Recent Historical Additions

ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,944 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.

25 Most Recent Additions

  • 9/11 related illness 1
  • Assault 1
  • Automobile crash 1
  • Gunfire 3
  • Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
  • Heart attack 1
  • Influenza Pandemic 16
  • Struck by train 1

Total Deaths by State

  • Kansas 2
  • Maryland 4
  • Massachusetts 2
  • Michigan 1
  • Missouri 3
  • Montana 1
  • New York 1
  • Ohio 3
  • Pennsylvania 5
  • U.S. Government 1
  • Washington 1
  • Wisconsin 1

Forest Ranger Leonard Wade Lewis

United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations, US

EOW: Wednesday, November 2, 1938

Cause: Automobile crash

Patrolman John T. Kelley

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO

EOW: Tuesday, October 15, 1918

Cause: Influenza Pandemic

Patrolman Evan Morgan

Baltimore City Police Department, MD

EOW: Sunday, October 13, 1918

Cause: Influenza Pandemic