ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,320 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- Assault 2
- Automobile crash 2
- Duty related illness 2
- Gunfire 11
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Stabbed 1
- Struck by train 3
- Train accident 3
Total Deaths by State
- Georgia 1
- Iowa 1
- Kentucky 6
- Louisiana 2
- Massachusetts 2
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 1
- Missouri 1
- Ohio 1
- Railroad Police 6
- Tennessee 1
- U.S. Government 2
Poor Fork Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, December 25, 1920
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Hiram C. Wooton
Perry County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, December 30, 1927
Cause: Gunfire
United States Capitol Police, US
EOW: Saturday, January 5, 1952
Cause: Gunfire
U.S. Game Warden Delbert Hubbard
United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1938
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff William Allen "Bubba" Elliott
Richmond County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, February 25, 1968
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Millard F. Rosser
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, February 3, 1893
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Samuel S. Cronk
Jackson County Sheriff's Office, IA
EOW: Wednesday, January 23, 1867
Cause: Assault
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, November 3, 1939
Cause: Struck by train
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Thursday, November 3, 1932
Cause: Struck by train
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, August 10, 1932
Cause: Gunfire
Railroad Detective Charles Henry Roeder
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, May 30, 1924
Cause: Train accident
Special Policeman George E. Johnson
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1915
Cause: Train accident
Special Policeman David McConnell
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, June 30, 1901
Cause: Train accident
Deputy Sheriff Herbert Minshull
Perry County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Friday, October 26, 1945
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Andy Huston Jenkins
Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, December 31, 1920
Cause: Gunfire
Magoffin County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, December 22, 1930
Cause: Gunfire
Conservation Officer Raymond Alexander Birdsong
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, KY
EOW: Friday, October 22, 1965
Cause: Automobile crash
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, February 19, 1899
Cause: Duty related illness
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, January 10, 1912
Cause: Duty related illness
Merchant Policeman John William Holt
Cynthiana Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, November 23, 1937
Cause: Struck by train
Vicksburg Police Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1884
Cause: Stabbed
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, February 5, 1877
Cause: Gunfire
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, August 23, 1879
Cause: Assault
Howell County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Monday, March 1, 1869
Cause: Gunfire