1974 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 284
Total Deaths by Month
- January 28
- February 22
- March 19
- April 20
- May 23
- June 28
- July 30
- August 25
- September 21
- October 20
- November 19
- December 29
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 10
- Alaska 4
- Arizona 2
- Arkansas 3
- California 25
- Colorado 3
- Connecticut 2
- District of Columbia 1
- Florida 15
- Georgia 10
- Idaho 1
- Illinois 16
- Indiana 9
- Iowa 1
- Kansas 3
- Kentucky 3
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 1
- Maryland 6
- Massachusetts 4
- Michigan 15
- Minnesota 2
- Mississippi 5
- Missouri 2
- Montana 2
- Nebraska 1
- New Jersey 2
- New York 18
- North Carolina 12
- North Dakota 1
- Ohio 9
- Oklahoma 6
- Oregon 1
- Pennsylvania 10
- Puerto Rico 6
- Railroad Police 3
- South Carolina 7
- Tennessee 8
- Texas 19
- U.S. Government 17
- Utah 2
- Virginia 5
- Washington 4
- Wisconsin 5
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 282
- Female 2
Statistics
- Average age 37
- Average tour of duty 8 years, 1 month
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 4
Chief of Police Amedeo A. Lisi
Lyons Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 2, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Donald Dean Love
Macoupin County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Friday, January 4, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, January 5, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant James Raymond Merrill
Cache County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Saturday, January 5, 1974
Cause: Fall
Methuen Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, January 7, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, MT
EOW: Monday, January 7, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Don Richard Williams
Thompson Falls Police Department, MT
EOW: Monday, January 7, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Western Maryland Railway Police Department, RR
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 1974
Cause: Struck by train
Deputy Sheriff Ellwood Francis Hanrahan
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Tuesday, January 8, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Robert Wilson McCormick
Lewistown Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, January 9, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Officer Robert Harold Harrison, Jr.
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Friday, January 11, 1974
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman William James Smith, Jr.
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Saturday, January 12, 1974
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, January 12, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration Police, US
EOW: Saturday, January 12, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Edward Pakula, Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, January 16, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Thursday, January 17, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Correctional Officer Luell Wheeler Barrow
Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Friday, January 18, 1974
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Charles Leroy Wilkerson
Escambia County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, January 19, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Assistant Chief of Police Talmadge Hampton Smith
Evergreen Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, January 20, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Town Marshal Kenneth Byron Hale, Jr.
Lizton Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, January 22, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Sergeant Elias Sanchez Enriquez
California State Police, CA
EOW: Wednesday, January 23, 1974
Cause: Drowned
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 23, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant Wiley T. Williams, Sr.
Wilson County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, January 25, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Chief of Police Roy Leonard Pederson
Thief River Falls Police Department, MN
EOW: Monday, January 28, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Wednesday, January 30, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Trooper Lawrence Bernard Meyer
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Saturday, February 2, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Border Patrol Agent Edwin Curtis Dennis
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Monday, February 4, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer David Edward Marks
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer David John Branhan
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 7, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, February 9, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Angel C. Vargas-Vargas
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, February 11, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Lantana Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, February 12, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Arthur Glenn Craft, Jr.
Greensboro Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Clarksville Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, February 14, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Ernest Clarence Dobbs
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Friday, February 15, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Alaska State Troopers, AK
EOW: Monday, February 18, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Thursday, February 21, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Christian Potter, III
Kershaw County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Thursday, February 21, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Richey O'Brian Finch
Forest Acres Police Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, February 21, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Maryland Aviation Administration Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, February 22, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Okolona Police Department, MS
EOW: Friday, February 22, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, February 23, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 26, 1974
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer William Charles Marsek
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Bruce N. Garrison
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, February 27, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, March 2, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Sollie Waller "Wally" Rabun, Jr.
Polk County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, March 3, 1974
Cause: Struck by train
Detective Sergeant William Kenneth Mortimer
Dayton Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, March 4, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Timothy M. Hurley
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, March 9, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Gerald A. Morrison
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, March 11, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Tuesday, March 12, 1974
Cause: Stabbed
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 14, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Michael Edward Mayborne
Winnebago County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Friday, March 15, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, PA
EOW: Saturday, March 16, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Downers Grove Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, March 18, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Auxiliary Deputy Ervin Leonard Penland
Buncombe County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Monday, March 18, 1974
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Tennessee Valley Authority Police, US
EOW: Monday, March 18, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Chief Investigator Floyd Dean Freeman
Rock Island County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Friday, March 22, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Jimmie Howard McKay, Sr.
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Friday, March 22, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 23, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Douglas Allen Arrowood
Unicoi County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, March 23, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Crestview Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 26, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Border Patrol Agent Lee L. Bounds
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, March 29, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Earl Ray Hoggard
Ketchikan Police Department, AK
EOW: Saturday, March 30, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Frank A. Bersito
Mount Vernon Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, April 1, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, April 4, 1974
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Officer Meredith Stanley "Skip" Runck, Jr.
Riviera Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, April 5, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Joseph Raymond Jankovsky
Countryside Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, April 6, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer William S. Bodnar, Jr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, April 8, 1974
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Thomas A. Wodarczyk
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, April 8, 1974
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, April 14, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman James Dewey Chamblin
Oklahoma City Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, April 15, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Sergeant John Paul Tsolis
Highland Park Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, April 16, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Friday, April 19, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Emery Grant Mabry
Carroll County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Monday, April 22, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Louis David Dixon
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Charles J. Bokinskie
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant William Clay Frederick
Paris Police Department, KY
EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 1974
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Claude C. Smith
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, April 24, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Morris Edward Brossette
Natchitoches Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, April 26, 1974
Cause: Drowned
Patrolman William Nathan Shapiro
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, April 26, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Shively Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Hazen Police Department, AR
EOW: Monday, April 29, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Wildlife Officer Danese Byron Crowder
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, FL
EOW: Friday, May 3, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Frank Warren Whitby, Jr.
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, May 5, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Woodbury Police Department, CT
EOW: Tuesday, May 7, 1974
Cause: Assault
Game Warden Elmer Leon Nonnast
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism - Law Enforcement Division, KS
EOW: Wednesday, May 8, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Michael Lee Edwards
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, May 11, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, May 15, 1974
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Lake Ranger William L. Stewart, Jr.
Oklahoma City Lake Patrol, OK
EOW: Friday, May 17, 1974
Cause: Drowned
Sergeant Harrison Crenshaw, Jr.
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, May 18, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 18, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman William Reed Templin
Penn Central Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, May 19, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Simmons Arrington
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff James David Allen, Jr.
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Tuesday, May 21, 1974
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Florence Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, May 23, 1974
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Leonard John Anderson
Wayne Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, May 25, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Brendt Leroy Stephens
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, May 25, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Monday, May 27, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, MS
EOW: Monday, May 27, 1974
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, May 29, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Conservation Officer Samuel B. Buntrock
Idaho Department of Fish and Game, ID
EOW: Wednesday, May 29, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Patrolman First Class Ben Wesley Strickland
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Friday, May 31, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Monday, June 3, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
El Paso Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, June 3, 1974
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Monday, June 3, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Officer Kenneth L. "Scotty" McGregor
East Bay Regional Park District Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
East Bay Regional Park District Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, June 4, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Friday, June 7, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Policeman Atilano Garcia-Mendez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, June 9, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 15, 1974
Cause: Drowned
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, June 16, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Hector Maldonado-Berly
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, June 17, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Jerry Lawrence Riley
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, June 18, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Wednesday, June 19, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Sergeant John Scott Hackett, Jr.
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Wednesday, June 19, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Lieutenant Henry O. Schmiemann
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, June 20, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James Melvin Forbes
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Friday, June 21, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer James Howard St. DeLore
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Friday, June 21, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Polk County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, June 23, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Bernard L. Christopher
Mount Vernon Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, June 24, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Julian Douglas Stuckey
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Thursday, June 27, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Harry James Brackman
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, June 27, 1974
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, June 28, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Byron B. Soule, Jr.
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, June 28, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Kent County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Saturday, June 29, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Patrick J. Wallace, Jr.
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, July 3, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff A. H. "Holly" Koerper
Warren County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Saturday, July 6, 1974
Cause: Stabbed
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 7, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 7, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Border Patrol Agent Glenn A. Phillips
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Monday, July 8, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Templeton Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, July 8, 1974
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
El Monte Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, July 9, 1974
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Wednesday, July 10, 1974
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Police Officer Thomas George Matulis
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, July 10, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert D. Riley
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, July 10, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Edward M. Schrader
Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, July 11, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Lieutenant Larry Vernon Barger
Mooresville Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, July 13, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer I. James Gammons
Hendersonville Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, July 13, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Texas City Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, July 13, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, July 17, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Walter Demitrie Ilyankoff
Fort Lauderdale Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, July 21, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Wildlife Officer Harry Clifford Capps
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, AR
EOW: Monday, July 22, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Wildlife Officer William Buckley Cassidy
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, AR
EOW: Monday, July 22, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Deputy Sheriff James Michael Lewis
Mohave County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Monday, July 22, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Fidel Angel Rijos-Gomez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, July 22, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Mount Kisco Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, July 23, 1974
Cause: Duty related illness
Auxiliary Officer Walter Thomason Hembree
Henryetta Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, July 25, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Burton Lee Brewer
Okmulgee County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Thursday, July 25, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
City Marshal Thomas C. Adkins, Jr.
Dewar Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, July 25, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Philip George Schlatterer
Columbia Police Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, July 25, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Sheriff James Davis McKinnie, Jr.
Hardeman County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, July 26, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Detective Garth Langemeade Ward
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Sergeant Frank William Grunder, Jr.
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Thursday, August 1, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Louis Arthur Hinkel
Dearborn Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, August 2, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Doyle Allen Popovich
Sacramento Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, August 3, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Victor Joseph MacDonald, Jr.
Taylor County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, August 4, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1974
Cause: Structure collapse
Special Agent Nickolas I. Fragos
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1974
Cause: Structure collapse
Madison County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Monday, August 5, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Derek Osborne
Denver Sheriff's Department, CO
EOW: Wednesday, August 7, 1974
Cause: Stabbed
Delray Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, August 10, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer John Harold Larson
Saint Paul Police Department, MN
EOW: Saturday, August 10, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Troup County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, August 11, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Milton I. Spell
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Weight Control Officer Joseph B. Modlin
Washington State Patrol, WA
EOW: Thursday, August 15, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Thomas V. Pegues
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, August 19, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Friday, August 23, 1974
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Leo Leonard "Doug" Casto, Jr.
Wayne Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, August 23, 1974
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Thomas Wayne Birtrong
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, August 23, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Durango Police Department, CO
EOW: Saturday, August 24, 1974
Cause: Fire
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 25, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Lieutenant Russell Maxwell Baldwin
Crawfordsville Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, August 27, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police William M. Cann
Union City Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 29, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Dennis Ray Herring
Camden County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Friday, August 30, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Rudolph M. Dandurand
St. Anne Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, August 30, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Chief Deputy Sheriff George H. Allen
Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Wednesday, September 4, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Buffalo Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, September 5, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sargent County Sheriff's Department, ND
EOW: Friday, September 6, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, September 10, 1974
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Dominick Conticchio
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Tuesday, September 10, 1974
Cause: Duty related illness
Jailer Dispatcher James Alton Uselton
Whitwell Police Department, TN
EOW: Wednesday, September 11, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Anibal Loperena-Soto
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, September 12, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Bruce S. Anderson
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, September 14, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Saturday, September 14, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James A. McKale, Jr.
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, September 15, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrol Officer Raymond Earl Jarrell
Chickasaw Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, September 19, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Friday, September 20, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, September 20, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Monroe County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: Friday, September 20, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Law, Sr.
Cook County Sheriff's Office - Department of Court Services, IL
EOW: Saturday, September 21, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Harold L. Woods
Yonkers Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, September 22, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Travis Ed Williams
Mesquite Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, September 23, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Richard Phillip Daniels
United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, US
EOW: Tuesday, September 24, 1974
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Deputy Sheriff Philip Clifford Kramer
Bay County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Saturday, September 28, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Correctional Officer John W. Johnson
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons, US
EOW: Sunday, September 29, 1974
Cause: Stabbed
Patrolman Jack Daniel Templeton
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Monday, September 30, 1974
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - Detention and Deportation, US
EOW: Tuesday, October 1, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Harlingen Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 2, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Patrolman Humberto Javier Avila
Mission Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 2, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Conservation Officer Charles Levon McNeill
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, SC
EOW: Thursday, October 3, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Friday, October 4, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman James R. "J.R." Boyce, Jr.
Gary Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, October 5, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Lawrence Canipe, Jr.
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Saturday, October 5, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Saturday, October 5, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Eleuterio Maldonado-Afanador
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, October 5, 1974
Cause: Stabbed
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Monday, October 7, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Special Agent Richard Joseph Saba
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Friday, October 11, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Undersheriff Richard Floyd Schinzing
Burnett County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, October 17, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer David Arthur Jack
California State Police, CA
EOW: Monday, October 21, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Robert Edward Schachte
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, October 22, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Charles J. Banning
Kern County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 1974
Cause: Drowned
Narcotics Agent Patrick Allen Randel
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Wednesday, October 23, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Ronald Gene Roberts
Council Bluffs Police Department, IA
EOW: Thursday, October 24, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Trooper Emerson James Dillon, Jr.
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Thursday, October 24, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Tucson Police Department, AZ
EOW: Monday, October 28, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Thursday, October 31, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Topeka Police Department, KS
EOW: Friday, November 1, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Special Police Officer John J. Montabana
Trumbull Police Department, CT
EOW: Saturday, November 2, 1974
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Union City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, November 4, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Louis E. Daigle
Madawaska Police Department, ME
EOW: Wednesday, November 6, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Patrol Officer Eugene Wallace Barge
College Park Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, November 7, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Private First Class Joel Dansby
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Friday, November 8, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Chester City Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, November 8, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Larry Eugene Walters
Riverside Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, November 13, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
South Bend Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, November 14, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman William Thomas Cribb
Charleston County Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, November 15, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Allen Lee "Butch" Harmon
Lincoln Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, November 16, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Otis Lee "Sonny" Robison
Lincoln Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, November 16, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Charles Eugene Campbell
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, November 16, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Washington State Patrol, WA
EOW: Sunday, November 17, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Donald Leeroy Brown
Yuba County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, November 21, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Jay Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, November 23, 1974
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer John William Turner
Stone Mountain Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, November 27, 1974
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Border Patrol Agent Oscar Trevino Torres
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Saturday, November 30, 1974
Cause: Fall
Police Officer Ray Pierce Gallimore
Chesapeake Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, November 30, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Huntington Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, December 1, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Joseph Patrick Mitchell
Eureka Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, December 1, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Matthew Charles Murphy
Alice Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, December 1, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Edward John Knartzer
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Sunday, December 1, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Special Agent Sheila Jean Regan
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Sunday, December 1, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Michigan State Police, MI
EOW: Thursday, December 5, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman John Loflin Jordan, Jr.
Port of New Orleans Harbor Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, December 6, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
LaGrange Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, December 7, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
Sheriff Jay Vernon Chastain, Sr.
Towns County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Sunday, December 8, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, December 8, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper William John Antoniewicz
Utah Highway Patrol, UT
EOW: Sunday, December 8, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Martin Joseph Greiner
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, December 10, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Alaska State Troopers, AK
EOW: Wednesday, December 11, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Alaska State Troopers, AK
EOW: Wednesday, December 11, 1974
Cause: Aircraft accident
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Herman Reinhold Gloe
Grand Rapids Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, December 12, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Richmond Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, December 13, 1974
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Edwin Hugh Stephenson, Jr.
Richmond Police Department, VA
EOW: Friday, December 13, 1974
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Milton C. Starkey
Grant County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Sunday, December 15, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Monroe County Correctional Facility, PA
EOW: Sunday, December 15, 1974
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff Lloyd Clevenger
Cocke County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, December 20, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Billy Walter Smith
Cocke County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, December 20, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Robert John Hogue
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, December 21, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Auxiliary Police Officer Joe Louis Jushaway
Waveland Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, December 21, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Forks Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, December 21, 1974
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Harl G. Meister
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, December 23, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Rudy Carnel Selman
Floyd County Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, December 26, 1974
Cause: Automobile crash
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1974
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael L. Draeger
Milwaukee Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, December 28, 1974
Cause: Fire
Detroit Public Schools Community District Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, March 23, 1974
Cause: Unidentified