Officer Danny R. Vanderpool
Moore Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, May 18, 1979
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer William Coleman Cook
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Thomas Rowry, Jr.
Union Point Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Earl Smith
Pike County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Game Warden Jean King Jones, Jr.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, CA
EOW: Monday, May 14, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Reserve Captain Don H. Willmon
Angelina County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, May 13, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patrolman Albert Berry Sallee, Jr.
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, May 12, 1979
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Patrol Officer Terry Lee Lanier
Jacksonville Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, May 11, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Sergeant Loren Whitehat, Sr.
Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Thursday, May 10, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Location: Arizona
Reserve Officer Eugene L. Cousins
North Mankato Police Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1979
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Police Officer Melvin L. "Mel" Henze
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 5, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Dwain L. Hardigan
Albany County Sheriff's Office, WY
EOW: Friday, May 4, 1979
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Patrolman Melvin LeRoy Wilcox
Erie Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, May 4, 1979
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Lieutenant Ronald Opie McPherson
Arkansas Department of Corrections, AR
EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Lieutenant Clifford T. Hill
Bessemer Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1979
Cause of Death: Bomb
Police Officer Robert E. Betsch
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, April 30, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Lynwood Mallett
Clarendon County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, April 28, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Parole Officer Robert A. White
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff George R. Barthel
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Customs Agent Michael Joseph Reimers
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 1979
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Location: California
Officer Jimmy Earl Kennedy
Juneau Police Department, AK
EOW: Tuesday, April 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles Lee Herrington, Sr.
Glynn County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Richard J. Adair
Juneau Police Department, AK
EOW: Tuesday, April 17, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Edward T. Cody
Hartford Police Department, CT
EOW: Monday, April 16, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Inspector Austin Dewey Gay
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, FL
EOW: Saturday, April 14, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Location: Georgia