1955 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 137
Total Deaths by Month
- January 11
- February 5
- March 8
- April 18
- May 11
- June 13
- July 8
- August 15
- September 13
- October 11
- November 10
- December 14
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 1
- California 13
- Connecticut 2
- Delaware 2
- Florida 7
- Georgia 6
- Illinois 3
- Indiana 6
- Iowa 1
- Kansas 2
- Kentucky 4
- Louisiana 2
- Maryland 1
- Massachusetts 5
- Michigan 5
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 1
- Missouri 4
- Montana 2
- Nevada 3
- New Jersey 2
- New York 4
- North Carolina 1
- Ohio 6
- Oregon 1
- Pennsylvania 8
- Puerto Rico 1
- Railroad Police 1
- South Carolina 4
- South Dakota 1
- Tennessee 3
- Texas 12
- U.S. Government 5
- Utah 1
- Virginia 2
- Washington 2
- West Virginia 1
- Wisconsin 4
- Wyoming 1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 137
- Female 0
Statistics
- Average age 45
- Average tour of duty 10 years, 2 months
Patrolman Milton Doyell Brooks
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 2, 1955
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Sergeant Cashel Lexie Furgerson, Jr.
Melvindale Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, January 3, 1955
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Daniel D. Hubbard
Talladega County Sheriff's Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, January 8, 1955
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Hiram Frazier Cole
Talladega County Sheriff's Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, January 8, 1955
Cause: Struck by vehicle
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Burton Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, January 11, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Amarillo Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, January 17, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman John George Gillespie
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, January 25, 1955
Cause: Struck by vehicle
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 26, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Wednesday, January 26, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrol Officer Lester Woodrow "Tarzan" Gwinn
Knoxville Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, January 31, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Friday, February 4, 1955
Cause: Fall
Deputy U.S. Marshal Clarence E. "Jack" Toone
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Thursday, February 10, 1955
Cause: Aircraft accident
Meagher County Sheriff's Department, MT
EOW: Saturday, February 19, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 22, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
LaGrange Police Department, KY
EOW: Friday, February 25, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jerry J. Hensley
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, March 3, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
McCaysville Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1955
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Edward "Red" Phillips
Sweetwater County Sheriff's Department, WY
EOW: Saturday, March 5, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
White Settlement Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, March 12, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman John William Timmons
Allegheny County Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, March 19, 1955
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Willoughby Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, March 22, 1955
Cause: Electrocuted
Bloomington Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, March 25, 1955
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff William B. "Bill" Neill
White Pine County Sheriff's Office, NV
EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Attalla Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, April 2, 1955
Cause: Vehicular assault
Auxiliary Police Officer Abraham Laster
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, April 2, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Rapid City Police Department, SD
EOW: Saturday, April 2, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Assistant Superintendent James G. Godwin
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Monday, April 4, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 6, 1955
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Game Warden Lorin Blakley James
Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife, OH
EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1955
Cause: Drowned
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1955
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Town Sergeant Horis Hawkins Repass
Victoria Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, April 7, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Las Vegas Police Department, NV
EOW: Friday, April 8, 1955
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Patrolman Clarence L. "Boots" Shields
Topeka Police Department, KS
EOW: Monday, April 11, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Andrew James Reynolds
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, April 16, 1955
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Cleveland Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, April 21, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Special Agent Oliver Columbus Grems
Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Saturday, April 23, 1955
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Game Warden Harold Arthur Gartside
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, MT
EOW: Sunday, April 24, 1955
Cause: Drowned
Sergeant Donald Eugene Wiseman
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, April 25, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Captain Charles Raphael Gougenheim
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Jack Bill Beets
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Henry L. Eichelberger
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, May 2, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, May 7, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Tyler Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, May 8, 1955
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Carlos Escamilla
Pinal County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Saturday, May 14, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Conservation Warden Mark H. Russell, Jr.
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, WI
EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1955
Cause: Boating accident
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, May 27, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Assistant Chief of Police Mahlon Otis Tuck
Ocala Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Marion County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Curtis Youngblood
Marion County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 28, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Edwin J. Fisher
Utah Department of Corrections, UT
EOW: Wednesday, June 1, 1955
Cause: Stabbed
Investigator William John Sheehan
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, US
EOW: Thursday, June 2, 1955
Cause: Duty related illness
Deputy Sheriff William L. Littlejohn
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Friday, June 3, 1955
Cause: Vehicular assault
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Friday, June 3, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Fish Warden Allan LeRoy Woolf
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, PA
EOW: Sunday, June 5, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Breathitt County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Thursday, June 9, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, June 17, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Policeman Lawrence Bryant Aytes
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, June 17, 1955
Cause: Fire
Detective James Franklin Tindal
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, June 17, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Alfred C. "Dick" Walden, Jr.
Lowndes County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, June 18, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, June 20, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police Dudley Emerson Whiteside
Jacksonville Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, June 21, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Harry Passmore Cloud
Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department, DE
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1955
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Ralph Franklin Garthwaite
Iowa State Patrol, IA
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1955
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Eugene Francis Denton
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Friday, July 8, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1955
Cause: Vehicular assault
New Harmony Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Rangers, TX
EOW: Monday, July 18, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer James C. Brizendine
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Thursday, July 21, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Lynn Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, August 1, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Parrish Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, August 6, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Freddie Ernest Wagner
San Angelo Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, August 6, 1955
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Delaware State Police, DE
EOW: Monday, August 8, 1955
Cause: Vehicular assault
Walker County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Monday, August 8, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, August 15, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Tuesday, August 16, 1955
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Patrol Officer Charles Yodkins, Sr.
Farmington Police Department, CT
EOW: Friday, August 19, 1955
Cause: Drowned
Patrol Officer Billie D. Ellis
Princeton Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, August 19, 1955
Cause: Drowned
Police Officer George Edward Krueger
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, August 20, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Racine Police Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, August 25, 1955
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 30, 1955
Cause: Struck by train
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, August 30, 1955
Cause: Struck by train
Constable William Clinton Rigby
Escambia County District Four Constable's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, September 4, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Monday, September 5, 1955
Cause: Aircraft accident
Deputy Sheriff Richard Alfred Sheppard
Placer County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, September 6, 1955
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Howard Chadwick Sullivan
Lenoir Police Department, NC
EOW: Wednesday, September 7, 1955
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Patrolman Percival A. Johnson, Sr.
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, September 10, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Lester Uhrhammer
Martin County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, September 10, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James G. England
New Bedford Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, September 14, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, September 19, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, MS
EOW: Thursday, September 22, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Lee Sylvester Murphy
St. Croix County Traffic Police, WI
EOW: Thursday, September 22, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Beverage Enforcement Agent Roscoe H. Hargett
Florida State Beverage Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, September 24, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Roland E. Davis, Sr.
Escambia County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, September 24, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Chief of Police William Peter Katke, Sr.
Pleasant Ridge Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, September 29, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman John Lindsay McDowell
Yeadon Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, October 8, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Wednesday, October 12, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Salem Police Department, MA
EOW: Thursday, October 13, 1955
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Robert J. Keating
Danbury Police Department, CT
EOW: Sunday, October 16, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Chief of Police Carl Dennings Raymond
Gladwin Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, October 17, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, October 24, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Posse Member James R. Appelgate
Benton County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Tuesday, October 25, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Thursday, October 27, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Auxiliary Police Officer Howard Allison Layton
Connellsville City Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, October 28, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Hot Springs Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, October 29, 1955
Cause: Explosion
Springfield Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, October 31, 1955
Cause: Vehicular assault
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, November 8, 1955
Cause: Heart attack
Las Vegas Police Department, NV
EOW: Friday, November 11, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Private First Class Edward Donald Molina
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Sunday, November 13, 1955
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Wildlife Officer Irvin Jefferson Patrick
Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Wildlife, OH
EOW: Tuesday, November 15, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Wesley Gippy Walden
Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Saturday, November 19, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Dade County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Monday, November 21, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Jack William Rainier, Sr.
Henderson Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, November 21, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, November 25, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Auxiliary Officer Frank Leslie Kellogg
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, November 30, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Mt. Carmel Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, December 2, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Constable Levin Oliver "Pete" Zimmerman
Morgan County Constable's Office, WV
EOW: Friday, December 2, 1955
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Sergeant Henry Orlander Johnson
Muscogee County Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, December 4, 1955
Cause: Struck by train
Police Officer Charles J. Hogan
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, December 8, 1955
Cause: Struck by vehicle
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, December 12, 1955
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Clay County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Sunday, December 18, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Ira Milburn Skeen
Scott County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Thursday, December 22, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, December 23, 1955
Cause: Automobile crash
Undersheriff Charles Earl Blackburn
Sutter County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1955
Cause: Drowned
Deputy Sheriff John Leroy Talley
Sutter County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1955
Cause: Drowned
Motorcycle Officer Mahlon John Day
Appleton Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, December 24, 1955
Cause: Struck by train
Auxiliary Police Officer William James Henhoeffer
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1955
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Marvin Elton Wills, Sr.
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1955
Cause: Gunfire
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, December 30, 1955
Cause: Motorcycle crash