1943 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 111
Total Deaths by Month
- January 15
- February 7
- March 6
- April 11
- May 8
- June 7
- July 15
- August 18
- September 5
- October 4
- November 8
- December 7
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 3
- Arizona 2
- California 10
- Connecticut 2
- District of Columbia 1
- Florida 1
- Georgia 3
- Illinois 2
- Indiana 3
- Iowa 1
- Kansas 1
- Kentucky 5
- Louisiana 3
- Maryland 2
- Michigan 8
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 2
- Missouri 4
- Nevada 1
- New Jersey 1
- New Mexico 1
- New York 8
- North Carolina 2
- Ohio 2
- Oklahoma 1
- Pennsylvania 5
- Puerto Rico 1
- South Carolina 2
- Tennessee 5
- Texas 1
- U.S. Government 15
- Virginia 6
- Washington 2
- Wisconsin 4
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 111
- Female 0
Statistics
- Average age 42
- Average tour of duty 9 years, 7 months
Special Police Officer George Edward Hicks
Miami Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, January 1, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Chaney T. Boles
Marion Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, January 1, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Richmond County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Tuesday, January 5, 1943
Cause: Automobile crash
Redding Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1943
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 7, 1943
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, January 10, 1943
Cause: Assault
Sheriff Charles Walter Conlin, Jr.
Warren County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, January 10, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Sheriff Cleveland Olen Weathers
Lawrence County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, January 12, 1943
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Elmer E. Norgren
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1943
Cause: Vehicular assault
Special Agent Harold Dennis Haberfeld
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1943
Cause: Aircraft accident
Assistant Director Percy Eldridge "Sam" Foxworth
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Friday, January 15, 1943
Cause: Aircraft accident
Officer Clinton Maxwell Osthimer
Wabash Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, January 19, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Christopher J. Hughes
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, January 22, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 23, 1943
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Homer Reed Gilbert
Mechanicsburg Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Tuesday, January 26, 1943
Cause: Heart attack
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 2, 1943
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Patrolman Ralph Keesee Ghivizzani
Phoebus Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, February 6, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, February 7, 1943
Cause: Motorcycle crash
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 11, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Albert Charles Grosskopf
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, February 13, 1943
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Victor Salvatore Manfra
United States War Department - New York Port of Embarkation Police, US
EOW: Friday, February 26, 1943
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, February 27, 1943
Cause: Accidental
Private First Class Bernard Paul Schindler
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 1943
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, March 19, 1943
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Fred Douglas Slaten
St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Sunday, March 21, 1943
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Joseph A. Lecher
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, March 21, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Charleroi Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, March 29, 1943
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Caleb Thomas Hopkins
Eddy County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Sunday, April 4, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Harry C. Gibson
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 6, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Page County Sheriff's Department, IA
EOW: Saturday, April 10, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant Joseph Peter Husken
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, April 17, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Marshal Hughey Sylvester Kitchens
Parma Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, April 17, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 1943
Cause: Automobile crash
Staff Sergeant Frank Charles Fritze
United States Army Air Force Military Police, US
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1943
Cause: Stabbed
Hamden Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1943
Cause: Vehicular assault
Wilkes-Barre Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
McMinn County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1943
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Chief of Police Jack Albert Skinner
Norwood Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Middlesex County Sheriff's Office, NJ
EOW: Saturday, May 8, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, May 9, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Louisiana State Police, LA
EOW: Sunday, May 9, 1943
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Conservation Officer Carlyle B. Smith
Michigan Department of Natural Resources, MI
EOW: Tuesday, May 11, 1943
Cause: Hypothermia
Chief Deputy Samuel Jasper Luckett
Warren County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Tuesday, May 11, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jack David London
Clark County Sheriff's Office, NV
EOW: Monday, May 17, 1943
Cause: Vehicular assault
Lansing Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1943
Cause: Heart attack
Investigator Randall Oakes Younger
United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol Tax Unit, US
EOW: Tuesday, June 1, 1943
Cause: Heart attack
Dearborn County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, June 2, 1943
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Dow Blackwell
Pinal County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Sunday, June 6, 1943
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Mitchell A. Lipinski
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, June 6, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Military Police Officer Romie Ethridge Lindsey
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Wednesday, June 9, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William J. Woodcock
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1943
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Lawrence A. Adam
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, July 1, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Clifton Tillman
Gulfport Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Robert Burns Sandefur
Nashville City Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, July 3, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1943
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Chief of Police Frank Otis Town
Park Rapids Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Arnold O. Werner
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1943
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Officer Franklin Augustus Davis, Sr.
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Richard Blackstone Brown
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 14, 1943
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief of Police William Henry Bishop
Oakdale Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, July 18, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Robert B. Hatchell
Petersburg Bureau of Police, VA
EOW: Sunday, July 18, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Connecticut State Police, CT
EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1943
Cause: Automobile crash
Assistant Provost Marshal Thomas Laurence Henry
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Tuesday, July 20, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, July 21, 1943
Cause: Fall
Police Officer William Marion Lee
Glynn County Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Harry Clifton Stabler
St. Matthews Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, August 1, 1943
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Edward F. Nugent
Kansas City Police Department, KS
EOW: Monday, August 2, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1943
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff William Phipps, Sr.
Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, August 5, 1943
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Albert P. Guidry
Rayne Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, August 8, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Reuben "Bunk" Conklin
Westchester County Parkway Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, August 8, 1943
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Chief Park Ranger Forest Sanford Townsley
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1943
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer John Otto Hessler
Ecorse Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, August 12, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, August 12, 1943
Cause: Automobile crash
Night Policeman William Richard "Billy" Coleman
Arab Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, August 14, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Monday, August 16, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman William Preston Bryant
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, August 18, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Anderson County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Friday, August 20, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, August 21, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Wednesday, August 25, 1943
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Game Warden Sherman J. Handron
Washington Department of Wildlife, WA
EOW: Sunday, August 29, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Customs Officer Patrick Joseph Black
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Tuesday, August 31, 1943
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Milton F. Ferguson
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Wednesday, September 1, 1943
Cause: Explosion
Constable Abraham Obadiah Hamon, Jr.
Gonzales County Constable's Office - Precinct 7, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 7, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Newport News Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, September 10, 1943
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Wednesday, September 15, 1943
Cause: Vehicular assault
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, September 19, 1943
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Detective Albert Theodore Lorch
Allegheny County Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, October 1, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police James W. Smith
Falmouth Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, October 10, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Laurier Emile Fournier
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Monday, October 11, 1943
Cause: Automobile crash
Private First Class Milton H. Rehe
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Tuesday, October 19, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William S. Knight
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, November 7, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Monday, November 8, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Juan R. Longoria-Torres
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, November 13, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Walter John Leinberger
Yolo County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, November 18, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Spokane Police Department, WA
EOW: Thursday, November 18, 1943
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Patrolman Carl Edward Thorwarth
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, November 24, 1943
Cause: Heart attack
Rockcastle County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, November 27, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
Tampa Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, November 28, 1943
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Lancaster County Magistrate's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, December 11, 1943
Cause: Assault
Missouri State Highway Patrol, MO
EOW: Sunday, December 12, 1943
Cause: Vehicular assault
Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK
EOW: Monday, December 13, 1943
Cause: Stabbed
Town Sergeant Abb Kimball Fleming
Kenbridge Police Department, VA
EOW: Thursday, December 16, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
United States Army Air Force Military Police, US
EOW: Saturday, December 18, 1943
Cause: Automobile crash
Perry County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, December 24, 1943
Cause: Gunfire
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, December 29, 1943
Cause: Vehicle pursuit