Recent Historical Additions

ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,094 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.

25 Most Recent Additions

  • 9/11 related illness 1
  • Accidental 1
  • Animal related 1
  • Assault 6
  • Automobile crash 2
  • Duty related illness 1
  • Electrocuted 1
  • Gunfire 5
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
  • Heart attack 2
  • Motorcycle crash 2
  • Poisoned 1
  • Stabbed 1

Total Deaths by State

  • California 3
  • Connecticut 1
  • Georgia 3
  • Illinois 1
  • Kentucky 1
  • Massachusetts 1
  • Minnesota 1
  • New Jersey 1
  • New York 2
  • Ohio 2
  • Pennsylvania 1
  • South Carolina 1
  • Tennessee 2
  • Texas 4
  • West Virginia 1
Patrolman John Zinger | Pennsauken Township Police Department, New Jersey
Pennsauken Township Police Department, New Jersey

Patrolman John Zinger

Pennsauken Township Police Department, NJ

EOW: Friday, August 1, 1924

Cause: Motorcycle crash

Guard Eustace Gay Hardman | West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, West Virginia
West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, West Virginia

Guard Eustace Gay Hardman

West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, WV

EOW: Wednesday, November 22, 1939

Cause: Assault

Guard Alfred E. Schmidt | Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Ohio

Guard Alfred E. Schmidt

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH

EOW: Monday, September 2, 1940

Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)

Guard Robert A. Kelley | Montgomery County Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County Department of Corrections, Pennsylvania

Guard Robert A. Kelley

Montgomery County Department of Corrections, PA

EOW: Tuesday, June 8, 1971

Cause: Automobile crash