ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,730 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- 9/11 related illness 3
- Assault 2
- Automobile crash 1
- Duty related illness 12
- Gunfire 6
- Heart attack 1
Total Deaths by State
- California 1
- District of Columbia 6
- Georgia 2
- Illinois 2
- Iowa 1
- Louisiana 1
- Massachusetts 1
- Michigan 1
- New Jersey 1
- New York 5
- North Carolina 3
- Virginia 1
Superintendent Reddin Allen Smith
Pitt County Convict Camp, NC
EOW: Thursday, March 2, 1916
Cause: Gunfire
Superintendent Joseph Claudius McLawhorn
Pitt County Convict Camp, NC
EOW: Friday, February 18, 1916
Cause: Assault
Constable Alfred Edwin Kelly Karlton
Tangipahoa Parish Constable's Office, LA
EOW: Friday, March 23, 1917
Cause: Gunfire
Constable Oliver Perry Mitchell
Fresno County Constable's Office - Laton Judicial District, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 29, 1950
Cause: Assault
Night Marshal William Clark Kemp
Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 1923
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, October 25, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, October 11, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Officer Joseph Presley Marcus Barker
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, October 10, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Officer John Frederick Jeffries
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, October 19, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, October 19, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, April 8, 2021
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Corrections Officer Joel A. Legaspi
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Sunday, January 21, 2018
Cause: Duty related illness
Police Officer Robert Tyrone Kearse, Sr.
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, May 11, 2006
Cause: Duty related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, October 3, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, October 4, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, November 26, 2021
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff Charles Dancy McCraw
Berrien County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, February 17, 1918
Cause: Gunfire
Perth Amboy Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, October 1, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Patrolman Michael Francis Condron
Pittsfield Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, October 11, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness
Wilmington Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, July 18, 1936
Cause: Heart attack
Christopher Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, August 11, 1911
Cause: Gunfire
Guard William Harrison Hollingsworth
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Sunday, March 7, 1948
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer James Kenneth DeLoach
District of Columbia Department of Corrections, DC
EOW: Saturday, December 23, 1967
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Glenn Tenbrook Whallon
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, September 30, 1918
Cause: Duty related illness