1973 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 279
Total Deaths by Month
- January 27
- February 21
- March 19
- April 21
- May 22
- June 20
- July 27
- August 27
- September 20
- October 23
- November 29
- December 23
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 7
- Arizona 9
- Arkansas 3
- California 27
- Colorado 7
- Connecticut 1
- District of Columbia 2
- Florida 8
- Georgia 12
- Illinois 9
- Indiana 2
- Iowa 4
- Kansas 2
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 10
- Maine 1
- Maryland 7
- Massachusetts 8
- Michigan 8
- Minnesota 3
- Mississippi 4
- Missouri 4
- Montana 1
- Nebraska 3
- Nevada 1
- New Hampshire 1
- New Jersey 8
- New Mexico 2
- New York 16
- North Carolina 2
- Ohio 9
- Oklahoma 2
- Oregon 1
- Pennsylvania 12
- Puerto Rico 6
- Railroad Police 1
- Rhode Island 1
- South Carolina 4
- Tennessee 4
- Texas 26
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 18
- Utah 2
- Virginia 5
- Washington 1
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 5
- Wyoming 1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 279
- Female 0
Statistics
- Average age 36
- Average tour of duty 7 years, 7 months
Deputy Sheriff Carrol Vinson Copeland
Wheeler County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, January 1, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Donald William Schneider
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 4, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Carl Eugene Wilson
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 4, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William Isaac Wainwright
Reynolds Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, January 6, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Everett Leroy Terwilliger
Fallsburg Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 6, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Lendon "Junior" Higgins, Jr.
Marshall County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Tustin Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Philip J. Coleman, Sr.
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Superintendent Louis Joseph Sirgo
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William R. Berte
Springfield Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, January 8, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Albert William Devlin
McCandless Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, January 8, 1973
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, January 9, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Hurtsboro Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, January 11, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer James P. Zeiger
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Thursday, January 11, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
East Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 11, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Salt Lake City Police Department, UT
EOW: Thursday, January 11, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James F. Duffin
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, January 14, 1973
Cause: Vehicular assault
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 14, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Frank Ford
Marengo County Sheriff's Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, January 17, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TX
EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, January 19, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Stephen R. Gilroy
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 19, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Harold E. Carlson
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, January 27, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Gerald William Hempe
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, January 31, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Charles T. Smith
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, January 31, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Joshua B. Rodriguez, Jr.
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, February 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Vincent L. Walker
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, February 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, February 4, 1973
Cause: Vehicular assault
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 6, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper Charles W. "Chuck" Parks
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Tuesday, February 6, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Park Ranger Robert D. "Jake" Metherell
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, February 7, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Park Ranger Ronald Van Trussell
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, February 7, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Raymond Carl Willert
Turlock Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Lubbock Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, February 9, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant William Thomas "Billy" Manning
Tallapoosa Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, February 11, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Albert Michael Masi
Campbell Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, February 12, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Sergeant Jack E. Boone, Sr.
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, February 15, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Patrolman Joseph Samuel "Jody" Scottino
Pantego Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Patrolman Earl Wesley Phillips, Sr.
Harrison County Road Patrol, MS
EOW: Monday, February 19, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Private Carroll D. "Beau" Garrison
Prince George's County Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, February 20, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Lexington Police Department, MS
EOW: Thursday, February 22, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Schererville Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, February 24, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff James Melvin Morgan
Pinal County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1973
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Fred Douglas Carr
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, March 5, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Irving E. Wright
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, March 5, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Dickenson County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Tuesday, March 6, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman John Lewis McConnaughey
Ligonier Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 7, 1973
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Lieutenant Alfred Elder Stewart
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Friday, March 9, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Fulton House Anthony
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Saturday, March 10, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Melvin C. Colebrook, Jr.
Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Saturday, March 10, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Sheriff Robert Smith Moore, Sr.
Desha County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Monday, March 12, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Special Agent Gregory W. Spinelli
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, March 15, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Habacuc Laracuente-Pacheco
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, March 15, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Gregory Howard Bailey
Dunbar Police Department, WV
EOW: Sunday, March 18, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, March 23, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, March 24, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Pilot George F. White
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, US
EOW: Sunday, March 25, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Robert M. Hurley
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Newark Police Division, NJ
EOW: Thursday, March 29, 1973
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Iowa Motor Vehicle Enforcement, IA
EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1973
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Special Agent Richard Heath, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, US
EOW: Sunday, April 1, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 5, 1973
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer John L. Summers, Jr.
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, April 5, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Norman Frederick Buchman
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, April 6, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal Jessie I. Neal, Sr.
Farmerville Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, April 8, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Farmerville Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, April 8, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Richard D. Vigneault
Springfield Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, April 11, 1973
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Louis J. Vasger
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, April 13, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Rudolpho Filberto Sanchez
Costilla County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Monday, April 16, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Louisiana State Police, LA
EOW: Tuesday, April 17, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Albert A. Haupt, Sr.
Orland Park Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Royal Oak City Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, April 20, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Trooper George William Amos, Jr.
Nebraska State Patrol, NE
EOW: Friday, April 20, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Thomas George Tarantino
Martinez Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 21, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Monday, April 23, 1973
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, April 25, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Lieutenant William Carter Smith
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Thursday, April 26, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Sheriff Ernest Daniel "Hank" Hamilton
Presidio County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Jailer Roy Alonzo Sturges
La Salle County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Kiowa County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Wilfredo Rivera-Cintron
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent George Walter Henderson, II
Wyoming Office of the Attorney General - Division of Criminal Investigation, WY
EOW: Friday, May 4, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Court Officer Francis J. Carroll
New York State Office of Court Administration, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Oneonta Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, May 8, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff James Carol Douglas
Brazoria County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Copiah County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Wednesday, May 16, 1973
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer James Howard Cassidy, Jr.
Pearland Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, May 16, 1973
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, May 18, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Friday, May 18, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Charlie Albert Rodgers
Greenwood County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, May 19, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Leo Robert "Bobby" Volk, Jr.
Modesto Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, May 21, 1973
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Oak Park Department of Public Safety, MI
EOW: Monday, May 21, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, May 21, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 23, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant David Hue Anthony, Sr.
Hattiesburg Police Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, May 23, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent J. Clifford Dietrich
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, US
EOW: Saturday, May 26, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Adams County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Warden Robert Frederick Fromhold, Sr.
Philadelphia Prison System, PA
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Robert B. Laurenson
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Sidney L. Thompson
New York City Transit Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, June 5, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Kenneth Joseph McCoy
East St. Louis Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Clay County Sheriff's Department, AR
EOW: Friday, June 8, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief Deputy Sheriff George Oliver Williamson
Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Friday, June 8, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Robert G. Hardy
Rowley Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, June 11, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Berkeley Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, June 16, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, June 17, 1973
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Ralph J. Stanchi, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, June 17, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Camden Police Department, AR
EOW: Monday, June 18, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Motorcycle Patrolman Charles Christopher Caraccilo
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, June 21, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Dale E. Morey
Arizona Department of Corrections, AZ
EOW: Friday, June 22, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Theodore J. Buckley
Arizona Department of Corrections, AZ
EOW: Friday, June 22, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Correctional Officer Donald Price
Rhode Island Department of Corrections, RI
EOW: Friday, June 22, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff George Edward McMurren
Yavapai County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Sunday, June 24, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police George Lee Lashley
Gibsonville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Russell D. Spannagel
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Elwood L. Ridge
Camden Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William J. Bender
Marion County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Kershaw County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Monday, July 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff James Allen Arterbury
St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, July 4, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Charles Linson Brown, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, July 5, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 9, 1973
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Parole Officer William F. Gambill
Florida Probation and Parole Commission, FL
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Howard County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Auxiliary Police Officer Glenn Truman Wortham
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Sunday, July 15, 1973
Cause: Assault
Louisiana State Police, LA
EOW: Tuesday, July 17, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Thursday, July 19, 1973
Cause: Explosion
Montana Highway Patrol, MT
EOW: Thursday, July 19, 1973
Cause: Vehicular assault
Chief of Police Louis Dwane Snow
Moscow Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, July 19, 1973
Cause: Struck by train
Atascosa County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, July 19, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Conservation Officer Denver Earlington Tabor
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, KY
EOW: Friday, July 20, 1973
Cause: Drowned
Special Agent Elmer Martin "Bud" Heggen
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, US
EOW: Monday, July 23, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Special Agent Henry Herbert Tibbs
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, US
EOW: Monday, July 23, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Correctional Officer Arthur Sprouse
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Gary P. Underwood
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Hallandale Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, July 27, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police William Howard Wilson
Cedar Bluff Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Law Enforcement Division, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Wayne L. Selle
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Tuesday, July 31, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Patrolman Vernon Leigh Jarrelle, Jr.
Richmond Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, August 1, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Orangetown Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1973
Cause: Vehicular assault
Orangetown Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1973
Cause: Vehicular assault
Park Ranger Kenneth Carmel Patrick
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Sunday, August 5, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Mountain Brook Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, August 6, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Philip John DeSantis
Woodbine Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, August 6, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Terry Lee Greer
Kern County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, August 7, 1973
Cause: Drowned
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Delta Police Department, CO
EOW: Saturday, August 11, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Charles S. B. Knowles
Seabrook Police Department, NH
EOW: Sunday, August 12, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Detective Thomas Atkins Dawson
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Monday, August 13, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Panama City Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, August 17, 1973
Cause: Struck by train
Illinois Department of Conservation - Division of Law Enforcement, IL
EOW: Sunday, August 19, 1973
Cause: Struck by train
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, August 20, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Harold Dean Humphus
Falls County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, August 21, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Falls County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, August 21, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Correction Officer James A. Callahan, Sr.
Middlesex County Sheriff's Office, MA
EOW: Friday, August 24, 1973
Cause: Assault
Lieutenant Thomas Jackson Meredith
Moultrie Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, August 25, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Thomas J. Adams, Jr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, August 26, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Sunday, August 26, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Game Officer Roy Richard Bradshaw
Colville Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Monday, August 27, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Marion Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, August 29, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Alamogordo Police Department, NM
EOW: Wednesday, August 29, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Hollywood Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, August 30, 1973
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Hollywood Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, August 30, 1973
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Park Ranger Thomas Kenneth "T.K." Brown
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Friday, August 31, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Special Officer Elliott S. Johnson
Thomaston Police Department, ME
EOW: Saturday, September 1, 1973
Cause: Vehicular assault
Policeman Hector Rosa-Feliciano
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, September 1, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Delbert L. Berry
Apache County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Sunday, September 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer George Leighton Pomraning, Jr.
Arlington County Police Department, VA
EOW: Sunday, September 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Casper J. Buonocore, Jr.
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, September 12, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John J. Bracken
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, September 12, 1973
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Correctional Officer Steven P. Ary, Sr.
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Sunday, September 16, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Trooper First Class Charles Straining Rathell
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Tuesday, September 18, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Trooper First Class Donald Eugene Parkerson, Jr.
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Tuesday, September 18, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Pecos County Constable's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 18, 1973
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, September 19, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Calvin M. Rodwell
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, September 22, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Portland Police Bureau, OR
EOW: Sunday, September 23, 1973
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Revere Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, September 24, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Deputy Virgil H. McGee
Jackson County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Monday, September 24, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Norman Emmett Larson
United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, US
EOW: Monday, September 24, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Earl F. DeMarse
Michigan Department of Corrections, MI
EOW: Tuesday, September 25, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Constable Bill Lankford Cornell, Sr.
McLennan County Constable's Office - Precinct 1, TX
EOW: Thursday, September 27, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Edward L. Barron
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, September 28, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Sunday, September 30, 1973
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer David George Guider
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, October 2, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Wendell I. Troyer
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, October 2, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Kansas Highway Patrol, KS
EOW: Tuesday, October 2, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Thursday, October 4, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Senior Patrol Agent John S. Blue
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Thursday, October 4, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Chief Deputy Sheriff Dalton Burnam
Dodge County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, October 6, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Felix Underwood
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, October 7, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, October 7, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Sioux City Police Department, IA
EOW: Monday, October 8, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Arthur M. Ansert, Jr.
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, October 8, 1973
Cause: Vehicular assault
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, October 10, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Spiro Nicholas Galanoudis
Monessen City Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, October 19, 1973
Cause: Vehicular assault
Ventura County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 20, 1973
Cause: Duty related illness
Detective Clarence Edward Harris
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, October 20, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Hornell Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, October 24, 1973
Cause: Vehicular assault
Land Management Officer Woodrow E. Portzline
Pennsylvania Game Commission, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 24, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Norton Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, October 25, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Paul Thomas "Pete" White, Jr.
Prince William County Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, October 27, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Spencer County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, October 28, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Howard Wayne Holdefer
Jasper County Sheriff's Department, IA
EOW: Tuesday, October 30, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Springfield Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, October 30, 1973
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Private First Class James Presley Boyd, Jr.
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Wednesday, October 31, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Mount Clemens Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, November 1, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Michael D. Hemschmeyer
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, November 2, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Aloysius J. Nelke
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, November 3, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Monday, November 5, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Monday, November 5, 1973
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, November 6, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Honea Path Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, November 6, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, November 6, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Frank Edwin Howard
Mohave County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Thursday, November 8, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Donald Heilman
Mohave County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Thursday, November 8, 1973
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Robert T. Moore
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, November 8, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, November 12, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, November 16, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Franklin Roy Furrer
Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, NE
EOW: Friday, November 16, 1973
Cause: Heart attack
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, November 17, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Paul Lee Mickel
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Sunday, November 18, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William Morris Robinson
Newburgh City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, November 18, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Jorge Luis Sierra-Vazquez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, November 19, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Private First Class Willie Earl Sneed
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Thursday, November 22, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief Deputy Sheriff Bristol Taylor
Knott County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, November 23, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Pedro Pinero-Castro
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, November 23, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Edward John Hammond, Jr.
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, November 23, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
State Park Ranger II Richard D. Schnurr
California Department of Parks and Recreation, CA
EOW: Monday, November 26, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Jerry Sanders
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Tuesday, November 27, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Richard Allan Lura
Carver County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 1973
Cause: Struck by train
Deputy Sheriff Ronald Jerome Kalkes
Carver County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Wednesday, November 28, 1973
Cause: Struck by train
Detective John David Schroeder
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, November 30, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
North Las Vegas Police Department, NV
EOW: Friday, November 30, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Michael Roy Kirby
District of Columbia Department of Corrections, DC
EOW: Friday, November 30, 1973
Cause: Stabbed
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 1, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 1, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Vincent D. Connolly
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 3, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Corporal Bruce Roger Verhoeven
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, December 4, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Field Supervisor Steven Laurence Armenta
California Department of Justice, CA
EOW: Friday, December 7, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Raymond Earl Timothy
Falls City Police Department, NE
EOW: Saturday, December 8, 1973
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Monday, December 10, 1973
Cause: Assault
Police Officer William C. Prettyman
Riverside Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1973
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff David Earl Andrews
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer David Frank Sampson
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1973
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Officer Donald Paul Tucker, Sr.
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, December 13, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Ronald Patrick Reagan
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, December 13, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Henry W. Bradshaw
Meriwether County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, December 15, 1973
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer William McNamara
Stamford Police Department, CT
EOW: Tuesday, December 18, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Brown County Sheriff's Office, WI
EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Sunday, December 23, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police George H. King
Evarts Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 1973
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Patrolman Thomas Ray Carpenter
Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Thursday, December 27, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Larry Eugene Smith
Otero County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Thursday, December 27, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Pueblo Police Department, CO
EOW: Saturday, December 29, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Private William Patrick Conboy, Jr.
Montgomery County Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, December 29, 1973
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Pascal M. Grassi
Delaware River Port Authority Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, December 29, 1973
Cause: Struck by train