ODMP research volunteers are constantly discovering forgotten line of duty deaths throughout the country. Because of our efforts, 2,784 forgotten heroes are now honored on the ODMP and other local, state and national memorials.
25 Most Recent Additions
- 9/11 related illness 7
- Aircraft accident 6
- Automobile crash 1
- COVID19 2
- Drowned 1
- Explosion 1
- Fall 2
- Gunfire 4
- Heart attack 1
Total Deaths by State
- California 1
- Connecticut 1
- Florida 2
- Illinois 1
- New York 8
- Ohio 1
- Oklahoma 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Tennessee 1
- U.S. Government 7
- Virginia 1
Private First Class Jerry Eugene Tew
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Friday, October 29, 1971
Cause: Gunfire
El Monte Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 22, 2004
Cause: Gunfire
Granville Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, October 28, 1942
Cause: Explosion
Police Officer Brendan J "Joe" McGarry
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, April 14, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, March 19, 2021
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 10, 2022
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Detective Jewel I. Todman-Phillip
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Jorge L. Gonzalez
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, May 11, 2020
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Police Officer Thomas W. Waterman
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, June 3, 2019
Cause: 9/11 related illness
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Cause: 9/11 related illness
Deputy Sheriff Charles Edward Baskette, Jr.
Greene County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, March 23, 1998
Cause: Heart attack
Detention Officer Steven Douglas Rozell
Washita County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Sunday, August 29, 2021
Cause: COVID19
Deputy Sheriff Lindley Charles Larrison, Jr.
Madison County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Thursday, January 22, 1925
Cause: Gunfire
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Saturday, October 9, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
Airman First Class Larry Dean Hughes
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Saturday, October 9, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Saturday, October 9, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Saturday, October 9, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
Staff Sergeant Terry Lee Wright
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Saturday, October 9, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
Sergeant Bernard Nathaniel Blake
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Saturday, October 9, 1971
Cause: Aircraft accident
Deputy Game Warden Robert B. Bell
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, FL
EOW: Saturday, September 19, 1942
Cause: Drowned
Deputy Game Warden Samuel S. Pinney
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 12, 1927
Cause: Automobile crash
New Haven Police Department, CT
EOW: Friday, November 4, 1892
Cause: Fall
Deputy Marshal John Elliot Sellers
Shelby Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, June 4, 1897
Cause: Gunfire
Virginia Department of Corrections, VA
EOW: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Cause: COVID19