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1931 Honor Roll of Heroes

San Francisco Police Department, California

Officer Elmer C. Thoney
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman John Vondruska
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Galveston County Sheriff's Office, Texas Galveston County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff Joseph A. Meyer
Galveston County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, January 2, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana Indianapolis Police Department, Indiana

Detective Sergeant Carl W. Heckman
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, January 3, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Jasper County Sheriff's Department, Indiana Jasper County Sheriff's Department, Indiana

Deputy Sheriff Ernest C. Prouty
Jasper County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, January 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oakland Police Department, California Oakland Police Department, California

Police Officer Richard Philpott
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland Baltimore City Police Department, Maryland

Police Officer John P. Burns
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Baraboo Police Department, Wisconsin

Patrolman Jeremiah E. Buckley
Baraboo Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, January 7, 1931
Cause of Death: Fall
Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio Cleveland Division of Police, Ohio

Patrolman James F. Ryan
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, January 8, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pennsylvania State Constable - Beaver County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Constable - Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Constable Charles Andrew Wyke
Pennsylvania State Constable - Beaver County, PA
EOW: Friday, January 9, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Allentown Police Department, Pennsylvania Allentown Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman John A. Rau
Allentown Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, January 10, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Patrolman Nicholas John Malambri
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, January 11, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Santa Barbara Police Department, California Santa Barbara Police Department, California

Officer Ronald R. Wainscott
Santa Barbara Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, January 12, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Fresno Police Department, California Fresno Police Department, California

Detective Frank G. Campbell
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Lawrence Edward Williams
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, January 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana Shreveport Police Department, Louisiana

Patrolman Lee Allen Williams
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, January 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York State Police, New York New York State Police, New York

Trooper James M. MacLarnon
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Monday, January 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Fresno Police Department, California Fresno Police Department, California

Sergeant John O. "Skinny" Brame
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Daytona Beach Police Department, Florida Daytona Beach Police Department, Florida

Officer Benny P. Stricklin
Daytona Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Wabash Railway Police Department, Railroad Police Wabash Railway Police Department, Railroad Police

Patrolman William D. Keller
Wabash Railway Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Ardmore Police Department, Oklahoma Ardmore Police Department, Oklahoma

Detective Elmer Moorehead
Ardmore Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma Tulsa Police Department, Oklahoma

Detective James Wooley
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, January 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Elber Dell Warren
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Saturday, January 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Berwyn Police Department, Illinois Berwyn Police Department, Illinois

Lieutenant John Cihak
Berwyn Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, January 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Crawford County Sheriff's Office, Ohio Crawford County Sheriff's Office, Ohio

Sheriff George Davenport
Crawford County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Saturday, January 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Ashland Police Department, Oregon Ashland Police Department, Oregon

Police Officer Samuel Prescott
Ashland Police Department, OR
EOW: Saturday, January 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Halifax County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina Halifax County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff James Edward Perry, Sr.
Halifax County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Sunday, January 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Los Angeles Police Department, California Los Angeles Police Department, California

Policeman James L. Beck
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Maryland State Police, Maryland Maryland State Police, Maryland

Officer Clinton Richard Rhodes
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Joseph John Beran
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Louisville Police Department, Kentucky Louisville Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman Basil Duke Offutt
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Louisville Police Department, Kentucky Louisville Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman Harold D. Boyer
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Harold Conway
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Drowned
Wheeling Police Department, West Virginia Wheeling Police Department, West Virginia

Patrolman James Robert Wolfe
Wheeling Police Department, WV
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Minneapolis Police Department, Minnesota Minneapolis Police Department, Minnesota

Patrolman Harry McGraw
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, February 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Altoona Police Department, Pennsylvania Altoona Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Thomas W. Buck
Altoona Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, February 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Rushville Police Department, Indiana Rushville Police Department, Indiana

Patrolman Walter Garrison
Rushville Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, February 3, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Muskogee County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma Muskogee County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

Deputy Sheriff James Clayton "Clay" Collier
Muskogee County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Wednesday, February 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government

Guard John Lawrence Kelly
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Monday, February 9, 1931
Cause of Death: Drowned
Missouri Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Agent Byron Jasper Gordon
Missouri Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Monday, February 9, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
East Peoria Police Department, Illinois East Peoria Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Henry P. Kounse
East Peoria Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, February 10, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Butler County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky Butler County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Special Deputy Sheriff Rudolph Virchow Phelps
Butler County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, February 13, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Burke County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Elmore Wilson
Burke County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Monday, February 16, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Illinois Central Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Agent Christopher O. McClure
Illinois Central Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Tuesday, February 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Detective Christopher W. Scheuing
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, February 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii Honolulu Police Department, Hawaii

Officer David Kahikoula Kaohi
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Warden Service, Maine Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Warden Service, Maine

Deputy Game Warden Ralph Stanley Cushman
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Warden Service, ME
EOW: Thursday, February 26, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Policeman John Charles Keen
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, February 27, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Los Angeles Police Department, California Los Angeles Police Department, California

Policeman Henry Clay Jackson
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, March 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Santa Ana Police Department, California Santa Ana Police Department, California

Police Officer Edwin Rassmus Peter Jensen
Santa Ana Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 3, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Martin Reuben Kiser, Sr.
Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Tuesday, March 3, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
New Jersey State Police, New Jersey New Jersey State Police, New Jersey

Trooper Peter W. Ignatz
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, March 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Union City Police Department, New Jersey

Sergeant James Francis Knight
Union City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, March 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Jefferson County Police Department, Kentucky Jefferson County Police Department, Kentucky

Patrolman Clarence G. Rapson
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Friday, March 6, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman James J. Flanagan
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 12, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Napoleon Police Department, Ohio Napoleon Police Department, Ohio

Police Officer Clark Teeple
Napoleon Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, March 12, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Frank Byrnes
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, March 14, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Irving Park District Police Department, Illinois

Park Policeman Patrick J. Murray
Irving Park District Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
White County Sheriff's Department, Indiana White County Sheriff's Department, Indiana

Sheriff Ray M. Fisher
White County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Police Officer Harry J. Stussie
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff William Paul Starling
New Hanover County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Sunday, March 15, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Missoula Police Department, Montana

Merchant Policeman Alexander David Ross
Missoula Police Department, MT
EOW: Tuesday, March 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York State Police, New York New York State Police, New York

Sergeant John E. Frey
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, March 18, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Fort Smith Police Department, Arkansas Fort Smith Police Department, Arkansas

Detective Sam Booth
Fort Smith Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, March 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Thomas Barnett Elder
Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, PA
EOW: Sunday, March 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio Cincinnati Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman William Orma Sorrell
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, March 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Fresno County Sheriff's Office, California Fresno County Sheriff's Office, California

Deputy Sheriff John J. O'Leary
Fresno County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Campbell County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Sheriff Thomas Wiley Camp
Campbell County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, April 3, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Sergeant Patrick J. Costello
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, April 3, 1931
Cause of Death: Fall
Omaha Police Department, Nebraska Omaha Police Department, Nebraska

Officer James J. Sullivan
Omaha Police Department, NE
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Patrick J. Doyle
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, April 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar
Braddock Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania Braddock Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman John F. Podowski
Braddock Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, April 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Patrick J. Gallagher
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, April 14, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Harry William Fielder
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, April 14, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Erie Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police Erie Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Captain John W. Holt
Erie Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, April 15, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky Harlan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Special Deputy Sheriff Jessie J. Pace
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, April 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Thayer Police Department, Missouri

City Marshal Augustus W. Pease
Thayer Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, April 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
River Rouge Police Department, Michigan River Rouge Police Department, Michigan

Detective Sergeant Herman Wilkewitz
River Rouge Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, April 18, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Police Department, Railroad Police Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Agent Archibald D. Brandon
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, April 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Columbia Falls Police Department, Montana Columbia Falls Police Department, Montana

Town Marshal Jacob Neitzling
Columbia Falls Police Department, MT
EOW: Sunday, April 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Marlow Police Department, Oklahoma

Police Officer James Richard Hill
Marlow Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, April 20, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Kentucky Department of Corrections, Kentucky

Guard William Moneymaker
Kentucky Department of Corrections, KY
EOW: Tuesday, April 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Assault
Bowling Green Police Department, Ohio Bowling Green Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman Ralph Hiram "Zibe" Castner, Sr.
Bowling Green Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, April 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lawrence Police Department, Kansas

Police Officer Melvin C. Howe
Lawrence Police Department, KS
EOW: Friday, April 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Winchester Police Department, Indiana Winchester Police Department, Indiana

Chief Troy "Zeke" Clevenger
Winchester Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Tarrant County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, Texas

Special Deputy Constable Bernell Looney Barton
Tarrant County Constable's Office - Precinct 5, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Campbell County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Berry Lay
Campbell County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, April 27, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Racine Police Department, Wisconsin Racine Police Department, Wisconsin

Detective Jacob A. Mauer
Racine Police Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, April 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Anthony L. Ruthy
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, April 30, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire

Jailer Arthur Waggoner Bowman
Hart County Jail, KY
EOW: Thursday, April 30, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Patrick Durkin
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government

Special Agent Holmer L. Everett
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Silverton Police Department, Oregon

Patrolman Hans James Iverson
Silverton Police Department, OR
EOW: Saturday, May 2, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Bernard Sherry
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lynbrook Police Department, New York Lynbrook Police Department, New York

Patrolman David Kenneth Frost
Lynbrook Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, May 3, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman John P. Hoey
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, May 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Special Deputy Sheriff Jim Daniels
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Special Deputy Sheriff Arthur Lee
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, May 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Nassau County Police Department, New York Nassau County Police Department, New York

Patrolman Fred S. Hirsch
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, May 6, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman John Ringhauser
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, May 7, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Nashville City Police Department, Tennessee Nashville City Police Department, Tennessee

Patrolman Michael J. Mulvihill
Nashville City Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, May 9, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania

Sergeant Timothy George McCarthy
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, May 12, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Stanford Police Department, Kentucky Stanford Police Department, Kentucky

Chief of Police Thomas D. Martin
Stanford Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, May 16, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government

Deputy U.S. Marshal Clyde Rivers
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Saturday, May 16, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Gurdon Police Department, Arkansas

Night Marshal A. L. Harson
Gurdon Police Department, AR
EOW: Sunday, May 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Jessie L. Taylor
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Sunday, May 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman William O'Connor
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, May 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Toledo Police Department, Ohio Toledo Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman Edward A. Obriest
Toledo Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, May 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Birmingham Police Department, Alabama

Police Officer Lee Edward Buckalew
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Utah Highway Patrol, Utah Utah Highway Patrol, Utah

Patrolman George Edwin Van Wagenen
Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Accidental
Charleston Police Department, West Virginia

Patrolman Dayton Foster
Charleston Police Department, WV
EOW: Saturday, May 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Fall
Scranton Police Department, Pennsylvania Scranton Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Alvin Earl Brant
Scranton Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, May 27, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Mabton Police Department, Washington Mabton Police Department, Washington

Marshal George Thomas Warring
Mabton Police Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, May 27, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
San Antonio Police Department, Texas San Antonio Police Department, Texas

Patrolman Peter J. Scrivano
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, May 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Edward F. Smith
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, May 30, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Floyd County Constable's Office, Kentucky

Special Deputy Ed Stephens
Floyd County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Sunday, May 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Sergeant John Cronin
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, June 3, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Floyd County Constable's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Constable Posey Scott
Floyd County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Forest City Police Department, North Carolina Forest City Police Department, North Carolina

Chief of Police Austin Amos Price
Forest City Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Policeman Elmer E. Patterson
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, June 6, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
San Francisco Police Department, California San Francisco Police Department, California

Officer Charles W. King
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, June 7, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Thomas County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Deputy Sheriff Harvey A. White
Thomas County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Monday, June 8, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Frankfort Police Department, Kentucky Frankfort Police Department, Kentucky

Policeman William H. Wilhelm, Jr.
Frankfort Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, June 8, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Edward M. O'Donnell
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, June 9, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Sergeant William O'Shaughnessy
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, June 9, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas

Corrections Officer Tommy Mellie Starnes
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 11, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
College Park Police Department, Georgia College Park Police Department, Georgia

Police Officer Henry Thomas Rosamond
College Park Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, June 13, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Lee County Sheriff's Office, Illinois

Deputy Sheriff Eli Davis
Lee County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Sunday, June 14, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Railroad Policeman Alfred L. Foster
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, June 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Fall
Emmett Township Department of Public Safety, Michigan

Constable George Jason Kemp
Emmett Township Department of Public Safety, MI
EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1931
Cause of Death: Assault
Plymouth Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania Plymouth Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrol Officer Thomas Reese
Plymouth Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, June 18, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lake Geneva Police Department, Wisconsin Lake Geneva Police Department, Wisconsin

Patrolman Albert Charles Exner
Lake Geneva Police Department, WI
EOW: Friday, June 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Captain Harry Bumm Price
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, June 20, 1931
Cause of Death: Explosion
Akron Police Department, Ohio Akron Police Department, Ohio

Officer Forrest L. Good
Akron Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, June 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
South Park District Police Department, Illinois

Park Policeman Thomas J. Johnson
South Park District Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, June 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Rochester Police Department, New York

Patrolman John T. Mallett
Rochester Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, June 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Morgan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Hugh H. Bryant
Morgan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Thursday, June 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Blaine County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

Undersheriff Guy Jarvis
Blaine County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, June 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Polk County Police Department, Georgia Polk County Police Department, Georgia

County Policeman William Jasper Wester
Polk County Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, June 26, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Joplin Police Department, Missouri Joplin Police Department, Missouri

Captain Alexander C. Lachman
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, June 26, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New Jersey State Police, New Jersey New Jersey State Police, New Jersey

Trooper Leonard P. McCandless
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Detective William H. DeGive
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, Virginia Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, Virginia

Game Warden John Lee Cox
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, VA
EOW: Sunday, June 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
McNairy County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee McNairy County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff John York
McNairy County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Monday, June 29, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman James J. Casey
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, July 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Newark Police Department, Ohio Newark Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman Harry C. Beasley
Newark Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, July 2, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oakland Police Department, California Oakland Police Department, California

Police Officer William T. Kohler
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, July 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Illinois Department of Conservation - Division of Law Enforcement, Illinois Illinois Department of Conservation - Division of Law Enforcement, Illinois

Inspector Charles Marcus Eldredge
Illinois Department of Conservation - Division of Law Enforcement, IL
EOW: Saturday, July 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Madison County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina Madison County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Baxter Shelton
Madison County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, July 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Hadley Police Department, Massachusetts

Patrolman Frank Kowal
Hadley Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, July 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Ingram Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania Ingram Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer Louis Edward Wagner
Ingram Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, July 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, Texas

Guard James B. "Jim" Sneed
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Monday, July 6, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, Ohio Columbus Division of Police, Ohio

Detective Thomas H. Day
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 7, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Texas Rangers, Texas Texas Rangers, Texas

Private Dan Lafayette McDuffie
Texas Rangers, TX
EOW: Tuesday, July 7, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Long Beach Police Department, California Long Beach Police Department, California

Patrolman Ralph A. Morgan
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, July 13, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer Raymond Leslie Carey
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, July 13, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Springfield Police Department, Ohio Springfield Police Department, Ohio

Patrolman John M. Donnelly
Springfield Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 14, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Rowan County Sheriff's Office, North Carolina

Sheriff William Locke McKenzie
Rowan County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, July 16, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Wood County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin Wood County Sheriff's Department, Wisconsin

Sheriff William Axel Berg
Wood County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, July 16, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Iroquois County Sheriff's Department, Illinois

Deputy Sheriff Henry M. Ennen
Iroquois County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Friday, July 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Cushing Police Department, Oklahoma Cushing Police Department, Oklahoma

Patrolman William A. "Billy" West
Cushing Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, July 18, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Wellfleet Police Department, Massachusetts Wellfleet Police Department, Massachusetts

Police Officer Charles D. Williams
Wellfleet Police Department, MA
EOW: Sunday, July 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Ware County Police Department, Georgia Ware County Police Department, Georgia

Officer James Hilton "Cracker" Johnson
Ware County Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government

Special Agent Walter M. Gilbert
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government

Special Agent John Irwin Wilson
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government

Special Agent Curtis C. Burks
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Wednesday, July 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Robertson County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Robertson County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Sheriff J. Mart Murphy
Robertson County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, July 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Gainesville Police Department, Texas

Officer John Walter Clements
Gainesville Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, July 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Willacy County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, Texas Willacy County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, Texas

Deputy Constable Francisco A. Cisneros
Willacy County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Willacy County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, Texas

Constable William Franklin Haygood
Willacy County Constable's Office - Precinct 2, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 26, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Minburn Police Department, Iowa Minburn Police Department, Iowa

Night Marshal Virgil Paul Untied
Minburn Police Department, IA
EOW: Monday, July 27, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government

Special Agent Raymond L. Ezzell
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Monday, July 27, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Miller County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas Miller County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas

Sheriff Walter S. Harris
Miller County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Tuesday, July 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Equality Police Department, Illinois Equality Police Department, Illinois

Marshal Hiram Mundy
Equality Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, July 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government

Special Agent Walter T. Creviston
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1931
Cause of Death: Heatstroke
Crittenden County Police Department, Kentucky

County Patrolman Jesse Loyd Morris
Crittenden County Police Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chaves County Sheriff's Department, New Mexico

Chief Deputy Rufus Dunnahoo
Chaves County Sheriff's Department, NM
EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Gainesville Police Department, Texas

Officer William Edward Johns
Gainesville Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Seattle Police Department, Washington Seattle Police Department, Washington

Police Officer Harry E. S. Williams
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, August 2, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lauderdale County Constable's Office, Alabama Lauderdale County Constable's Office, Alabama

Constable William F. Barr
Lauderdale County Constable's Office, AL
EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Charles D. Poole
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lafayette Police Department, Indiana Lafayette Police Department, Indiana

Officer Harry Ray Farrell
Lafayette Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Ellis County Sheriff's Office, Texas Ellis County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff William E. Warren
Ellis County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, August 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Faulkner County Sheriff's Office, Arkansas

Deputy Sheriff William Edward Hathaway
Faulkner County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Wyatt Lunsford
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Asotin County Sheriff's Department, Washington Asotin County Sheriff's Department, Washington

Sheriff John L. Wormell
Asotin County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Wednesday, August 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office, Kansas

Deputy Sheriff Frank Rohrbach
Wyandotte County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Thursday, August 6, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Montgomery County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, Texas

Constable Thomas J. Beyett
Montgomery County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 6, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia

Officer Arthur H. Gelhar
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, August 8, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Minneapolis Police Department, Minnesota Minneapolis Police Department, Minnesota

Patrolman Clayton Olson
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, August 9, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Big Spring Police Department, Texas

Officer Henry Franklin Howie
Big Spring Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, August 10, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff William S. Thompson
Claiborne County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Tuesday, August 11, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Bloomington Police Department, Illinois Bloomington Police Department, Illinois

Detective Sergeant John E. "Jack" Penn
Bloomington Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, August 12, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Wichita Police Department, Kansas Wichita Police Department, Kansas

Detective Merle Rankin Colver
Wichita Police Department, KS
EOW: Friday, August 14, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lewis County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky Lewis County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Oza Bentle Moore
Lewis County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Detective Edward J. Gahan
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, August 15, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government

Customs Agent Louis E. Babcock
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Monday, August 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Drowned
Madison Police Department, Georgia Madison Police Department, Georgia

Night Policeman Percy Quinton McAdams
Madison Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, August 18, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oakland Police Department, California Oakland Police Department, California

Police Officer Osborn Asher Lyon
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Brockton Police Department, Massachusetts Brockton Police Department, Massachusetts

Officer John F. Sullivan
Brockton Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, August 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Fall
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government

Special Agent George V. Trabing
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, US
EOW: Wednesday, August 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Butler County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

Deputy Sheriff Charles Lee Sims
Butler County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Agent Elbert P. Mankin
Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Edwin V. Churchill
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Walter J. Webb
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pullman Police Department, Washington Pullman Police Department, Washington

Officer William J. Maguire
Pullman Police Department, WA
EOW: Friday, August 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Ridley Park Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania Ridley Park Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman James Edward Stewart
Ridley Park Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, August 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Cook County Highway Police, Illinois

Policeman Robert "Red" McCarthy
Cook County Highway Police, IL
EOW: Monday, August 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff James L. McDermott
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 26, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Cheswick Borough Police Department, Pennsylvania

Patrolman John Polcsak
Cheswick Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, August 26, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Denver Police Department, Colorado Denver Police Department, Colorado

Police Officer William C. Keating
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, August 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police Seaboard Air Line Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Agent James Tillman Moye
Seaboard Air Line Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
San Antonio Police Department, Texas

Detective Alexander Goodman, Jr.
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
San Antonio Police Department, Texas

Lieutenant Aubrey Swepson Milstead
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Neillsville Police Department, Wisconsin

Patrolman James Lynch
Neillsville Police Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, September 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Fort Smith Police Department, Arkansas Fort Smith Police Department, Arkansas

Captain William A. Bourland
Fort Smith Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, September 2, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Tallapoosa Police Department, Georgia

Policeman Henry Pope
Tallapoosa Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, September 3, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Fort Smith Police Department, Arkansas Fort Smith Police Department, Arkansas

Patrolman Ralph Howard
Fort Smith Police Department, AR
EOW: Friday, September 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Neptune Township Police Department, New Jersey

Patrolman Robert Leroy Applegate
Neptune Township Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, September 6, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Brule County Sheriff's Department, South Dakota

Sheriff Clarendon D. Miller
Brule County Sheriff's Department, SD
EOW: Sunday, September 6, 1931
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Indianola Police Department, Mississippi

Night Marshal Ord M. Riddell
Indianola Police Department, MS
EOW: Monday, September 7, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Martin County Sheriff's Department, Minnesota Martin County Sheriff's Department, Minnesota

Sheriff Gus H. Jorgenson
Martin County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Tuesday, September 8, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Bernardsville Police Department, New Jersey Bernardsville Police Department, New Jersey

Chief of Police Charles Brendon Cavanaugh
Bernardsville Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, September 8, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, New York Monroe County Sheriff's Office, New York

Special Deputy Charles Frederick Sova
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 8, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Hartford Police Department, Alabama

Chief of Police Clayton J. Roney
Hartford Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, September 10, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Reno Police Department, Nevada

Patrolman Ross Peterson
Reno Police Department, NV
EOW: Friday, September 11, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Russell County Constable's Office, Kentucky

Constable Leo R. Mann
Russell County Constable's Office, KY
EOW: Sunday, September 13, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Sergeant Timothy Murphy
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, September 14, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman William F. Eberhardt
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, September 15, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Clay County Sheriff's Department, Indiana

Sheriff Roy James Tipton, Sr.
Clay County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, September 16, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Wheelwright Police Department, Kentucky Wheelwright Police Department, Kentucky

Policeman William Turner
Wheelwright Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, September 16, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Dickson City Police Department, Pennsylvania

Police Officer William Novak
Dickson City Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, September 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Clay County Constable's Office, West Virginia

Constable William M. Arthur
Clay County Constable's Office, WV
EOW: Thursday, September 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Horry County Police Department, South Carolina Horry County Police Department, South Carolina

County Policeman Benjamin Manning Owens
Horry County Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, September 18, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Providence Police Department, Rhode Island Providence Police Department, Rhode Island

Patrolman Thomas A. Mulvey
Providence Police Department, RI
EOW: Saturday, September 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Atlanta Police Department, Georgia Atlanta Police Department, Georgia

Lieutenant John William Barfield
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, September 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Detective Charles Russell Ladd
New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Monday, September 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Blytheville Police Department, Arkansas Blytheville Police Department, Arkansas

Chief of Police M. G. Goodwin
Blytheville Police Department, AR
EOW: Tuesday, September 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

Sergeant Burt Reeves
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Tuesday, September 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Officer Henry Clyde Hatcher
Southern Pacific Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, September 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Scioto County Sheriff's Office, Ohio Scioto County Sheriff's Office, Ohio

Deputy Sheriff Green Willis
Scioto County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Wednesday, September 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sugar Creek Township Constable's Office, Ohio

Constable Frank Conoway
Sugar Creek Township Constable's Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Weakley County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Egbert Bullock
Weakley County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Friday, September 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky Harlan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Berry Hensley
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, September 26, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Central City Police Department, Kentucky

Chief of Police James Charlie Smith
Central City Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, September 26, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Sergeant Adolph Kreidler
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Monday, September 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Oregon Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, Oregon

Special Deputy Sheriff Walter William Leonhardt
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Monday, September 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Passaic Police Department, New Jersey Passaic Police Department, New Jersey

Patrolman John Salo
Passaic Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, October 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Accidental
Columbus Division of Police, Ohio Columbus Division of Police, Ohio

Patrolman Leslie Ellsworth Green
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Sunday, October 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Nampa Police Department, Idaho Nampa Police Department, Idaho

Patrolman Hugh Nichols
Nampa Police Department, ID
EOW: Monday, October 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Depew Police Department, Oklahoma

Chief of Police George Luckett
Depew Police Department, OK
EOW: Tuesday, October 6, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Joseph V. Isaacs
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, October 10, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York State Police, New York New York State Police, New York

Trooper Garland Blair
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Monday, October 12, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina

Patrolman Ralph W. McCracken
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Monday, October 12, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Hugoton Police Department, Kansas

City Marshal Charles H. Newman
Hugoton Police Department, KS
EOW: Thursday, October 15, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Monett Police Department, Missouri Monett Police Department, Missouri

Night Watchman Elisha Lenore Hagler
Monett Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, October 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Southern Pines Police Department, North Carolina Southern Pines Police Department, North Carolina

Chief of Police Ben H. Beasley
Southern Pines Police Department, NC
EOW: Wednesday, October 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Nicholas County Sheriff's Department, West Virginia Nicholas County Sheriff's Department, West Virginia

Deputy Sheriff Claude C. Hamilton
Nicholas County Sheriff's Department, WV
EOW: Wednesday, October 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Detective Guido J. Pessagno
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, October 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina

Patrolman Alfonso Jerome Hedgpeth
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Friday, October 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Policeman Joseph V. Campbell, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, October 23, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lafayette County Sheriff's Office, Florida Lafayette County Sheriff's Office, Florida

Sheriff Norman Pearson
Lafayette County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, October 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana

Chief of Detectives Frank E. Schoonmaker
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, October 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Wilfred F. Golla
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, October 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Benton County Sheriff's Office, Minnesota

Deputy Sheriff Frank E. McGregor
Benton County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Tuesday, October 27, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Bound Brook Police Department, New Jersey Bound Brook Police Department, New Jersey

Police Officer Samuel J. Kriney
Bound Brook Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, October 29, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Richmond Police Department, Virginia Richmond Police Department, Virginia

Patrolman Bennie F. Williams
Richmond Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, October 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, New York New York City Police Department, New York

Patrolman Howard L. Peterson
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, November 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Assault
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, U.S. Government

Customs Patrolman Arnold W. Gilbert
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Monday, November 2, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
New York City Police Department, New York

Sergeant Thomas Madigan
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, November 3, 1931
Cause of Death: Accidental
Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee

Patrolman James H. Cornett
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, November 4, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
McCreary County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky McCreary County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff James W. Hogue
McCreary County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Thursday, November 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania Philadelphia Police Department, Pennsylvania

Policeman Thomas J. Fitzgerald
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, November 7, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Pocahontas Police Department, Arkansas Pocahontas Police Department, Arkansas

Chief of Police Manley Jackson
Pocahontas Police Department, AR
EOW: Sunday, November 8, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Memphis Police Department, Tennessee Memphis Police Department, Tennessee

Patrolman Charles J. Redders, Sr.
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, November 8, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee Chattanooga Police Department, Tennessee

Patrolman Jesse G. Shirley
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, November 8, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Detective Walter F. Piatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, November 8, 1931
Cause of Death: Train accident
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, California Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, California

Deputy Sheriff Hubert Wilson McAuley
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 11, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pike County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Boyd Westin Hatfield
Pike County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Wednesday, November 11, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina

Patrolman Albert Strong Boney
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Sunday, November 15, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Boston Police Department, Massachusetts Boston Police Department, Massachusetts

Lieutenant Joseph L. A. Cavagnaro
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, November 17, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Texas El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff Robert Alexander Trice
El Paso County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, November 18, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office, Oklahoma

Deputy Sheriff John Howard Fowler
Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, November 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Ashland Police Department, Oregon Ashland Police Department, Oregon

Police Officer Victor Knott
Ashland Police Department, OR
EOW: Thursday, November 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Etowah County Sheriff's Office, Alabama Etowah County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

Deputy Sheriff John Oscar Johnson
Etowah County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Friday, November 20, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Greenbrier County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia

Deputy Sheriff Joseph Myles
Greenbrier County Sheriff's Office, WV
EOW: Sunday, November 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Royal Oak City Police Department, Michigan

Officer Jesse R. Crowe
Royal Oak City Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, November 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government

Special Agent Albert L. Ingle
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Tuesday, November 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
New York State Police, New York

Corporal Martin E. Ryan
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, November 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Needham Police Department, Massachusetts

Sergeant Frank Gaughan
Needham Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Boston Police Department, Massachusetts Boston Police Department, Massachusetts

Patrolman William L. Abbott
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, November 28, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Fulton County Police Department, Georgia Fulton County Police Department, Georgia

Lieutenant James Marion Carroll
Fulton County Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, December 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Boston Police Department, Massachusetts Boston Police Department, Massachusetts

Sergeant John P. M. Wolfe
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, December 1, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Fannin County Sheriff's Office, Texas Fannin County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff Thomas Sidney Moore
Fannin County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Wednesday, December 2, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Mount Pleasant Police Department, Iowa

Patrolman George Alden Wright
Mount Pleasant Police Department, IA
EOW: Thursday, December 3, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault

City Marshal Thomas William Staggs
Keo Police Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, December 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Illinois State Police, Illinois Illinois State Police, Illinois

Trooper Kenneth Lewis Church
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Saturday, December 5, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Pennsylvania Game Commission, Pennsylvania

Deputy Game Protector Darrell S. Solida
Pennsylvania Game Commission, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 6, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Des Moines Police Department, Iowa Des Moines Police Department, Iowa

Sergeant James Joshua Cowart
Des Moines Police Department, IA
EOW: Monday, December 7, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Madison County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky Madison County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Sheriff Albert Bogie
Madison County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, December 11, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, Pennsylvania

Patrolman Orville A. Mohring
Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, PA
EOW: Friday, December 11, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Michael W. Oakley
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, December 13, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Wabash Railway Police Department, Railroad Police Wabash Railway Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Agent Charles Frederick Bryant
Wabash Railway Police Department, RR
EOW: Wednesday, December 16, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Blount County Sheriff's Office, Alabama Blount County Sheriff's Office, Alabama

Special Deputy Sheriff Henry Clay Vaughn
Blount County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Friday, December 18, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Rhode Island State Police, Rhode Island Rhode Island State Police, Rhode Island

Trooper Arthur L. Staples, Jr.
Rhode Island State Police, RI
EOW: Friday, December 18, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Howell County Sheriff's Office, Missouri Howell County Sheriff's Office, Missouri

Sheriff C. Roy Kelly
Howell County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Special Agent Jason Victor Buchanan
St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Saturday, December 19, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Buffalo Police Department, New York

Lieutenant George T. Miller
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, December 20, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Chicago Police Department, Illinois Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Detective James J. Caplis
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, December 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, Illinois

Patrolman Thomas Burke
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, December 21, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Jackson Police Department, Tennessee

Motorcycle Officer John Turner "Johnnie" Johns
Jackson Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, December 22, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Collier County Sheriff's Office, Florida Collier County Sheriff's Office, Florida

Deputy Sheriff William E. Hutto
Collier County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Letcher County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky Letcher County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Jason Andrew "Bee" Webb
Letcher County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
White County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Harkless Grundy Kirby
White County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Thursday, December 24, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Atkinson County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Deputy Sheriff Berry Palmer
Atkinson County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Explosion
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department, Railroad Police

Patrolman James D. Turner
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, Kentucky

Deputy Sheriff Owen Woodford Sizemore
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Friday, December 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Sergeant Jeremiah O'Connor
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, December 27, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Galveston County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Sheriff Robert E. Kirk
Galveston County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 27, 1931
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Russell County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

Deputy Sheriff Henry Yates
Russell County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Sunday, December 27, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Oregon State Police, Oregon Oregon State Police, Oregon

Trooper Amos L. "Spud" Helms
Oregon State Police, OR
EOW: Wednesday, December 30, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Hawkins County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee Hawkins County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Special Deputy Sheriff William H. Frye
Hawkins County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, December 30, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Wilmington Police Department, Delaware Wilmington Police Department, Delaware

Patrolman Milton A. Wimbrow
Wilmington Police Department, DE
EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Detroit Police Department, Michigan Detroit Police Department, Michigan

Police Officer Douglas W. Minton
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Missouri

Police Officer George Moran
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, December 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault