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
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Friday, October 10, 1890
Cause: Struck by train
Gobler Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, October 12, 1949
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Dougall MacKenzie
Alpena Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, June 21, 1928
Cause: Gunfire
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Saturday, March 2, 2024
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Shelton Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, August 30, 1936
Cause: Assault
Police Officer George Washington Noah
Kansas City Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1896
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Kansas City Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, August 17, 1902
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Joshua A LaForge
Racine County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Cause: Heart attack
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
Uniontown Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, October 31, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman Edward Daniel George
Lancaster Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, October 13, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Chief of Police Oscar Schneider
West Hazleton Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, October 28, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman Charles William Lively
Reading Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, November 3, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman George William Schneider
Erie Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, October 13, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman Charles Arthur Renwand, Jr.
Sandusky Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, November 22, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, December 15, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman John Richmond Kinney
New Bedford Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, December 13, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
New Bedford Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, December 11, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Helena Police Department, MT
EOW: Tuesday, November 26, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, October 17, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, October 15, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman Edward Arthur Shanahan
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, October 13, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Patrolman Joseph Paul Stromberg
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, October 14, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, October 13, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, October 5, 1918
Cause: Influenza Pandemic

