ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,293 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- Assault 2
- Automobile crash 2
- Drowned 1
- Duty related illness 1
- Fall 1
- Fire 1
- Gunfire 12
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 2
- Heart attack 2
- Struck by train 1
Total Deaths by State
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 1
- Florida 1
- Illinois 1
- Kentucky 4
- Massachusetts 5
- Oklahoma 1
- Pennsylvania 4
- Railroad Police 5
- Texas 1
- Virginia 1
Constable William Alexander Oliver Cratty
Pennsylvania State Constable - Washington County, PA
EOW: Monday, July 14, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Special Police Officer Talbert Jenkins
Aliquippa City Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, December 28, 1948
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Constable Robert William Mason, Jr.
Pennsylvania State Constable - Fayette County, PA
EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 1924
Cause: Gunfire
Pennsylvania State Constable - Philadelphia County, PA
EOW: Friday, November 1, 1850
Cause: Assault
Railroad Detective Austin E. Pate
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Thursday, August 25, 1904
Cause: Struck by train
Police Officer David Lee "Star" Johnson
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Sea Ranch Lakes Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, November 28, 1975
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Whitfield Morris
Washita County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, February 3, 1910
Cause: Gunfire
Pike County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Sunday, March 19, 1911
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Sherd Barry Partin
Bell County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, September 30, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Harvey Crawford
Bell County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, November 14, 1953
Cause: Gunfire
Whitley County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, December 3, 1910
Cause: Gunfire
Railroad Detective George Ziemba
Michigan Central Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Saturday, May 25, 1918
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Archibald D. Brandon
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, April 19, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Oliver Columbus Grems
Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Saturday, April 23, 1955
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Special Agent James Edward McDuffie
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1923
Cause: Fall
Sheriff Raymond Thomas "Buck" Boston
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 23, 1947
Cause: Automobile crash
Supervising Game Warden Charles Franklin Headley
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, VA
EOW: Friday, February 8, 1924
Cause: Drowned
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, February 11, 1893
Cause: Assault
Patrolman Felix Francis Sharkey
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, June 3, 1942
Cause: Heart attack
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, October 22, 1971
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Sergeant John Franklin Montague
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, May 24, 1929
Cause: Duty related illness
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, April 10, 1946
Cause: Fire