1931 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 325
Total Deaths by Month
- January 34
- February 14
- March 19
- April 23
- May 26
- June 28
- July 32
- August 35
- September 36
- October 20
- November 24
- December 34
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 6
- Arkansas 9
- California 17
- Colorado 1
- Delaware 1
- District of Columbia 3
- Florida 3
- Georgia 10
- Hawaii 1
- Idaho 1
- Illinois 25
- Indiana 7
- Iowa 3
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 25
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 1
- Maryland 2
- Massachusetts 7
- Michigan 5
- Minnesota 4
- Mississippi 1
- Missouri 8
- Montana 2
- Nebraska 1
- Nevada 1
- New Jersey 7
- New Mexico 1
- New York 27
- North Carolina 10
- Ohio 13
- Oklahoma 8
- Oregon 5
- Pennsylvania 22
- Railroad Police 15
- Rhode Island 2
- South Carolina 2
- South Dakota 1
- Tennessee 13
- Texas 18
- U.S. Government 12
- Utah 1
- Virginia 3
- Washington 4
- West Virginia 5
- Wisconsin 5
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 325
- Female 0
Statistics
- Average age 41
- Average tour of duty 9 years
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Joseph A. Meyer
Galveston County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Carl W. Heckman
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, January 3, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Ernest C. Prouty
Jasper County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, January 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Richard Philpott
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Baraboo Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1931
Cause: Fall
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 8, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Pennsylvania State Constable - Beaver County, PA
EOW: Friday, January 9, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Allentown Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, January 10, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Nicholas John Malambri
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, January 11, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Santa Barbara Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, January 12, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Lawrence Edward Williams
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, January 17, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, January 17, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Monday, January 19, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant John O. "Skinny" Brame
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 22, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Daytona Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Wabash Railway Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Ardmore Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 24, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Crawford County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Saturday, January 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Samuel Prescott
Ashland Police Department, OR
EOW: Saturday, January 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff James Edward Perry, Sr.
Halifax County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Sunday, January 25, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Clinton Richard Rhodes
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1931
Cause: Drowned
Wheeling Police Department, WV
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, February 1, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Altoona Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, February 1, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Rushville Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, February 3, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff James Clayton "Clay" Collier
Muskogee County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Wednesday, February 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Monday, February 9, 1931
Cause: Drowned
Special Agent Byron Jasper Gordon
Missouri Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Monday, February 9, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
East Peoria Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Sheriff Rudolph Virchow Phelps
Butler County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, February 13, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Burke County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Monday, February 16, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Christopher O. McClure
Illinois Central Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Christopher W. Scheuing
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, February 19, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Game Warden Ralph Stanley Cushman
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Warden Service, ME
EOW: Thursday, February 26, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, February 27, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, March 1, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Edwin Rassmus Peter Jensen
Santa Ana Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 3, 1931
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Martin Reuben Kiser, Sr.
Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Tuesday, March 3, 1931
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, March 4, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Union City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, March 5, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Friday, March 6, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 12, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Napoleon Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, March 12, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, March 14, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Park Policeman Patrick J. Murray
Irving Park District Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
White County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Harry J. Stussie
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff William Paul Starling
New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Merchant Policeman Alexander David Ross
Missoula Police Department, MT
EOW: Tuesday, March 17, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Thomas Barnett Elder
Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, PA
EOW: Sunday, March 22, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman William Orma Sorrell
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John J. O'Leary
Fresno County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1931
Cause: Duty related illness
Campbell County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, April 3, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 1931
Cause: Struck by streetcar
Braddock Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Patrick J. Gallagher
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, April 14, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Harry William Fielder
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, April 14, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Erie Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, April 15, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Sheriff Jessie J. Pace
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, April 17, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
City Marshal Augustus W. Pease
Thayer Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, April 17, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Herman Wilkewitz
River Rouge Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, April 18, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Special Agent Archibald D. Brandon
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, April 19, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Columbia Falls Police Department, MT
EOW: Sunday, April 19, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James Richard Hill
Marlow Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, April 20, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Tuesday, April 21, 1931
Cause: Assault
Patrolman Ralph Hiram "Zibe" Castner, Sr.
Bowling Green Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, April 23, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Lawrence Police Department, KS
EOW: Friday, April 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Winchester Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Constable Bernell Looney Barton
Tarrant County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Campbell County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, April 27, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Racine Police Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, April 28, 1931
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, April 30, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Holmer L. Everett
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Silverton Police Department, OR
EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Lynbrook Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, May 4, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Special Deputy Sheriff Jim Daniels
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Sheriff Arthur Lee
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 6, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, May 7, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Michael J. Mulvihill
Nashville City Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, May 9, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Timothy George McCarthy
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 12, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Thomas D. Martin
Stanford Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, May 16, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy U.S. Marshal Clyde Rivers
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Saturday, May 16, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Gurdon Police Department, AR
EOW: Sunday, May 17, 1931
Cause: Struck by train
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, May 17, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, May 19, 1931
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Lee Edward Buckalew
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman George Edwin Van Wagenen
Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1931
Cause: Accidental
Scranton Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, May 27, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Mabton Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, May 27, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Floyd County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, June 3, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Floyd County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Austin Amos Price
Forest City Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Harvey A. White
Thomas County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Monday, June 8, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman William H. Wilhelm, Jr.
Frankfort Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, June 8, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, June 9, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant William O'Shaughnessy
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, June 9, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Officer Tommy Mellie Starnes
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 11, 1931
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Henry Thomas Rosamond
College Park Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Railroad Policeman Alfred L. Foster
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, June 17, 1931
Cause: Fall
Emmett Township Department of Public Safety, MI
EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1931
Cause: Assault
Plymouth Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Albert Charles Exner
Lake Geneva Police Department, WI
EOW: Friday, June 19, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, June 20, 1931
Cause: Explosion
Park Policeman Thomas J. Johnson
South Park District Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, June 22, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Rochester Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, June 22, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Morgan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Thursday, June 25, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Blaine County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, June 25, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
County Policeman William Jasper Wester
Polk County Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, June 26, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, VA
EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
McNairy County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, June 29, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William T. Kohler
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, July 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Inspector Charles Marcus Eldredge
Illinois Department of Conservation - Division of Law Enforcement, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Baxter Shelton
Madison County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, July 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Hadley Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, July 5, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Louis Edward Wagner
Ingram Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, July 5, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Monday, July 6, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 7, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 13, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Raymond Leslie Carey
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, July 13, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Springfield Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 14, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Sheriff William Locke McKenzie
Rowan County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, July 16, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Wood County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, July 16, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Iroquois County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Friday, July 17, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman William A. "Billy" West
Cushing Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, July 18, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Charles D. Williams
Wellfleet Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, July 19, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Officer James Hilton "Cracker" Johnson
Ware County Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
Special Agent Walter M. Gilbert
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent John Irwin Wilson
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Robertson County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, July 23, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Gainesville Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, July 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Constable Francisco A. Cisneros
Willacy County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Constable William Franklin Haygood
Willacy County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Night Marshal Virgil Paul Untied
Minburn Police Department, IA
EOW: Monday, July 27, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Raymond L. Ezzell
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Monday, July 27, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Miller County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Tuesday, July 28, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Walter T. Creviston
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1931
Cause: Heatstroke
County Patrolman Jesse Loyd Morris
Crittenden County Police Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chaves County Sheriff's Department, NM
EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Gainesville Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Harry E. S. Williams
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Lauderdale County Constable's Office, AL
EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Lafayette Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William E. Warren
Ellis County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Edward Hathaway
Faulkner County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Wyatt Lunsford
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Asotin County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Thursday, August 6, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Montgomery County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 6, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, August 9, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Big Spring Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, August 10, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William S. Thompson
Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant John E. "Jack" Penn
Bloomington Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, August 12, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Wichita Police Department, KS
EOW: Friday, August 14, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Oza Bentle Moore
Lewis County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1931
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Customs Agent Louis E. Babcock
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Monday, August 17, 1931
Cause: Drowned
Night Policeman Percy Quinton McAdams
Madison Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, August 18, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Osborn Asher Lyon
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 19, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Special Agent George V. Trabing
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Wednesday, August 19, 1931
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Charles Lee Sims
Butler County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Elbert P. Mankin
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Pullman Police Department, WA
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman James Edward Stewart
Ridley Park Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, August 22, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
Policeman Robert "Red" McCarthy
Cook County Highway Police, IL
EOW: Monday, August 24, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff James L. McDermott
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 26, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Cheswick Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, August 26, 1931
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer William C. Keating
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, August 31, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent James Tillman Moye
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Alexander Goodman, Jr.
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Lieutenant Aubrey Swepson Milstead
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Neillsville Police Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
Fort Smith Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, September 2, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Tallapoosa Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Fort Smith Police Department, AR
EOW: Friday, September 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Robert Leroy Applegate
Neptune Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, September 6, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
Brule County Sheriff's Department, SD
EOW: Sunday, September 6, 1931
Cause: Heart attack
Indianola Police Department, MS
EOW: Monday, September 7, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Martin County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Tuesday, September 8, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Charles Brendon Cavanaugh
Bernardsville Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, September 8, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Charles Frederick Sova
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 8, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Clayton J. Roney
Hartford Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, September 10, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Russell County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Sunday, September 13, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, September 14, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman William F. Eberhardt
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 15, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Clay County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, September 16, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Wheelwright Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, September 16, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Dickson City Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, September 17, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Clay County Constable's Office, WV
EOW: Thursday, September 17, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
County Policeman Benjamin Manning Owens
Horry County Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, September 18, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Providence Police Department, RI
EOW: Saturday, September 19, 1931
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Lieutenant John William Barfield
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, September 21, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Charles Russell Ladd
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Monday, September 21, 1931
Cause: Struck by train
Blytheville Police Department, AR
EOW: Tuesday, September 22, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, September 22, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Special Officer Henry Clyde Hatcher
Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, September 23, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Scioto County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, September 23, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Sugar Creek Township Constable's Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Weakley County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Friday, September 25, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, September 26, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police James Charlie Smith
Central City Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, September 26, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, September 28, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Sheriff Walter William Leonhardt
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Monday, September 28, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Leslie Ellsworth Green
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Sunday, October 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police George Luckett
Depew Police Department, OK
EOW: Tuesday, October 6, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, October 10, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Monday, October 12, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Monday, October 12, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
City Marshal Charles H. Newman
Hugoton Police Department, KS
EOW: Thursday, October 15, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Night Watchman Elisha Lenore Hagler
Monett Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, October 21, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Ben H. Beasley
Southern Pines Police Department, NC
EOW: Wednesday, October 21, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Claude C. Hamilton
Nicholas County Sheriff's Department, WV
EOW: Wednesday, October 21, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, October 22, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Alfonso Jerome Hedgpeth
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Friday, October 23, 1931
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Policeman Joseph V. Campbell, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, October 23, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Lafayette County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, October 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Detectives Frank E. Schoonmaker
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, October 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Wilfred F. Golla
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, October 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Frank E. McGregor
Benton County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Tuesday, October 27, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Samuel J. Kriney
Bound Brook Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, October 29, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Richmond Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, October 31, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, November 1, 1931
Cause: Assault
Customs Patrolman Arnold W. Gilbert
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Monday, November 2, 1931
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, November 3, 1931
Cause: Accidental
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, November 4, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
McCreary County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Thursday, November 5, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Thomas J. Fitzgerald
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, November 7, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
Chief of Police Manley Jackson
Pocahontas Police Department, AR
EOW: Sunday, November 8, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Charles J. Redders, Sr.
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, November 8, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, November 8, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, November 8, 1931
Cause: Train accident
Deputy Sheriff Hubert Wilson McAuley
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 11, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Boyd Westin Hatfield
Pike County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Wednesday, November 11, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Sunday, November 15, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Lieutenant Joseph L. A. Cavagnaro
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, November 17, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Robert Alexander Trice
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, November 18, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Howard Fowler
Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, November 19, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Ashland Police Department, OR
EOW: Thursday, November 19, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Oscar Johnson
Etowah County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Friday, November 20, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Greenbrier County Sheriff's Office, WV
EOW: Sunday, November 22, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Royal Oak City Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, November 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, November 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 25, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Needham Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1931
Cause: Heart attack
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1931
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Lieutenant James Marion Carroll
Fulton County Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, December 1, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, December 1, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Sidney Moore
Fannin County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 2, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Mount Pleasant Police Department, IA
EOW: Thursday, December 3, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
City Marshal Thomas William Staggs
Keo Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, December 5, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Saturday, December 5, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Game Protector Darrell S. Solida
Pennsylvania Game Commission, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 6, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Des Moines Police Department, IA
EOW: Monday, December 7, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Madison County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, December 11, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, PA
EOW: Friday, December 11, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, December 13, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Charles Frederick Bryant
Wabash Railway Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, December 16, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Sheriff Henry Clay Vaughn
Blount County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Friday, December 18, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Arthur L. Staples, Jr.
Rhode Island State Police, RI
EOW: Friday, December 18, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Howell County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Jason Victor Buchanan
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, December 21, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, December 21, 1931
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Motorcycle Officer John Turner "Johnnie" Johns
Jackson Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, December 22, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff William E. Hutto
Collier County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jason Andrew "Bee" Webb
Letcher County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Harkless Grundy Kirby
White County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Atkinson County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1931
Cause: Explosion
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Owen Woodford Sizemore
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, December 27, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault
Galveston County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 27, 1931
Cause: Automobile crash
Russell County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, December 27, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Oregon State Police, OR
EOW: Wednesday, December 30, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Sheriff William H. Frye
Hawkins County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, December 30, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
Wilmington Police Department, DE
EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Douglas W. Minton
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1931
Cause: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1931
Cause: Vehicular assault