Honoring Officers Killed in 1944

Sergeant Patrick Ryan

Cleveland Division of Police, OH

EOW: Friday, January 14, 1944

Cause: Automobile crash

Sergeant Irving I. Snyder

United States War Department - Naval Civilian Police, US

EOW: Friday, January 14, 1944

Cause: Heart attack

Private Joseph E. Shawhan

United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police, US

EOW: Saturday, April 15, 1944

Cause: Vehicle pursuit

Guard George T. Preston

Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX

EOW: Tuesday, June 20, 1944

Cause: Gunfire

Guard Zoeth C. Skaggs

Illinois Department of Corrections, IL

EOW: Friday, November 24, 1944

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Officer Lee Cole

Royal Oak City Police Department, MI

EOW: Wednesday, November 29, 1944

Cause: Automobile crash