Law Enforcement Line of Duty Deaths in 1943

Honoring Officers Killed in 1943

	Patrolman Shirley Ladd Durham Police Department, NC EOW: Friday, January 1, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Police Officer Chaney Boles Marion Police Department, IN EOW: Friday, January 1, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman James Williams Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Friday, January 1, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Sheriff Dewitt William Ormsby Richmond County Sheriff's Office, NC EOW: Tuesday, January 5, 1943 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
	Patrolman Paul F. Lane Redding Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Officer Joseph A. Stucker California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Patrolman VanBuren Quarles Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, January 10, 1943 Cause of Death: Assault
	Sheriff Charles Walter Conlin, Jr. Warren County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Sunday, January 10, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Sheriff Cleve O. Weathers Lawrence County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, January 12, 1943 Cause of Death: Stabbed
	Police Officer Elmer E. Norgren Oakland Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, January 15, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
	Special Agent Harold Dennis Haberfeld United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US EOW: Friday, January 15, 1943 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
	Special Agent Percy E. Foxworth United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US EOW: Friday, January 15, 1943 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
	Officer Clinton Maxwell Osthimer Wabash Police Department, IN EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman Christopher J. Hughes New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, January 22, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman Pasquale Venturelli New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
	Police Officer Homer Reed Gilbert Mechanicsburg Borough Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1943 Cause of Death: Heart attack
	Patrolman Angelo DiMuro New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, January 27, 1943 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
	Officer Walter Charles Maxey California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Tuesday, February 2, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Patrolman Ralph K. Ghivizzani Hampton Police Department, VA EOW: Saturday, February 6, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Officer Frederick Wales California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Officer Timothy Ryan San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, February 11, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman Victor Salvatore Manfra United States War Department - New York Port of Embarkation Police, US EOW: Friday, February 26, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Trooper Ralph Broullire Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Tuesday, March 16, 1943 Cause of Death: Drowned
	Patrolman James J. Donovan New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, March 19, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Police Officer Joseph A. Lecher Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Sunday, March 21, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Police Officer Harry C. Gibson Columbus Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, April 6, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Sheriff Cecil M. Crawford Page County Sheriff's Department, IA EOW: Saturday, April 10, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Marshal Hughey Sylvester Kitchens Parma Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, April 17, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Detective Sergeant Joseph P. Husken Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, April 17, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Officer George E. Ellis, Jr. California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
	Constable Harry Hunt Ojai Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman Milton L. Hodder Hamden Police Department, CT EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
	Chief of Police Jack Albert Skinner Norwood Police Department, NC EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Guard Joseph Michalowski Middlesex County Sheriff's Department, NJ EOW: Saturday, May 8, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Officer Charles R. Johnston Metropolitan Police Department, DC EOW: Sunday, May 9, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Trooper James T. Brownfield Louisiana State Police, LA EOW: Sunday, May 9, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Chief Deputy Samuel Jasper Luckett Warren County Sheriff's Department, MS EOW: Tuesday, May 11, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Jack David London Clark County Sheriff's Office, NV EOW: Monday, May 17, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
	Police Officer Gottlieb Sohn Lansing Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1943 Cause of Death: Heart attack
	Investigator Randall Oakes Younger United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US EOW: Tuesday, June 1, 1943 Cause of Death: Heart attack
	Deputy Robert A. Grubbs Dearborn County Sheriff's Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, June 2, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
	Police Officer Mitchell A. Lipinski Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, June 6, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Night Watchman Samuel Dow Blackwell Pinal County Sheriff's Office, AZ EOW: Sunday, June 6, 1943 Cause of Death: Stabbed
	Police Officer William J. Woodcock Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1943 Cause of Death: Assault
	Officer Ollie Mason Mobile Police Department, AL EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Police Officer Lawrence A. Adam Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, July 1, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman Robert Burns Sandefur Nashville City Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Police Officer Clifton Tillman Gulfport Police Department, MS EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Officer Nelson S. Dwelly California Highway Patrol, CA EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Chief of Police Frank Otis Town Park Rapids Police Department, MN EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Police Officer Arnold O. Werner Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
	Officer Robert F. Dunn Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Officer Frank A. Davis Norfolk Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Special Agent Richard Blackstone Brown United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1943 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
	Patrol Officer Robert B. Hatchell Petersburg Police Department, VA EOW: Sunday, July 18, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Chief of Police William Henry Bishop Oakdale Police Department, LA EOW: Sunday, July 18, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Trooper Edward P. Jesmonth Connecticut State Police, CT EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1943 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
	Lieutenant Ralph Martin New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Wednesday, July 21, 1943 Cause of Death: Fall
	Police Officer William Marion Lee Glynn County Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Police Officer Harry Clifton Stabler St. Matthews Police Department, SC EOW: Sunday, August 1, 1943 Cause of Death: Stabbed
	Police Officer Edward F. Nugent Kansas City Police Department, KS EOW: Monday, August 2, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff William Phipps, Sr. Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, WI EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Sergeant Phillip B. Guinto Illinois State Police, IL EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Police Officer Reuben Conklin Westchester County Parkway Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, August 8, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Police Officer Karl F. Kohler Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, August 12, 1943 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
	Patrolman James G. Karl Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Thursday, August 12, 1943 Cause of Death: Fire
	Deputy Sheriff John Middleton Harlan County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Monday, August 16, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Patrolman William Preston Bryant Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, August 17, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Constable Adolph H. "Dolph" Berning Carlin Police Department, NV EOW: Friday, August 20, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Rueben Fox Anderson County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Friday, August 20, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Captain George B. Dooley Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Game Warden Sherman J. Handron Washington Department of Wildlife, WA EOW: Sunday, August 29, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Constable Abraham Obadiah Hamon, Jr. Gonzales County Constable's Office - Precinct 7, TX EOW: Tuesday, September 7, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Officer Claude T. Parks Newport News Police Department, VA EOW: Friday, September 10, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Trooper Charles P. Corbin Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Wednesday, September 15, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
	Sergeant Matthew McCormick New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, September 19, 1943 Cause of Death: Automobile accident
	Detective Albert T. Lorch Allegheny County Police Department, PA EOW: Friday, October 1, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Chief of Police James W. Smith Falmouth Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, October 10, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Police Officer William S. Knight Baltimore City Police Department, MD EOW: Sunday, November 7, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Guard Clarence Cox Georgia Department of Corrections, GA EOW: Monday, November 8, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Policeman Juan R. Longoria-Torres Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, November 13, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff Walter John Leinberger Yolo County Sheriff's Department, CA EOW: Thursday, November 18, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Officer George P. Lancaster Spokane Police Department, WA EOW: Thursday, November 18, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Deputy Sheriff Charlie Ramsey Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Saturday, November 27, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Officer Richard S. Booth Tampa Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, November 28, 1943 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
	Constable Curtis James Pope Lancaster County Magistrate's Office, SC EOW: Saturday, December 11, 1943 Cause of Death: Assault
	Trooper Ross S. Creach Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
	Chief Sergeant W. H. Riley Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK EOW: Monday, December 13, 1943 Cause of Death: Stabbed
	Town Sergeant Abb Kimball Fleming Kenbridge Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, December 16, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Deputy Sheriff James Cornett Perry County Sheriff's Office, KY EOW: Friday, December 24, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire
	Trooper James R. Gohery New York State Police, NY EOW: Wednesday, December 29, 1943 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit

1943 Honor Roll of Heroes

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Line of Duty Deaths: 91

Aircraft accident: 2
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 6
Drowned: 1
Fall: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 44
Gunfire (Accidental): 4
Heart attack: 3
Motorcycle accident: 13
Stabbed: 4
Vehicle pursuit: 3
Vehicular assault: 6

By Month

January: 17
February: 5
March: 3
April: 7
May: 7
June: 6
July: 14
August: 13
September: 4
October: 2
November: 7
December: 6

By State

Alabama: 1
Arizona: 1
California: 10
Connecticut: 2
District of Columbia: 1
Florida: 1
Georgia: 3
Illinois: 2
Indiana: 3
Iowa: 1
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 5
Louisiana: 2
Maryland: 2
Michigan: 6
Minnesota: 1
Mississippi: 2
Missouri: 3
Nevada: 2
New Jersey: 1
New York: 8
North Carolina: 3
Ohio: 1
Oklahoma: 1
Pennsylvania: 3
Puerto Rico: 1
South Carolina: 2
Tennessee: 5
Texas: 1
U.S. Government: 5
Virginia: 6
Washington: 2
Wisconsin: 3

By Gender

Male: 91
Female: 0

Statistics

Average age: 41
Average tour of duty: 6 years, 11 months

Line of duty deaths this year
41 +17%

Gunfire deaths this year
16 0%

Auto-related deaths this year
15 +36%