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1949 Honor Roll of Heroes

New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana New Orleans Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Charles R. Johns
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Robeson County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff William Thomas Nye
Robeson County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, January 5, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Captain Saturnino Rosa-Velez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, January 8, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Stickney Police Department, Illinois Stickney Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Jerry LeBloch
Stickney Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, January 9, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Coles County Sheriff's Department, Illinois Coles County Sheriff's Department, Illinois

Constable Arthur Rheinhold Blomstrom
Coles County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, January 9, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Troy Police Department, New York Troy Police Department, New York

Police Officer Edward Howard
Troy Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, January 10, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
United States Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Government United States Postal Inspection Service, U.S. Government

Postal Inspector Ernest M. Harkins
United States Postal Inspection Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 12, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Beverly Police Department, Ohio Beverly Police Department, Ohio

Marshal Frank Wilson
Beverly Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, January 15, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Lavaca County Sheriff's Office, Texas Lavaca County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Sheriff Vernon Reaves
Lavaca County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, January 17, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Sergeant Clarence W. Bracy
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, January 20, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Kansas City Police Department, Missouri Kansas City Police Department, Missouri

Patrolman Robert Delaine Edmunds
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, January 23, 1949
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation, U.S. Government

Security Officer George Domingo Joyce, Jr.
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation, US
EOW: Monday, January 24, 1949
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer Norman W. Stinger
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
United States Army Military Police Corps, U.S. Government

Private Frederick I. Ayoob
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Monday, January 31, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Santa Rosa Police Department, New Mexico

Night Marshal Jose Maria Gonzales
Santa Rosa Police Department, NM
EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1949
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Lynch Police Department, Kentucky

Policeman John Yelenosky
Lynch Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, February 15, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer David I. Bergum
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, February 17, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New Mexico State Police, New Mexico New Mexico State Police, New Mexico

Patrolman William T. Speight
New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Thursday, February 24, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Mansfield Police Department, Ohio Mansfield Police Department, Ohio

Lieutenant William J. Taylor
Mansfield Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, February 26, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Illinois State Police, Illinois Illinois State Police, Illinois

Trooper Roy Kyle Moody
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Monday, February 28, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Duval County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff Oscar Briones
Duval County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, February 28, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Stockton Police Department, California Stockton Police Department, California

Police Officer Floyd N. Bristol
Stockton Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, March 3, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Myrtle Beach Police Department, South Carolina Myrtle Beach Police Department, South Carolina

Police Officer Henry Howard Scarborough
Myrtle Beach Police Department, SC
EOW: Monday, March 7, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Bogalusa Police Department, Louisiana Bogalusa Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Robert Carl May
Bogalusa Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, March 14, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Detective William J. O'Brien
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, March 16, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Port Jervis Police Department, New York Port Jervis Police Department, New York

Patrolman John L. MacKechnie
Port Jervis Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, March 18, 1949
Cause of Death: Assault
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer Vincent Paul Foley
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, March 20, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
McCreary County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky McCreary County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Grover Dewey Kennedy
McCreary County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Thursday, March 24, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, North Carolina North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, North Carolina

Wildlife Agent Grover Cleveland Quinn, Jr.
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, NC
EOW: Friday, March 25, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Anthony Oetheimer
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
West Columbia Police Department, South Carolina West Columbia Police Department, South Carolina

Police Officer Simeon Alonzo "Lonnie" Price
West Columbia Police Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Maury County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff John Mansfield Rush
Maury County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Jefferson County Police Department, Kentucky Jefferson County Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman Chester W. Korfhage
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, April 3, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland

Police Officer James L. Joyce
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, April 4, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Leadville Police Department, Colorado Leadville Police Department, Colorado

Police Officer Alvin Nelson
Leadville Police Department, CO
EOW: Friday, April 8, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

Police Officer James S. Peters
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, April 14, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harlan County Police Department, Kentucky Harlan County Police Department, Kentucky

Chief Ambrose Metcalfe
Harlan County Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas

Patrolman Louis W. Dickson
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Whitman County Sheriff's Department, Washington Whitman County Sheriff's Department, Washington

Sheriff Levi M. Parnell
Whitman County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Whitman County Sheriff's Department, Washington Whitman County Sheriff's Department, Washington

Deputy Sheriff Gilbert C. Gallagher
Whitman County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pullman Police Department, Washington Pullman Police Department, Washington

Police Officer Elbert R. Claar
Pullman Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas

Patrolman Bill J. Mahoney
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Monday, April 18, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Welch Police Department, West Virginia

Police Officer Boss Johnson
Welch Police Department, WV
EOW: Wednesday, April 20, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
McDowell County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia McDowell County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia

Deputy Sheriff Travis Milton French
McDowell County Sheriff's Office, WV
EOW: Wednesday, April 20, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, U.S. Government

Investigator Merimon Hampton Barnes
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US
EOW: Sunday, April 24, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, Kansas

Undersheriff Milton L. Davis
Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Sunday, April 24, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, Kansas

Sheriff Elmer F. Davis
Dickinson County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Sunday, April 24, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Campbell County Sheriff's Office, South Dakota

Sheriff Walter Albert Salzsiedler
Campbell County Sheriff's Office, SD
EOW: Monday, April 25, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Forty Fort Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania Forty Fort Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Robert Eley Mack
Forty Fort Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, April 26, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Buffalo Police Department, New York Buffalo Police Department, New York

Patrolman Robert H. Good
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 11, 1949
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Los Angeles Police Department, California Los Angeles Police Department, California

Detective Sergeant John William "Tommy" Milton
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, May 16, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Avery County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Chief Deputy Sheriff Max Daniels
Avery County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Monday, May 16, 1949
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Iowa State Patrol, Iowa

Patrolman Harold Emmerson Klinkefus
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Wednesday, May 18, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Richfield Department of Public Safety, Minnesota Richfield Department of Public Safety, Minnesota

Patrolman Fred A. Babcock, Jr.
Richfield Department of Public Safety, MN
EOW: Saturday, June 4, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Breckenridge Police Department, Texas Breckenridge Police Department, Texas

Police Officer John Leonard Shaw
Breckenridge Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 11, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Calhoun Police Department, Kentucky

Night Policeman Dillus Dyer Landrum
Calhoun Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1949
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Schenectady Police Department, New York Schenectady Police Department, New York

Patrolman William J. Hickey
Schenectady Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, June 17, 1949
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
West Virginia State Police, West Virginia West Virginia State Police, West Virginia

Corporal Arthur M. Hurst
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Friday, June 17, 1949
Cause of Death: Drowned
Blackford County Sheriff's Office, Indiana Blackford County Sheriff's Office, Indiana

Sheriff Gerald Lee Uptegraft
Blackford County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: Wednesday, June 22, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Abington Township Police Department, Pennsylvania Abington Township Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer Thomas J. Mathews
Abington Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, June 29, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Auburn Police Department, Maine Auburn Police Department, Maine

Police Officer Norman C. Philbrick
Auburn Police Department, ME
EOW: Thursday, July 7, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Agent George Richard Kebort
Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, July 8, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Tampa Police Department, Florida Tampa Police Department, Florida

Patrolman Morris D. Lopez
Tampa Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
San Diego County Sheriff's Department, California San Diego County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff Herbert Dean Sibert
San Diego County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Long Beach Police Department, California Long Beach Police Department, California

Patrolman Marlin L. Evans
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana

Deputy Sheriff Wallace Chaisson
St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1949
Cause of Death: Assault
Kentucky Department of Corrections, Kentucky Kentucky Department of Corrections, Kentucky

Guard Julius R. Cummins
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Thursday, July 21, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, South Carolina

Deputy Claude M. Parsons
Georgetown County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Thursday, July 21, 1949
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Seattle Police Department, Washington Seattle Police Department, Washington

Detective Harry W. Vosper
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Thursday, July 21, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
West Columbia Police Department, South Carolina West Columbia Police Department, South Carolina

Police Officer Joseph Seawell Gunnell
West Columbia Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, July 22, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Fayette County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Leland E. Roper
Fayette County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Friday, July 22, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky Wayne County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Sheriff Everett Montgomery Gibson
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, July 25, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, South Carolina

Game Warden Frank A. Floyd
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, SC
EOW: Monday, July 25, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Jesup Police Department, Georgia

Police Officer Charlie Joseph Drawdy
Jesup Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, July 27, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
New York State Department of Correctional Services, New York

Correctional Officer Harold E. Bruette
New York State Department of Correctional Services, NY
EOW: Wednesday, July 27, 1949
Cause of Death: Fall
Fort Worth Police Department, Texas Fort Worth Police Department, Texas

Motorcycle Officer Walton Odell Whatley, Jr.
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, July 28, 1949
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Fallon County Sheriff's Department, Montana Fallon County Sheriff's Department, Montana

Sheriff William Holmes
Fallon County Sheriff's Department, MT
EOW: Sunday, August 7, 1949
Cause of Death: Heatstroke
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman George Connelly
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Los Banos Police Department, California Los Banos Police Department, California

Officer Robert Terry Mackie
Los Banos Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Louisville Police Department, Kentucky Louisville Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman John Harold Tennyson
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, August 14, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Clarksburg Police Department, West Virginia Clarksburg Police Department, West Virginia

Patrolman Chester Leo Shack
Clarksburg Police Department, WV
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, U.S. Government

U.S. Game Agent Roy Ray Ferguson
United States Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service - Division of Refuge Law Enforcement, US
EOW: Wednesday, August 24, 1949
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina

Patrolman Richard Warren Jackson
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Saturday, September 3, 1949
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
McCurtain County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

Constable Charles W. Adams
McCurtain County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Monday, September 5, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Centreville Township Constable's Office, Illinois

Constable Paul John Kisselbach
Centreville Township Constable's Office, IL
EOW: Saturday, September 10, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Saint Paul Police Department, Minnesota Saint Paul Police Department, Minnesota

Detective Allan G. Lee
Saint Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, September 10, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

Policeman Encarnacion Perez-Aulet
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, September 10, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Colorado State Patrol, Colorado Colorado State Patrol, Colorado

Patrolman Harold Bechtelheimer
Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Wednesday, September 14, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Centreville Township Constable's Office, Illinois

Constable William Graham "Scotty" Mason
Centreville Township Constable's Office, IL
EOW: Friday, September 16, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harrodsburg Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman James Virgil Alford
Harrodsburg Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, September 18, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman David F. Keating
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, September 20, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lincoln Police Department, Nebraska Lincoln Police Department, Nebraska

Police Officer Richard Ervin Leyden
Lincoln Police Department, NE
EOW: Monday, September 26, 1949
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Blanchester Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman Lewis Burdette "Bud" Lee
Blanchester Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, September 30, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Uniontown Police Department, Pennsylvania Uniontown Police Department, Pennsylvania

Assistant Chief of Police Charles Malik
Uniontown Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, October 1, 1949
Cause of Death: Assault
Hearne Police Department, Texas

Chief of Police Norman Lee Miller
Hearne Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, October 6, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chambers County Constable's Office, Alabama

Constable Harold E. Groover
Chambers County Constable's Office, AL
EOW: Saturday, October 8, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Joplin Police Department, Missouri Joplin Police Department, Missouri

Patrolman Raymond Endicott
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, October 8, 1949
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Florence Police Department, Kansas

City Marshal Dave Break
Florence Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, October 9, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
North Tonawanda Police Department, New York

Captain Arthur M. Beilein
North Tonawanda Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, October 9, 1949
Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins
Illinois Central Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Agent John Ben Merz
Illinois Central Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Tuesday, October 11, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Overland Police Department, Missouri Overland Police Department, Missouri

Sergeant Pelham C. Scott
Overland Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, October 14, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Overland Police Department, Missouri Overland Police Department, Missouri

Special Officer Edward C. Juettmeyer
Overland Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, October 15, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland

Police Officer Thomas J. O'Neill
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, October 16, 1949
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Navajo Division of Public Safety, Tribal Police Navajo Division of Public Safety, Tribal Police

Police Officer Hoska Thompson
Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Thursday, October 20, 1949
Cause of Death: Hypothermia
Keokuk Police Department, Iowa Keokuk Police Department, Iowa

Patrolman Norman Juhl
Keokuk Police Department, IA
EOW: Saturday, October 22, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Illinois State Police, Illinois Illinois State Police, Illinois

Trooper Benjamin R. Seaton
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Monday, October 24, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Carson City Police Department, Nevada Carson City Police Department, Nevada

Police Officer Vernon Brooks Carvin
Carson City Police Department, NV
EOW: Monday, October 31, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Turlock Police Department, California Turlock Police Department, California

Police Officer Joseph Edward Kerley
Turlock Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, November 1, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Turlock Police Department, California Turlock Police Department, California

Police Officer Glenn Edwin Winans
Turlock Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, November 1, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Turlock Police Department, California Turlock Police Department, California

Police Officer George Gustave Bredenberg, Jr.
Turlock Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, November 4, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Wilmington Police Department, North Carolina Wilmington Police Department, North Carolina

Officer David Hall
Wilmington Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, November 7, 1949
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff J. Elbert Hall
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Monday, November 14, 1949
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Kern County Sheriff's Office, California Kern County Sheriff's Office, California

Sergeant Clayton Hall Yearick
Kern County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, November 15, 1949
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Thomas J. Costello
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, November 21, 1949
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Saugatuck Police Department, Michigan

Village Marshal John W. "Dub" Schreckengust
Saugatuck Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, November 22, 1949
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Erie Police Department, Pennsylvania Erie Police Department, Pennsylvania

Sergeant Leo Jonas Waldinger
Erie Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, November 26, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Erie Police Department, Pennsylvania Erie Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Walter Rynold May
Erie Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, November 30, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Searcy County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas

Sheriff Doyle Smith
Searcy County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina

Patrolman Clyde Brown Avent
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Monday, December 12, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Washington State Patrol, Washington Washington State Patrol, Washington

Patrolman Paul H. Johnson
Washington State Patrol, WA
EOW: Monday, December 12, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Stevens County Sheriff's Office, Kansas

Sheriff Earl J. Kerns
Stevens County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Tuesday, December 13, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Walterboro Police Department, South Carolina

Policeman Marion Clifton "Pop" Nettles, Sr.
Walterboro Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, December 23, 1949
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Johnstown Police Department, Pennsylvania Johnstown Police Department, Pennsylvania

Sergeant Joseph Louis Hojak
Johnstown Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Seattle Police Department, Washington Seattle Police Department, Washington

Police Officer John T. Clancy, Jr.
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, December 28, 1949
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Detective Duke Williams
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, December 30, 1949
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer George M. Mitchell
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, December 31, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire