police Department, Maryland

Officer Paul N. Mitchell
Anne Arundel County Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, February 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, U.S. Government United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, U.S. Government

Special Agent James M. Ryan
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
New Rochelle Police Department, New York New Rochelle Police Department, New York

Patrolman Allen Bruce McLeod, Sr.
New Rochelle Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, February 14, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Andres Rivera-Carrasquillo
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, February 22, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, Maine

Deputy Sheriff Charles J. Wilson
Penobscot County Sheriff's Office, ME
EOW: Wednesday, March 2, 1977
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Fort Worth Police Department, Texas Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

Officer Ludwig Bruno
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 2, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Caliente Police Department, Nevada

Officer Craig Alan Love
Caliente Police Department, NV
EOW: Friday, March 4, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Humphreys County Sheriff's Department, Mississippi Humphreys County Sheriff's Department, Mississippi

Deputy Sheriff Robert David Sorrell
Humphreys County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Government

Special Agent Francis J. Miller
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Oklahoma Oklahoma Department of Corrections, Oklahoma

Correctional Officer Albert Jerald Cox
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Abbottstown / Hamilton Police Department, Pennsylvania Abbottstown / Hamilton Police Department, Pennsylvania

Chief of Police Charles H. Roche
Abbottstown / Hamilton Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, Texas Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff Dominick Samuel Carso
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, March 8, 1977
Cause of Death: Struck by train
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Robert W. Cox
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, March 11, 1977
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Memphis Police Department, Tennessee Memphis Police Department, Tennessee

Patrolman McCord Lee Springfield, Jr.
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, March 12, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Suffolk County Police Department, New York Suffolk County Police Department, New York

Police Officer Jack Burkhardt, Sr.
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, March 15, 1977
Cause of Death: Fall
Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii

Pilot Thomas A. Moher
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 1977
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii

Officer Merlin Clyde Kaeo
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 1977
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Sergeant Michael R. Palese
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, March 22, 1977
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Loudon County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Loudon County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Frank Floyd McKenzie
Loudon County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1977
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Bureau County Sheriff's Department, Illinois

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Henry Skrabek
Bureau County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Itasca County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota Itasca County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota

Deputy Sheriff Junita Badavinac
Itasca County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Monday, March 28, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer Francis William Magro
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1977
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
San Diego Police Department, California San Diego Police Department, California

Patrolman Denis W. Allen
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 2, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Dickson County Constable's Office, Tennessee Dickson County Constable's Office, Tennessee

Constable Howard T. Bowen
Dickson County Constable's Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, April 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma

Trooper Larry Verne Crabtree
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Monday, April 4, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Beebe Police Department, Arkansas Beebe Police Department, Arkansas

Night Watchman Abe Issac Pipkin
Beebe Police Department, AR
EOW: Tuesday, April 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Assault
Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Chief Special Agent Dean L. McLaughlin
Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, April 6, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Englewood Cliffs Police Department, New Jersey Englewood Cliffs Police Department, New Jersey

Chief of Police Frederick H. Witte
Englewood Cliffs Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, April 6, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Bolton Police Department, Mississippi

Patrolman Clifton Henderson
Bolton Police Department, MS
EOW: Tuesday, April 12, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Arlington County Police Department, Virginia Arlington County Police Department, Virginia

Police Officer John Whiteoak Buckley
Arlington County Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, April 15, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana

Deputy Sheriff Benton Paul Bordelon
Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Saturday, April 16, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, California Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, California

Detective Sergeant Edward Francis Wilkinson
Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 1977
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Dania Police Department, Florida Dania Police Department, Florida

Police Officer James Taylor Thomas
Dania Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, April 19, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Des Moines Police Department, Iowa Des Moines Police Department, Iowa

Patrolman Brian Charles Melton
Des Moines Police Department, IA
EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma

Sergeant Terry Glen Lawson
Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
York Police Department, Nebraska York Police Department, Nebraska

Police Officer James M. Richardson, II
York Police Department, NE
EOW: Friday, April 22, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Robert W. Mandel
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, April 23, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Stanley Police Department, Virginia Stanley Police Department, Virginia

Chief of Police Maynard Lynwood Cubbage
Stanley Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, April 23, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Bruce W. Wilson
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, April 26, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Kentucky State Police, Kentucky Kentucky State Police, Kentucky

Lieutenant Willis Durwood Martin
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Tuesday, April 26, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Oklahoma

First Lieutenant Cell C. Howell
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
St. Louis County Police Department, Missouri St. Louis County Police Department, Missouri

Police Officer James R. Reifschneider
St. Louis County Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Boston Police Department, Massachusetts Boston Police Department, Massachusetts

Patrolman Jose A. Maceira
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, May 1, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Edward A. Parker, III
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, May 2, 1977
Cause of Death: Heart attack
El Centro Police Department, California El Centro Police Department, California

Officer Arthur Kenneth Hennesay
El Centro Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, California

Patrol Special Police Officer Joseph W. Boswell
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
El Centro Police Department, California El Centro Police Department, California

Officer John A. Vickers
El Centro Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Georgia State Patrol, Georgia

Trooper William Gaines Andrews, Jr.
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Sunday, May 8, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Lee County Sheriff's Office, Illinois Lee County Sheriff's Office, Illinois

Correctional Officer Richard Bert Fordham, Sr.
Lee County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Monday, May 9, 1977
Cause of Death: Assault
Roanoke Rapids Police Department, North Carolina Roanoke Rapids Police Department, North Carolina

Lieutenant Willard Edward Vaughan
Roanoke Rapids Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, May 9, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Louisville Police Department, Kentucky Louisville Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman Gwendolyn Ann Downs
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, May 16, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States General Services Administration - Federal Protective Service, U.S. Government

Officer John L. Suchodolsky
United States General Services Administration - Federal Protective Service, US
EOW: Monday, May 16, 1977
Cause of Death: Assault
Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota

Deputy Sheriff Jack Dean Werner
Olmsted County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Tuesday, May 17, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Whittier Police Department, California Whittier Police Department, California

Corporal John Lawrence Pierce
Whittier Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 18, 1977
Cause of Death: Assault
Rolla Police Department, Missouri Rolla Police Department, Missouri

Sergeant George M. Williams
Rolla Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
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 Agent John M. Lacey
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana

Sergeant Ernest Max Lacy
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, May 22, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Nassau County Police Department, New York Nassau County Police Department, New York

Patrolman Michael J. Kavanagh
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 29, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
California State University Hayward Police Department, California California State University Hayward Police Department, California

Police Officer Stanley Henney
California State University Hayward Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, May 30, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California State University Hayward Police Department, California California State University Hayward Police Department, California

Police Officer Gary Hart
California State University Hayward Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Four Oaks Police Department, North Carolina Four Oaks Police Department, North Carolina

Patrolman Dennis Wilbert Allen
Four Oaks Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, June 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Howard County Sheriff's Office, Iowa

Deputy Sheriff Stevan Henry Owen
Howard County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Sunday, June 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania

Corrections Employee Edward L. Boyer
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Sunday, June 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Assault
Guam Police Department, Guam Guam Police Department, Guam

Police Officer I Francisco Aguon Reyes
Guam Police Department, GU
EOW: Thursday, June 9, 1977
Cause of Death: Drowned
Randolph County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina Randolph County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Ralph Steven Graves
Randolph County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Friday, June 10, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Arnold Police Department, Missouri Arnold Police Department, Missouri

Patrolman Steven Arthur Jarvis
Arnold Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Lansing Police Department, Michigan Lansing Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Mac J. Donnelly, Jr.
Lansing Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, June 16, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Washita County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma Washita County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

Deputy Sheriff Clifford Phillip Payne
Washita County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government

Private First Class Dale Allen Wenburg
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Sunday, June 19, 1977
Cause of Death: Drowned
East St. Louis Police Department, Illinois East St. Louis Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Robert B. Broshears
East St. Louis Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, June 23, 1977
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Detective Henry McDevitt
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, June 26, 1977
Cause of Death: Fall
Peabody Police Department, Massachusetts Peabody Police Department, Massachusetts

Patrolman Edward Scott Johansen
Peabody Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, June 28, 1977
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Magazine Police Department, Arkansas Magazine Police Department, Arkansas

Marshal Marvin Eugene Richie
Magazine Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, June 29, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Cheektowaga Police Department, New York Cheektowaga Police Department, New York

Patrol Officer Robert A. Burgess
Cheektowaga Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, July 1, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Louisiana State Police, Louisiana Louisiana State Police, Louisiana

Trooper Donald Charles Cleveland
Louisiana State Police, LA
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
District of Columbia Protective Services Police Department, District of Columbia District of Columbia Protective Services Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Mack Wesley Cantrell
District of Columbia Protective Services Police Department, DC
EOW: Monday, July 4, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. Government United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. Government

Park Ranger James P. Fleetwood
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

Guard J. T. McAteer
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Baltimore County Police Department, Maryland Baltimore County Police Department, Maryland

Patrolman Charles Alan Huckeba
Baltimore County Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, July 6, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Arthur Edward Dunn
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Agent Larry E. Boles
Union Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Carrabelle Police Department, Florida Carrabelle Police Department, Florida

Police Officer John David Patton
Carrabelle Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Nebraska City Police Department, Nebraska Nebraska City Police Department, Nebraska

Officer Gary Robert White
Nebraska City Police Department, NE
EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana

Sergeant Merlin E. Brune, Jr.
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, July 12, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Newburgh City Police Department, New York Newburgh City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Robert Joseph Betanzos
Newburgh City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, July 12, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Clearwater Police Department, Florida Clearwater Police Department, Florida

Police Officer Ronald James Mahony
Clearwater Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1977
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Lieutenant Patrick Joseph McGann, Jr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1977
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Jefferson Township Police Department, Ohio Jefferson Township Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman William A. Aldridge
Jefferson Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana

Officer Karl F. Bourgoyne
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Thursday, July 14, 1977
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Edward E. Mitchell
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, July 15, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas

Correctional Officer John B. Brown
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Monday, July 18, 1977
Cause of Death: Fall
California Department of Motor Vehicles - Office of Investigations, California California Department of Motor Vehicles - Office of Investigations, California

Investigator Alexander E. Dierkes, IV
California Department of Motor Vehicles - Office of Investigations, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 27, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Fairfax County Police Department, Virginia Fairfax County Police Department, Virginia

Police Officer Karen Jean Bassford
Fairfax County Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, July 27, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Hartford Police Department, Connecticut Hartford Police Department, Connecticut

Police Officer John F. Daley
Hartford Police Department, CT
EOW: Friday, July 29, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Caroline County Sheriff's Office, Maryland Caroline County Sheriff's Office, Maryland

Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Lankford
Caroline County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Friday, July 29, 1977
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Columbia Heights Police Department, Minnesota Columbia Heights Police Department, Minnesota

Patrol Officer Curtis John Ramsdell
Columbia Heights Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Virgin Islands Police Department, Virgin Islands

Patrolman Wilbur Horatio Francis
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana

Police Officer Linda A. Lawrence
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, August 1, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, West Virginia West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, West Virginia

Parole Officer Pauline McDowell Stuart
West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, WV
EOW: Monday, August 1, 1977
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Geneva County Sheriff's Department, Alabama Geneva County Sheriff's Department, Alabama

Sheriff Lelon D. "Red" Sizemore
Geneva County Sheriff's Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Cook County Sheriff's Police Department, Illinois Cook County Sheriff's Police Department, Illinois

Investigator John A. Rusnak
Cook County Sheriff's Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, August 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
San Pablo Police Department, California San Pablo Police Department, California

Officer Robert Chadwick Wheeler
San Pablo Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Florida Highway Patrol, Florida Florida Highway Patrol, Florida

Trooper Bradley Steven Glascock
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Thursday, August 4, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York

Corrections Employee Nancy Vial
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Assault
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, Texas Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Detective Jon Anthony Farrar
Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Menomonee Falls Police Department, Wisconsin Menomonee Falls Police Department, Wisconsin

Patrolman John S. Taylor, Jr.
Menomonee Falls Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, August 6, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Hickory Police Department, North Carolina Hickory Police Department, North Carolina

Police Officer Jerald Wayne Maynor
Hickory Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, August 9, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Henderson Police Department, Nevada Henderson Police Department, Nevada

Patrolman Marvin Leroy Scott
Henderson Police Department, NV
EOW: Wednesday, August 10, 1977
Cause of Death: Assault
Minneapolis Police Department, Kansas Minneapolis Police Department, Kansas

Police Officer David L. Van Meter
Minneapolis Police Department, KS
EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Suffolk County Police Department, New York Suffolk County Police Department, New York

Police Officer Ralph Sorli
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1977
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee

Patrolman Clarence E. Hamler
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania

Corporal Leo Michael Koscelnick
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
San Antonio Police Department, Texas San Antonio Police Department, Texas

Police Officer Eloy Flores Gonzales
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer George W. Redding
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 17, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Bosque Farms Police Department, New Mexico

Officer Charles Elwood Wasmer
Bosque Farms Police Department, NM
EOW: Thursday, August 18, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oxford Police Department, Alabama Oxford Police Department, Alabama

Captain William Henry Beard
Oxford Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, August 19, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California

Correctional Officer Victor A. Sam
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 21, 1977
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 Mark A. Kirkland
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, August 25, 1977
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

Special Agent Trenwith S. Basford
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, August 25, 1977
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Dearborn Police Department, Michigan Dearborn Police Department, Michigan

Corporal Norbert Melvin Szczygiel
Dearborn Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, August 27, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Des Moines Police Department, Iowa Des Moines Police Department, Iowa

Police Officer Dennis Earl Hill
Des Moines Police Department, IA
EOW: Sunday, August 28, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Dermott Police Department, Arkansas

Chief of Police Hubert "Bill" Payne
Dermott Police Department, AR
EOW: Monday, August 29, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Detective Joseph D. Taylor
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, August 29, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Fort Worth Police Department, Texas Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

Officer Randell Lynn Fletcher
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, August 30, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Claiborne County Sheriff's Department, Mississippi Claiborne County Sheriff's Department, Mississippi

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Edd Roberts
Claiborne County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, September 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Gallup Police Department, New Mexico Gallup Police Department, New Mexico

Sergeant Barney Dean Montoya
Gallup Police Department, NM
EOW: Sunday, September 4, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Fort Worth Police Department, Texas Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

Officer Jesse R. Parris
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 6, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Police Officer James William Koumoundouros
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, September 7, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Beaumont Police Department, Texas Beaumont Police Department, Texas

Officer Patrick Bruce Hunt
Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, September 8, 1977
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
McDowell County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia McDowell County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia

Deputy Sheriff George Stewart Maynard
McDowell County Sheriff's Office, WV
EOW: Thursday, September 8, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Baytown Police Department, Texas Baytown Police Department, Texas

Officer Bobby Tyson Paulk
Baytown Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, September 9, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Tacoma Police Department, Washington Tacoma Police Department, Washington

Patrol Officer Larry Leland Frost
Tacoma Police Department, WA
EOW: Friday, September 9, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Daviess County Sheriff's Office, Missouri Daviess County Sheriff's Office, Missouri

Sheriff Sidney Leland Houghton
Daviess County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Sunday, September 11, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania

Trooper Joseph John Welsch
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, September 13, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Auxiliary Lieutenant Ronald Gordon Smith
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, September 14, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Center Police Department, Colorado

Police Officer Oliver P. Cain
Center Police Department, CO
EOW: Friday, September 16, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Annandale Police Department, Minnesota Annandale Police Department, Minnesota

Chief of Police George Edward Raymond Ryti
Annandale Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, September 16, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Daniel A. Nowomlynski
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, September 16, 1977
Cause of Death: Assault
Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice, Louisiana

House Parent Walter Dickey Krouskup
Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice, LA
EOW: Saturday, September 17, 1977
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Colleton County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina Colleton County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Stephen Anthony Breland
Colleton County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Monday, September 19, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Laurens County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina Laurens County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Sherman Robert Massey
Laurens County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Boulder Police Department, Colorado Boulder Police Department, Colorado

Officer Janet Julane Hinkle
Boulder Police Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, September 21, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Atlanta Police Department, Georgia Atlanta Police Department, Georgia

Police Officer Barry Dean Melear
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, September 23, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York

Police Officer Vito A. Chiaramonte
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, September 26, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, California San Francisco Police Department, California

Officer Douglas E. Gibbs
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 1, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff Lynn Lewis
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, October 2, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Boyle County Detention Center, Kentucky Boyle County Detention Center, Kentucky

Deputy Jailer Joe C. Lykins
Boyle County Detention Center, KY
EOW: Sunday, October 2, 1977
Cause of Death: Assault
Monroe Police Department, Georgia Monroe Police Department, Georgia

Lieutenant Michael Everette Etchison, Sr.
Monroe Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New Mexico District Attorney's Office, New Mexico

District Attorney Dave Serna
New Mexico District Attorney's Office, NM
EOW: Friday, October 14, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
West Virginia State Police, West Virginia West Virginia State Police, West Virginia

Trooper Bruce Thompson Brown
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Friday, October 14, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Paul Schwiger
Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, October 17, 1977
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Dickson County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Dickson County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Robert E. Mayo
Dickson County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, October 18, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Cheektowaga Police Department, New York Cheektowaga Police Department, New York

Patrol Officer David J. Tolsma
Cheektowaga Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, October 20, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Los Angeles Police Department, California Los Angeles Police Department, California

Police Officer David Earle Bailey
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, October 21, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Charles Police Department, Missouri St. Charles Police Department, Missouri

Police Officer Gary R. Stroud
St. Charles Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, October 24, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana

Officer Nathan "Nate" Lincks
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, October 25, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Rockton Police Department, Illinois Rockton Police Department, Illinois

Chief of Police Arthur L. Weston
Rockton Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, October 27, 1977
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Questa Police Department, New Mexico

Patrolman Ronald Edwin Shores
Questa Police Department, NM
EOW: Thursday, November 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Erie County Sheriff's Office, New York Erie County Sheriff's Office, New York

Deputy Sheriff William R. Dils
Erie County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Saturday, November 5, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Garwin Police Department, Iowa Garwin Police Department, Iowa

Police Chief Michael Henry Smit
Garwin Police Department, IA
EOW: Sunday, November 6, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Santa Ana Police Department, California Santa Ana Police Department, California

Police Officer Daniel Allan Hale
Santa Ana Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 12, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Fort Lauderdale Police Department, Florida Fort Lauderdale Police Department, Florida

Sergeant Gregory J. Conners
Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, November 12, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Waukegan Police Department, Illinois

Sergeant Harry E. White, II
Waukegan Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, November 13, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Keewatin Police Department, Minnesota Keewatin Police Department, Minnesota

Assistant Chief of Police Donald Anthony Mayerle
Keewatin Police Department, MN
EOW: Tuesday, November 15, 1977
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Plainville Police Department, Connecticut Plainville Police Department, Connecticut

Patrolman Robert Michael "Bob" Holcomb
Plainville Police Department, CT
EOW: Monday, November 21, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Longview Police Department, Texas Longview Police Department, Texas

Patrolman Marshall Jefferson Sowders, Jr.
Longview Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, November 22, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Government

Special Agent Robert C. Lightfoot
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Wednesday, November 23, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff Didier M. Hurdle
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Friday, November 25, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin

Police Officer Thomas R. Kiefer
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Friday, November 25, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Douglas County Sheriff's Department, Nebraska Douglas County Sheriff's Department, Nebraska

Captain Dennis F. Lipari
Douglas County Sheriff's Department, NE
EOW: Saturday, November 26, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. Government United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, U.S. Government

Park Ranger Gregory Scott Burdine
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Saturday, November 26, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Belmont Police Department, Mississippi Belmont Police Department, Mississippi

Patrolman Mickey Gene Johnson
Belmont Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, December 1, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona

Officer Gregory A. Diley
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Friday, December 2, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Prairie City Police Department, Iowa

Police Officer Donald E. "Rusty" Hewitt
Prairie City Police Department, IA
EOW: Saturday, December 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Fayetteville Police Department, North Carolina Fayetteville Police Department, North Carolina

Police Officer James Joseph McConkey
Fayetteville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, December 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Douglas County Sheriff's Department, Nebraska Douglas County Sheriff's Department, Nebraska

Deputy Sheriff Charles Edward Dobbertin
Douglas County Sheriff's Department, NE
EOW: Tuesday, December 6, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Bogart Police Department, Georgia Bogart Police Department, Georgia

Patrolman Herbert Daniel Johnson
Bogart Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1977
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
New Jersey Department of Human Services Police, New Jersey New Jersey Department of Human Services Police, New Jersey

Sergeant Lawrence H. Bannick
New Jersey Department of Human Services Police, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1977
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Arkansas State Police, Arkansas Arkansas State Police, Arkansas

Sergeant Kelly Ray Pigue
Arkansas State Police, AR
EOW: Thursday, December 8, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Lodi Police Department, Ohio Lodi Police Department, Ohio

Captain Carl Edward Summers
Lodi Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, December 10, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Beaver County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma Beaver County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

Undersheriff Kenneth Ellsworth Miller
Beaver County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Saturday, December 10, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Maryland State Police, Maryland Maryland State Police, Maryland

Trooper Gregg Alexander Presbury
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Saturday, December 17, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer William F. Flood
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, December 22, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Aiken County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina Aiken County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Herbert A. Williams
Aiken County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Friday, December 23, 1977
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Police Officer Thomas Raymond Gesiorski
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, December 26, 1977
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Fulton County Marshal's Department, Georgia

Deputy Marshal David Larry Folds
Fulton County Marshal's Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, December 28, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Florida Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Florida

Reserve Deputy George A. Pfeil
Seminole County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer William Benno Wolff, III
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, December 30, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault