1944 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 117
Total Deaths by Month
- January 9
- February 7
- March 9
- April 10
- May 10
- June 13
- July 12
- August 9
- September 7
- October 8
- November 10
- December 13
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 2
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 4
- California 13
- Connecticut 3
- Delaware 1
- Florida 3
- Georgia 4
- Illinois 6
- Indiana 1
- Kansas 1
- Kentucky 5
- Louisiana 2
- Maryland 1
- Massachusetts 1
- Michigan 2
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 3
- Missouri 3
- New Jersey 4
- New Mexico 1
- New York 13
- North Carolina 4
- Ohio 5
- Oklahoma 1
- Oregon 1
- Pennsylvania 3
- Puerto Rico 2
- Railroad Police 1
- South Carolina 4
- South Dakota 1
- Tennessee 3
- Texas 7
- U.S. Government 6
- Washington 1
- West Virginia 3
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 117
- Female 0
Statistics
- Average age 46
- Average tour of duty 9 years, 11 months
Patrolman Patrick Joseph Malone
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 5, 1944
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Jess Claude White
Ellis County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, January 8, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, January 14, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
United States War Department - Naval Civilian Police, US
EOW: Friday, January 14, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Chief of Police Walter S. Dukes
Branchville Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, January 16, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Thursday, January 20, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Ernesto Torres-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, January 22, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Constable Clarence Wesley Reed
Williamson County Constable's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, January 28, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Joseph C. Waldsachs
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, January 29, 1944
Cause: Fall
Chief of Police John James Faircloth
Cadwell Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, February 6, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, February 6, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Wednesday, February 9, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Joseph P. McCormack
Greenwich Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, February 10, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Jesse F. Beerbower
Leesburg Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, February 13, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, February 15, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Military Police Officer Paul John Wolfe
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Saturday, February 19, 1944
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, March 4, 1944
Cause: Assault
Riverside Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, March 5, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Special Patrolman George Henry Haas
Emeryville Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, March 8, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Roy Bower Hazen
Chemung County Sheriff's Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 9, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Gordon E. Brinthaupt
Chemung County Sheriff's Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 9, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
St. Joseph Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, March 18, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, March 27, 1944
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff John Edward Penney
Franklin County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, April 6, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Long Island Rail Road Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, April 7, 1944
Cause: Fall
South Pasadena Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 15, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Motorcycle Officer Gordon Udell Warrick
Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 15, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
United States Department of the Interior - United States Park Police, US
EOW: Saturday, April 15, 1944
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Tuesday, April 18, 1944
Cause: Explosion
Beattyville Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, April 22, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Wallace J. Muscovich
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, April 23, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Inspector Garvis Field Harrell
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Monday, April 24, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer David Lee "Star" Johnson
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, May 2, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 6, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Detective Michael J. Ellis, Jr.
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 11, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, May 12, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Supernumerary Officer Ernest Walter Schilke
Bristol Police Department, CT
EOW: Wednesday, May 17, 1944
Cause: Exposure to toxins
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, May 18, 1944
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Eugene J. Chavis
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, May 20, 1944
Cause: Vehicular assault
Cameron County Constable's Office - Precinct 4, TX
EOW: Sunday, May 21, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Wake Forest Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, May 30, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Sunday, June 4, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Connecticut State Police, CT
EOW: Tuesday, June 6, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Wednesday, June 7, 1944
Cause: Drowned
Lynn County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 8, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Town Marshal George I. "Senie" Worthen
Union Police Department, MS
EOW: Sunday, June 11, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William E. Atkinson
Dallas County Sheriff's Department, AR
EOW: Monday, June 12, 1944
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff James Edward Robbins
Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Monday, June 12, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, June 15, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Niagara County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Monday, June 19, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Tuesday, June 20, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Charles Addams
Stephenson County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Friday, June 23, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
Mason County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Thursday, June 29, 1944
Cause: Fall
Oregon State Police, OR
EOW: Wednesday, July 5, 1944
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Willard E. Pruitt, Jr.
Wilmington Police Department, DE
EOW: Friday, July 7, 1944
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Saturday, July 8, 1944
Cause: Stabbed
Chief of Police Dexter A. Millsaps
Taylorsville Police Department, NC
EOW: Sunday, July 9, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, July 13, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Policeman William Jim Stallings
Bowdon Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, July 16, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Edwin A. Mitchell
Winston County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Monday, July 17, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Monday, July 17, 1944
Cause: Assault
Beacon Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, July 24, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer J. Wesley Moore
Clendenin Police Department, WV
EOW: Thursday, July 27, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Gastonia Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Constable Silas Johnson
Floyd County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Sunday, July 30, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Charlie Vestel Murphy
Gastonia Police Department, NC
EOW: Tuesday, August 1, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman William Hinkle Crutcher
Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Thursday, August 3, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Claude Lee Holt
Cross County Sheriff's Department, AR
EOW: Friday, August 4, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Tuesday, August 8, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Edward O'Brien Pursell
Pensacola Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 12, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Barton County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Thursday, August 17, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer David Madison White, Sr.
Bastrop Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, August 21, 1944
Cause: Assault
Chief Deputy Sheriff Ross John Krieger
Porter County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, August 26, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Webster Springs Police Department, WV
EOW: Saturday, September 2, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, September 3, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Thomas M. Plummer, Jr.
Madison County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Sunday, September 17, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Narcotics Agent Andrew P. Sanderson
United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Narcotics, US
EOW: Saturday, September 23, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, September 24, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Sherd Barry Partin
Bell County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, September 30, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Ellwood S. Egan, Sr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, October 3, 1944
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, October 6, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Kentucky Highway Patrol, KY
EOW: Saturday, October 7, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Walter C. Busch, Sr.
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Wednesday, October 11, 1944
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer John Alfred Salter, Sr.
Jasper Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, October 13, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Special Deputy Sheriff Elmore David Pressley
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Saturday, October 21, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, October 22, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Monday, October 23, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
Benton County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Wednesday, November 1, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 4, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Patrolman Stanley J. "Steve" Jakubowski
Lancaster Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, November 4, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Herman Ernest Seabright
Marshall County Sheriff's Office, WV
EOW: Sunday, November 5, 1944
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Game Protector Clarence Joseph Webster
New York State Environmental Conservation Police, NY
EOW: Thursday, November 16, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
Traffic Officer Vincent Eugene Munch
San Luis Obispo Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, November 18, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Friday, November 24, 1944
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Officer George A. Humburg, Jr.
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 29, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Royal Oak City Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, November 29, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
Maywood Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, December 5, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, December 5, 1944
Cause: Animal related
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Thursday, December 7, 1944
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Chief of Police Robert Shanley
Carteret Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, December 7, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Swissvale Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, December 7, 1944
Cause: Heart attack
Carteret Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, December 8, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, December 16, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, December 16, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Kansas Highway Patrol, KS
EOW: Saturday, December 16, 1944
Cause: Automobile crash
Taos Police Department, NM
EOW: Wednesday, December 20, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Pasadena Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 24, 1944
Cause: Struck by vehicle
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, December 27, 1944
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Alexander Bryant McNaughton
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, December 28, 1944
Cause: Vehicular assault