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1979 Honor Roll of Heroes

Rochester Police Department, New York Rochester Police Department, New York

Police Officer John J. Jenkins, Jr.
Rochester Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 3, 1979
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Larimer County Sheriff's Office, Colorado Larimer County Sheriff's Office, Colorado

Sheriff Robert C. Watson
Larimer County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Friday, January 5, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Warren County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Lester E. Reid
Warren County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Friday, January 5, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Puerto Rico

Correctional Officer Angel "Moralito" Morales
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Friday, January 5, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Puerto Rico

Correctional Officer Anibal Ramos-Feliciano
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Friday, January 5, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Bergen County Sheriff's Office, New Jersey Bergen County Sheriff's Office, New Jersey

Deputy Sheriff Joseph J. Rybka, Jr.
Bergen County Sheriff's Office, NJ
EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida

Officer Fred L. Lucy
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, January 8, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida

Officer Ronald D. Florence
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, January 8, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, Florida

Officer Charles A. Thompson, III
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, January 8, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Fort Worth Police Department, Texas Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

Officer James C. Gaul
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 10, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Georgia State Patrol, Georgia

Trooper Keith Harlan Sewell
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Kentwood Police Department, Michigan Kentwood Police Department, Michigan

Patrolman Lester J. Barden
Kentwood Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, January 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Garrett County Sheriff's Office, Maryland Garrett County Sheriff's Office, Maryland

Deputy Sheriff David G. Livengood
Garrett County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Robert E. Manzione
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee

Park Police Officer Harry Wilcox
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States General Services Administration - Federal Protective Service, U.S. Government United States General Services Administration - Federal Protective Service, U.S. Government

Officer Robert Lee Timberlake, Jr.
United States General Services Administration - Federal Protective Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Richmond County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Investigator Larry Douglas Stevens, Sr.
Richmond County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Henry County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Sergeant Gilbert Walker, Sr.
Henry County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, January 26, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Gaston County Police Department, North Carolina Gaston County Police Department, North Carolina

Patrolman Randy Michael Pendleton
Gaston County Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, February 5, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Shelburn Police Department, Indiana Shelburn Police Department, Indiana

Town Marshal Clarence M. Kistner
Shelburn Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, February 10, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Kentucky State Police, Kentucky Kentucky State Police, Kentucky

Trooper Clinton Eugene Cunningham
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Sunday, February 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Schenectady Police Department, New York Schenectady Police Department, New York

Patrolman William A. Koenige
Schenectady Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, February 12, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Cranston Police Department, Rhode Island Cranston Police Department, Rhode Island

Sergeant Walter C. Busby, III
Cranston Police Department, RI
EOW: Monday, February 12, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Crowley Police Department, Texas Crowley Police Department, Texas

Police Officer James Michael Carpenter
Crowley Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Hidalgo County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, Texas Hidalgo County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, Texas

Deputy Constable Ricky Steven Lewis
Hidalgo County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Iowa Department of Corrections, Iowa

Correctional Officer Gerald Raymond Featheringill
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Sunday, February 18, 1979
Cause of Death: Fall
New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana

Captain Thomas J. Albert, Sr.
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Gordo Police Department, Alabama Gordo Police Department, Alabama

Patrolman Newbern Brantley Moss
Gordo Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, February 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Fire
Mississippi County Sheriff's Department, Missouri Mississippi County Sheriff's Department, Missouri

Deputy Sheriff Gordon Leon Galemore
Mississippi County Sheriff's Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Coffee County Sheriff's Department, Alabama Coffee County Sheriff's Department, Alabama

Sheriff C. F. "Neil" Grantham
Coffee County Sheriff's Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, March 1, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Charleston Police Department, South Carolina Charleston Police Department, South Carolina

Patrolman Charles Alvin Snider
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, March 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman William P. Bosak
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, March 3, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Roger W. Van Schaik
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, March 3, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Wolfe County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky Wolfe County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Claude E. Flinchum
Wolfe County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Sunday, March 4, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio

Police Officer Dennis E. Bennington
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, March 6, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio

Police Officer Robert T. Seiffert
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, March 6, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Madison County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi

Deputy Sheriff William Lonnie Wadford, Jr.
Madison County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Thursday, March 8, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Brooke County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia Brooke County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia

Lieutenant Joseph Paul Campagna
Brooke County Sheriff's Office, WV
EOW: Thursday, March 8, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Roane County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Roane County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Alan Wayne Shubert
Roane County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, March 10, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Nevada Division of Investigation and Narcotics, Nevada Nevada Division of Investigation and Narcotics, Nevada

Agent Ronald P. Chelius
Nevada Division of Investigation and Narcotics, NV
EOW: Tuesday, March 13, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada

Correctional Officer James Walter Harbin, II
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Sunday, March 18, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Air Force Security Forces, U.S. Government United States Air Force Security Forces, U.S. Government

Security Policeman Robert Richard Dover
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Sunday, March 18, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania

Captain Felix Mokychic
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Tuesday, March 20, 1979
Cause of Death: Assault
Columbus Police Department, Georgia Columbus Police Department, Georgia

Police Officer James Neal Bowers
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, April 4, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Illinois State Police, Illinois Illinois State Police, Illinois

Trooper Michael K. McCarter
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Paxton Police Department, Illinois Paxton Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman William O. Caisse
Paxton Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Dunn County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin

Deputy Sheriff Gordon L. Heisa
Dunn County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, April 10, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
San Diego Police Department, California San Diego Police Department, California

Patrolman Michael T. Anaya
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, April 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lee County Sheriff's Office, Florida Lee County Sheriff's Office, Florida

Deputy Sheriff Dwight Lynn Hall
Lee County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, April 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, Florida Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, Florida

Inspector Austin Dewey Gay
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, FL
EOW: Saturday, April 14, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Hartford Police Department, Connecticut Hartford Police Department, Connecticut

Detective Edward T. Cody
Hartford Police Department, CT
EOW: Monday, April 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Juneau Police Department, Alaska Juneau Police Department, Alaska

Officer Jimmy Earl Kennedy
Juneau Police Department, AK
EOW: Tuesday, April 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Juneau Police Department, Alaska Juneau Police Department, Alaska

Officer Richard J. Adair
Juneau Police Department, AK
EOW: Tuesday, April 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Glynn County Sheriff's Office, Georgia Glynn County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Deputy Sheriff Charles Lee Herrington, Sr.
Glynn County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff George R. Barthel
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government

Customs Agent Michael Joseph Reimers
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio

Parole Officer Robert A. White
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Clarendon County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Jesse Lynwood Mallett
Clarendon County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, April 28, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Robert E. Betsch
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, April 30, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Bessemer Police Department, Alabama Bessemer Police Department, Alabama

Lieutenant Clifford T. Hill
Bessemer Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Bomb
Arkansas Department of Corrections, Arkansas

Lieutenant Ronald Opie McPherson
Arkansas Department of Corrections, AR
EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Erie Police Department, Pennsylvania Erie Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Melvin LeRoy Wilcox
Erie Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, May 4, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Albany County Sheriff's Office, Wyoming Albany County Sheriff's Office, Wyoming

Deputy Sheriff Dwain L. Hardigan
Albany County Sheriff's Office, WY
EOW: Friday, May 4, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio

Police Officer Melvin L. "Mel" Henze
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 5, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
North Mankato Police Department, Minnesota North Mankato Police Department, Minnesota

Reserve Officer Eugene L. Cousins
North Mankato Police Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1979
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Navajo Division of Public Safety, Tribal Police Navajo Division of Public Safety, Tribal Police

Sergeant Loren Whitehat, Sr.
Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Thursday, May 10, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Jacksonville Police Department, North Carolina

Patrol Officer Terry Lee Lanier
Jacksonville Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, May 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Louisville Police Department, Kentucky Louisville Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman Albert Berry Sallee, Jr.
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, May 12, 1979
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Angelina County Sheriff's Office, Texas Angelina County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Reserve Captain Don H. Willmon
Angelina County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, May 13, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California

Game Warden Jean King Jones, Jr.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, CA
EOW: Monday, May 14, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pike County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Earl Smith
Pike County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida

Police Officer William Coleman Cook
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Union Point Police Department, Georgia Union Point Police Department, Georgia

Patrolman Thomas Rowry, Jr.
Union Point Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Moore Police Department, Oklahoma Moore Police Department, Oklahoma

Officer Danny R. Vanderpool
Moore Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, May 18, 1979
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Butler County Sheriff's Office, Kansas

Sergeant Stephen L. Hopper
Butler County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Saturday, May 19, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash

Reserve Officer John T. Morgan
Goessel Police Department, KS
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Jackson Police Department, Mississippi Jackson Police Department, Mississippi

Patrolman Floyd D. Seaton
Jackson Police Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, May 23, 1979
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Chatham County Police Department, Georgia Chatham County Police Department, Georgia

Patrol Officer Frank A. Kania, Sr.
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, May 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
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

Inspector Kenneth G. Ward
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Thursday, May 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Colorado State Patrol, Colorado

Trooper Frances Irene Galvin
Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Friday, May 25, 1979
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff Jack Don Williams
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 29, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Sergeant William N. Campbell
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, May 30, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina

Trooper Robert Lee "Pete" Peterson
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Millard Owen Messersmith
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Captain Roy Huskey
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Moorestown Police Department, New Jersey Moorestown Police Department, New Jersey

Sergeant Francis X. Fullerton, Sr.
Moorestown Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, June 1, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Walnut Grove Police Department, Mississippi

Town Marshal J. T. "Jake" Trest
Walnut Grove Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, June 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Montana Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Montana

Game Warden Delbert E. Bloom
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, MT
EOW: Saturday, June 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Hastings on Hudson Police Department, New York Hastings on Hudson Police Department, New York

Patrolman Anthony Taddeo, Jr.
Hastings on Hudson Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, June 3, 1979
Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins
Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio

Patrolman John L. Hubbell
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, June 4, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Alfred V. Jackson
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Richard F. Giguere
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Swansea Police Department, South Carolina

Assistant Chief of Police David L. McIver
Swansea Police Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Maryland State Police, Maryland Maryland State Police, Maryland

Trooper First Class William P. Mills, Jr.
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Friday, June 8, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Gulfport Police Department, Mississippi Gulfport Police Department, Mississippi

Patrolman Buford Dedeaux
Gulfport Police Department, MS
EOW: Friday, June 8, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina

Patrolman Willie Edward Peeples
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Friday, June 8, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Albany Police Department, Georgia Albany Police Department, Georgia

Patrolman Randy Eugene Brown
Albany Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, June 10, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Correctional Officer Jack L. Thompson
Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, June 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania

Trooper Albert Joseph Izzo
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York New York City Housing Authority Police Department, New York

Police Officer Ted W. Donald
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, June 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Washington State Department of Corrections, Washington Washington State Department of Corrections, Washington

Sergeant William Cross
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: Friday, June 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
San Diego Police Department, California San Diego Police Department, California

Patrolman Dennis Glenn Gonzales
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, June 25, 1979
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Reno Police Department, Nevada Reno Police Department, Nevada

Patrolman James Duane Hoff
Reno Police Department, NV
EOW: Monday, June 25, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Jacksonville Police Department, Texas Jacksonville Police Department, Texas

Patrol Officer Roscoe Lee
Jacksonville Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Reserve Deputy Sheriff Joe Mason Westbrook
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 1, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Indiana State Police, Indiana Indiana State Police, Indiana

Trooper Roy Edman Jones
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Tuesday, July 3, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Lorain County Sheriff's Department, Ohio Lorain County Sheriff's Department, Ohio

Deputy Sheriff Kenneth M. Tomaszewski
Lorain County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 3, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana

Sergeant John William Bonnell, III
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, July 10, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Broward County Sheriff's Office, Florida Broward County Sheriff's Office, Florida

Detention Officer Joseph Conte
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer Artis Lee Norris
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia

Detective Jimmy Wayne Mobley
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia

Police Officer William Douglas Black
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Palm Beach Gardens Police Department, Florida Palm Beach Gardens Police Department, Florida

Patrolman William Steven Mathews
Palm Beach Gardens Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, July 13, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Clay County Sheriff's Office, Florida Clay County Sheriff's Office, Florida

Auxiliary Deputy Arthur Burton Caton, Sr.
Clay County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, July 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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 Ward W. Hall
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Monday, July 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Missouri Department of Corrections, Missouri

Correctional Officer Walter W. Farrow
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Monday, July 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina

Sergeant Robert A. Mobley
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Thursday, July 19, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Ronald Euell Dean
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, July 21, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida Metro-Dade Police Department, Florida

Police Officer William Franklin Askew
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Chillicothe Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman Phillip Adrian Steinbrook
Chillicothe Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Dane County Traffic Police, Wisconsin Dane County Traffic Police, Wisconsin

Traffic Officer Harlend G. Orsburne
Dane County Traffic Police, WI
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Deming Police Department, New Mexico Deming Police Department, New Mexico

Patrolman Royce Leroy Bennett
Deming Police Department, NM
EOW: Wednesday, July 25, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff Albert Ochoa Garza
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, July 30, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Los Angeles Police Department, California Los Angeles Police Department, California

Police Officer James J. Choquette
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Bertie County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina Bertie County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Calvin Donald Cherry
Bertie County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Michael D. Russell
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Essex County Park Police Department, New Jersey Essex County Park Police Department, New Jersey

Police Officer Joseph A. Pocchio
Essex County Park Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, August 4, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Idaho State Police, Idaho Idaho State Police, Idaho

Corporal Douglas M. Deen
Idaho State Police, ID
EOW: Sunday, August 5, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Angel F. Vargas-Flores
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, August 8, 1979
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
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 Jared Robert Porter
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1979
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 Charles W. Elmore
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1979
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 Johnnie L. Oliver
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Saginaw County Sheriff's Department, Michigan Saginaw County Sheriff's Department, Michigan

Deputy Sheriff Ernest J. Dankert
Saginaw County Sheriff's Department, MI
EOW: Friday, August 10, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Itasca County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota

Deputy Sheriff Dennis Donald Bouchie
Itasca County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Friday, August 10, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Aitkin Police Department, Minnesota Aitkin Police Department, Minnesota

Police Officer Benjamin Carl Christensen
Aitkin Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, August 10, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Arvada Police Department, Colorado Arvada Police Department, Colorado

Patrolman Walter Michael Northey
Arvada Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, August 13, 1979
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Mobile Police Department, Alabama Mobile Police Department, Alabama

Patrolman Henry Johnny Booth
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, August 14, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Brunswick Police Department, Maryland Brunswick Police Department, Maryland

Chief of Police George James Morris
Brunswick Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, August 14, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, Nevada

Police Officer Clark Anthony Wooldridge
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Tuesday, August 14, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Inyo County Sheriff's Office, California Inyo County Sheriff's Office, California

Inspector James Olen Randolph, Jr.
Inyo County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Secundino Morales-Maldonado
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, August 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Houston City Marshal's Office, Texas Houston City Marshal's Office, Texas

Deputy City Marshal Charles H. Baker
Houston City Marshal's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Farmington Police Department, New Mexico Farmington Police Department, New Mexico

Lieutenant Owen A. Landdeck
Farmington Police Department, NM
EOW: Friday, August 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Thomas Schimenti, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, August 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Memphis Police Department, Tennessee Memphis Police Department, Tennessee

Patrolman James Lee Jefferson
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, August 18, 1979
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland

Police Officer William D. Albers
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, August 19, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Police Officer Jose M. Torres
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, August 21, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Olmsted Township Police Department, Ohio Olmsted Township Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman Dominick John Boscarelli
Olmsted Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, August 22, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Montgomery Police Department, Minnesota Montgomery Police Department, Minnesota

Chief of Police John Francis "Jack" Terrio
Montgomery Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, August 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii

Officer Ernest A. Grogg
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Sunday, August 26, 1979
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Monticello Police Department, Georgia

Patrolman Robert L. Gotel
Monticello Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, August 27, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government

Sergeant Larry Dean Maxey
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Tuesday, August 28, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Armstrong County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Chief Deputy Sheriff Larry Wayne King
Armstrong County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, September 1, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Somersworth Police Department, New Hampshire Somersworth Police Department, New Hampshire

Patrolman Donald R. Kowalski
Somersworth Police Department, NH
EOW: Tuesday, September 4, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Mayfield Village Police Department, Ohio Mayfield Village Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman David R. Wiley
Mayfield Village Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, September 5, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Woodbridge Police Department, New Jersey Woodbridge Police Department, New Jersey

Patrolman Alvin Williams
Woodbridge Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, September 6, 1979
Cause of Death: Drowned
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Edwin A. Fogel
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, September 9, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pleasant Hills Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania Pleasant Hills Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Albert James Breisinger, Jr.
Pleasant Hills Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, September 12, 1979
Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins
Alabama Department of Public Safety, Alabama Alabama Department of Public Safety, Alabama

Trooper David E. Temple
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Thursday, September 13, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Narcotics, Mississippi

Agent Harold Lane Caldwell
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Narcotics, MS
EOW: Friday, September 14, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sturbridge Police Department, Massachusetts Sturbridge Police Department, Massachusetts

Patrolman Richard P. Dupre
Sturbridge Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, September 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Police Officer Melvin E. Hopkins
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, September 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio

Detective George Zicarelli
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, September 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Will Rogers Airport Police Department, Oklahoma Will Rogers Airport Police Department, Oklahoma

Police Officer Garland L. Garrison
Will Rogers Airport Police Department, OK
EOW: Wednesday, September 19, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Union County Sheriff's Office, Ohio Union County Sheriff's Office, Ohio

Sergeant Roger L. Beekman
Union County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 20, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Texas

Agent Joseph Thomas Crews
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TX
EOW: Friday, September 21, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Los Angeles Police Department, California Los Angeles Police Department, California

Police Officer David Brian Kubly
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, September 27, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Los Angeles County Harbor Patrol, California Los Angeles County Harbor Patrol, California

Patrolman Harold L. Edgington
Los Angeles County Harbor Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, September 30, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Newton Police Department, Iowa Newton Police Department, Iowa

Police Officer Bobby Junior Barrickman
Newton Police Department, IA
EOW: Sunday, September 30, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Essex County Sheriff's Office, New Jersey Essex County Sheriff's Office, New Jersey

Detective John Tamburro
Essex County Sheriff's Office, NJ
EOW: Monday, October 1, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Courts Probation and Pretrial Services, U.S. Government United States Courts Probation and Pretrial Services, U.S. Government

Probation Officer Charles Gleason Venz
United States Courts Probation and Pretrial Services, US
EOW: Tuesday, October 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, New Mexico Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, New Mexico

Deputy Sheriff Thomas Chesley Bedford, Jr.
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Monday, October 8, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lane County Sheriff's Office, Oregon Lane County Sheriff's Office, Oregon

Sergeant Carl L. Frazier
Lane County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Tuesday, October 9, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Texas Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff Elwood E. Groff
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, October 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Maysville Police Department, Kentucky Maysville Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman Daniel Lee Hay
Maysville Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, October 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government

Pilot Weldon Smith
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, October 19, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, California Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, California

Detective Christopher W. Boone
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, October 25, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Agent Rafael Vazquez-Santiago
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, October 25, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California

Game Warden Leon Harvey Nelson
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 27, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Millston Police Department, Wisconsin

Patrolman John Coffey
Millston Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, October 27, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Presque Isle County Sheriff's Department, Michigan Presque Isle County Sheriff's Department, Michigan

Sheriff Duane A. Badder
Presque Isle County Sheriff's Department, MI
EOW: Monday, October 29, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Westchester County Sheriff's Department, New York Westchester County Sheriff's Department, New York

Deputy Sheriff Kieran John "Kenny" Grant
Westchester County Sheriff's Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, November 1, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sweetwater Police Department, Texas Sweetwater Police Department, Texas

Lieutenant Monte Porter Huckabee
Sweetwater Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, November 3, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

Police Officer Carl V. Kime, Jr.
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, November 5, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana

Officer Gerald F. "Jerry" Griffin
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, November 6, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Kentucky State Police, Kentucky Kentucky State Police, Kentucky

Trooper Edward Ray Harris
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Wednesday, November 7, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, West Virginia West Virginia State Police, West Virginia

Trooper Philip S. Kesner
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, November 7, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sherwood Police Department, Arkansas

Sergeant Walter David Lowe, Sr.
Sherwood Police Department, AR
EOW: Tuesday, November 13, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Richmond Police Department, Virginia Richmond Police Department, Virginia

Patrolman Michael P. Connors
Richmond Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, November 13, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Ronald Leon Duplechain
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, November 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New Mexico State Police, New Mexico New Mexico State Police, New Mexico

Patrolman David L. Coker
New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Sunday, November 18, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Anne Arundel County Police Department, Maryland Anne Arundel County Police Department, Maryland

Officer Paul Joseph Werner
Anne Arundel County Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, November 25, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Birmingham Police Department, Alabama Birmingham Police Department, Alabama

Sergeant Albert Eugene Ballard
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, November 29, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona

Officer John C. Walker
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Friday, November 30, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lake County Sheriff's Office, Oregon

Deputy Sheriff David Ralph Sanchez
Lake County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Saturday, December 1, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Mequon Police Department, Wisconsin Mequon Police Department, Wisconsin

Chief of Police Thomas Elroy Buntrock
Mequon Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, December 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Collier County Sheriff's Office, Florida Collier County Sheriff's Office, Florida

Deputy Sheriff Arthur Allen Amos
Collier County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, December 3, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Duncanville Police Department, Texas Duncanville Police Department, Texas

Sergeant Michael O. Poe
Duncanville Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, December 3, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Duncanville Police Department, Texas Duncanville Police Department, Texas

Officer Roger Charles Hobden
Duncanville Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, December 3, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Maximo Luis Ortiz-Castillo
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, December 5, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Atlanta Police Department, Georgia Atlanta Police Department, Georgia

Officer Roy Watson Dooley
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1979
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Joplin Police Department, Missouri Joplin Police Department, Missouri

Patrolman Paul Wesley Harlan
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Panola County Sheriff's Office, Texas Panola County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Sheriff David L. Clabaugh
Panola County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Fresno Police Department, California Fresno Police Department, California

Officer Lanny "Skip" Stevenson
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 8, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trenton Police Department, New Jersey

Patrolman George L. Ambrosio
Trenton Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, December 8, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Police Officer Charles L. Moeller
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, December 9, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
East Hanover Police Department, New Jersey East Hanover Police Department, New Jersey

Detective Lieutenant John H. Miller
East Hanover Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1979
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Whittier Police Department, California Whittier Police Department, California

Detective Michael Lee Lane
Whittier Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, December 13, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Hillside Police Department, New Jersey Hillside Police Department, New Jersey

Patrolman Anthony Lordi, Jr.
Hillside Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, December 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Austin Police Department, Texas Austin Police Department, Texas

Police Officer Lee Craig Smith
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Nassau County Police Department, New York Nassau County Police Department, New York

Police Officer Daniel J. Greer
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, December 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, South Dakota

Conservation Officer Ronald Lee Brandt
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, SD
EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Cedar Park Police Department, Texas Cedar Park Police Department, Texas

Officer William Thomas Laws, Jr.
Cedar Park Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1979
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Sergeant Wilfred Charles Doyle
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, December 21, 1979
Cause of Death: Drowned
Stevenson Police Department, Alabama Stevenson Police Department, Alabama

Sergeant Michael Ray Twitty
Stevenson Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, December 22, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Victor L. Lopez-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, December 22, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Belmont County Sheriff's Department, Ohio Belmont County Sheriff's Department, Ohio

Lieutenant Mickey S. McMillan
Belmont County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, December 23, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Schofield Police Department, Wisconsin Schofield Police Department, Wisconsin

Patrolman John E. Braun
Schofield Police Department, WI
EOW: Monday, December 24, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Guam Police Department, Guam Guam Police Department, Guam

Reserve Officer Helen Kuulei Lizama
Guam Police Department, GU
EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Guam Police Department, Guam Guam Police Department, Guam

Reserve Officer Rudy Caingat Iglesias
Guam Police Department, GU
EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Springfield Police Department, Illinois Springfield Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman David R. Tapscott
Springfield Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Portland Police Bureau, Oregon Portland Police Bureau, Oregon

Officer David Wayne Crowther
Portland Police Bureau, OR
EOW: Thursday, December 27, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Reno Police Department, Nevada Reno Police Department, Nevada

Patrolman Glenn William "Bill" Turner
Reno Police Department, NV
EOW: Saturday, December 29, 1979
Cause of Death: Assault
Williamson Police Department, West Virginia

Police Officer Bobby D. Howard
Williamson Police Department, WV
EOW: Sunday, December 30, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)