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Officer Ocie C. Gray
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, NM
EOW: Monday, January 4, 1960
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
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Officer Austin A. Roberts
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, NM
EOW: Monday, January 4, 1960
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
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Officer Donald Joseph Brereton
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Sergeant Edward J. Johnson, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 8, 1960
Cause of Death: Stabbed
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Patrolman Marvin E. Moore, Jr.
Amarillo Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, January 10, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Patrolman Pleasant Everett Teel
Herington Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, January 17, 1960
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Patrolman Matthew Steve Forgach
Newport Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1960
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Private First Class Jack Edward Martin
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Thursday, January 28, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
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Lieutenant Frank Rankin, Jr.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 30, 1960
Cause of Death: Drowned
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Sergeant Frank Edward Dolan
Corpus Christi Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, February 12, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Officer Benjamin Pope Myrick, Jr.
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, February 13, 1960
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
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Reserve Deputy Billie Rose Heckle
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Monday, February 15, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Sergeant Crit Edmond Hall, Sr.
Saint Albans Police Department, WV
EOW: Thursday, February 18, 1960
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Officer Richard D. Duvall, Sr.
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 23, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Officer Norman J. Bretz
Indiana State Excise Police, IN
EOW: Tuesday, February 23, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Deputy Sheriff Roy M. Trimm
Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1960
Cause of Death: Explosion
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Police Officer Gonzalo Q. Gonzalez
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, February 28, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Special Agent Lee E. Morrow
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, March 3, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Patrolman Anton Valentine Lehr, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, March 7, 1960
Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins
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Patrolman Dennis J. Laughlin
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, March 9, 1960
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Park Ranger John C. Fonda
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, March 9, 1960
Cause of Death: Drowned
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District Ranger Gale H. Wilcox
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, March 9, 1960
Cause of Death: Hypothermia
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Officer Robert D. Dale
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, March 10, 1960
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
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Game Warden Francis Edward "Red" Lindsay
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, VA
EOW: Thursday, March 10, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Investigative Aide John P. McAuliffe
United States Postal Inspection Service, US
EOW: Monday, March 14, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Investigative Aide Benedetto M. Spizzirri
United States Postal Inspection Service, US
EOW: Monday, March 14, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Sergeant John W. Griffin
Venice Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, March 14, 1960
Cause of Death: Fall
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Marshal John Welton Rice
Forks Police Department, WA
EOW: Saturday, March 19, 1960
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Officer Floyd A. Weatherholt, Jr.
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, March 25, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Guard George Garceau
Hillsborough County Department of Corrections, NH
EOW: Monday, March 28, 1960
Cause of Death: Assault
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Patrolman Orville Chancy Trinkle, Jr.
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1960
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
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Patrolman Vito Michael Valenzano
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 10, 1960
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Chief of Police Dennis Titla, Sr.
San Carlos Apache Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Tuesday, April 12, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Police Officer William Duross
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, April 15, 1960
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Border Patrol Inspector Archie L. Jennings
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Saturday, April 16, 1960
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
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Officer Terrell Monroe Dodson
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 1960
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
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Patrolman John J. Nolan
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 17, 1960
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Constable John T. Martin
Carnegie Police Department, OK
EOW: Tuesday, April 19, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Officer Ernest Charles Register
Jacksonville Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, April 20, 1960
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
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Patrolman George J. Woerhle
Stockton Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, April 22, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Sheriff James Vardman Polk
Marion County Sheriff's Department, MS
EOW: Friday, April 22, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Corrections Employee Bernard Fancher
Michigan Department of Corrections, MI
EOW: Thursday, April 28, 1960
Cause of Death: Stabbed
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Patrolman Leonard F. Baldy
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, May 2, 1960
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
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Sheriff Leo E. Church
Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, MO
EOW: Monday, May 2, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Patrolman Paul W. Clark
Battle Creek City Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, May 3, 1960
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
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Patrolman Joseph E. Chapman, Jr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, May 8, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Patrolman Herman Paul Marshall
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Tuesday, May 17, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Police Officer James E. Meeks, Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, May 20, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Police Officer Johnny Reed Annas
Charlotte Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, May 21, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Patrolman Delmar Whitworth, Sr.
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, May 24, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Sergeant Carl Ellis Mayo, Jr.
New Bern Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, May 29, 1960
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
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Deputy Sheriff Jonathan Elkanah "Caney" Boyd
Russell County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, May 29, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Patrolman William J. Ramos, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, June 14, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Deputy Sheriff Jack R. Ellwanger
Franklin County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, June 15, 1960
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
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Constable Wilson Charles Buffington
Simpson County Constable's Office, MS
EOW: Thursday, June 16, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Police Officer Vernon J. Owings
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, June 24, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Lieutenant John William Hood
Cobb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, June 25, 1960
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
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Sheriff Max L. Taylor
Bowman County Sheriff's Office, ND
EOW: Thursday, June 30, 1960
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
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Trooper George Dee Rees
Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Saturday, July 2, 1960
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
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City Marshal Kenneth Robert Baker
Glendale Police Department, CO
EOW: Tuesday, July 5, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Police Officer David D. Troy
Stamford Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, July 7, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Patrolman George Otavio Angeli
North Adams Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, July 8, 1960
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
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Police Officer Howard Eugene Waldrop
Buford Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Sergeant Marcelo Cacho-Pares
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Policeman Luis E. Santiago-Quinonez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, July 9, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Patrolman John Lebed
Franklin Township Police Department (Somerset County), NJ
EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Patrolman George Dunham
Franklin Township Police Department (Somerset County), NJ
EOW: Sunday, July 10, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Trooper Michael Theodore Angelos
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 13, 1960
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
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Captain Nathan Norman Bear
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, US
EOW: Thursday, July 14, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
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Patrolman Herbert E. Bybee
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, July 15, 1960
Cause of Death: Drowned
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Sergeant Kieffer C. Burris
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, July 15, 1960
Cause of Death: Drowned
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Patrolman Melvin L. Gossmeyer
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, July 17, 1960
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
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Deputy Sheriff Horace C. "Pot" Hall
Mobile County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Wednesday, July 20, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Correctional Officer Kermit Dale Jackson
North Carolina Department of Public Safety - Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, NC
EOW: Thursday, July 21, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
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Captain John Langlinais
Lafayette Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, July 22, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Guard William Green Franklin, Jr.
Virginia State Convict Road Force, VA
EOW: Saturday, July 23, 1960
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Deputy Sheriff Solomon David "Sam" Bocash
Franklin County Sheriff's Office, VT
EOW: Sunday, July 24, 1960
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
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Patrolman Joe F. Partin
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Monday, July 25, 1960
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
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Officer Doris Wayne Barber
Sitka Police Department, AK
EOW: Thursday, July 28, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Deputy Sheriff Benjamin G. DeVault
Union County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, August 1, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Trooper Francis Michael Tessitore
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Friday, August 5, 1960
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
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Patrolman Robert H. Pickwick
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, August 6, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Deputy Sheriff David Arron Jones
Maverick County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 11, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Police Officer Roy Edward James
Moultrie Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, August 13, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Patrolman Robert E. Lee
New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Tuesday, August 16, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Patrolman Francis Bradley
Westchester County Parkway Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, August 16, 1960
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Fax Brooks Murphy
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, August 17, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Reserve Deputy Sheriff Bryce N. Patten
Ventura County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Friday, August 19, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Deputy Sheriff Donald E. Knowlton
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, August 22, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Deputy Sheriff Frank J. Jackson
Adams County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Friday, August 26, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Deputy Sheriff Samuel Raymond Beall
San Patricio County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, August 27, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Deputy Sheriff Elmer Marion "Okie" Parmer
Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Sunday, August 28, 1960
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
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Sergeant Gordon C. James
Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Tuesday, August 30, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Patrolman Lawrence W. Gorman
Cambridge Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, September 3, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Policeman Virgilio Sanchez-Pinzon
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, September 3, 1960
Cause of Death: Stabbed
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Patrolman Robert E. Miller
LaGrange Park Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, September 4, 1960
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
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Investigator Eugene Wilder Campbell
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, US
EOW: Thursday, September 8, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Deputy Sheriff Cleatus L. Phillips
New Madrid County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Monday, September 12, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Patrolman Mahlon M. Parks
Goldsboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, September 19, 1960
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
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Lieutenant C. Frank Faircloth
Goldsboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, September 19, 1960
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
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Captain James Edward Clark
New Mexico State Police, NM
EOW: Monday, September 19, 1960
Cause of Death: Struck by train
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City Marshal Arthur S. Todd
Coolidge Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, September 21, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Police Officer John W. Lyle
Menlo Park Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, September 22, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Patrolman Curtis McDonald Hubbard
Libertyville Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, September 24, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
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Patrolman H. Dan Rolison
Savannah Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, September 25, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Trooper Donald A. Strand
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, September 28, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Detective Martin Mrugacz
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 29, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Patrolman Ralph B. Thomas
Homewood Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, October 2, 1960
Cause of Death: Accidental
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Detective First Grade Philip J. Curtin
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, October 2, 1960
Cause of Death: Fall
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Deputy Sheriff Kirk L. Schroeder
McHenry County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Friday, October 7, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Patrolman Frank Bruno, Jr.
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, October 7, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Police Officer Joseph H. Platt
Northumberland Police Department, NH
EOW: Monday, October 10, 1960
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Reserve Deputy Sheriff Lee E. Sawyer
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Friday, October 14, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Sheriff Seth Forsgren Wright
San Juan County Sheriff's Department, UT
EOW: Friday, October 14, 1960
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
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Police Officer Joseph John McLaughlin
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, October 14, 1960
Cause of Death: Accidental
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Correctional Officer William W. Latimer
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Saturday, October 15, 1960
Cause of Death: Assault
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Patrolman David Baxter Searcy
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Saturday, October 15, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Police Chief Julius Paul Cruze
Lake City Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, October 15, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Sergeant James H. Marshall
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, October 21, 1960
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Airman Second Class Tommy Roland Burns
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Tuesday, October 25, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Patrolman William A. Flowers
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, October 26, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Trooper James W. Lambert
Connecticut State Police, CT
EOW: Saturday, October 29, 1960
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
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Officer David L. Kohler
Santa Monica Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 2, 1960
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
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Officer William Pitois
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, November 4, 1960
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
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Deputy Sheriff Orville McNish
Washington County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Monday, November 7, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Officer Hoyle W. Dye
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, November 9, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Game Warden John C. Thompson
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, MT
EOW: Thursday, November 10, 1960
Cause of Death: Heart attack
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Police Officer Warren V. Eckert
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, November 16, 1960
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
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Detective William R. Johnson
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, November 18, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Night Policeman Orville E. Rosenstengel
Vandalia Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, November 19, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Police Officer William Henry Powell, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, November 19, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Deputy Sheriff George Robert Lillard, Jr.
Culpeper County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, November 20, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Patrolman Bennie A. Hudson
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, November 24, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Officer Thomas E. Milstead
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Wednesday, November 30, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Trooper John S. Kelley
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Friday, December 2, 1960
Cause of Death: Struck by train
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Police Officer Jerome R. Christman
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, December 3, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Constable William Austin "Bud" Boyatt
McCreary County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Policeman Richard D. Kent
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, December 8, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Sheriff David Thomas Robertson
Appomattox County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, December 11, 1960
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
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Patrolman Bobby Rudisill
Ardmore Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, December 22, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Police Officer Dominick Paparelli
Archbald Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1960
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
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Assistant Chief Robert Henry Potter
Tulia Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 25, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Chief of Police Woodrow Wilson Whetstone
Junction City Police Department, OR
EOW: Monday, December 26, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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Police Officer Jesus Martinez-Gabino
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, December 27, 1960
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
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Patrolman Wesley H. Whittenberg
Washington State Patrol, WA
EOW: Thursday, December 29, 1960
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
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