1976 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 209
- Aircraft accident 5
- Animal related 1
- Assault 4
- Automobile crash 17
- Bomb 4
- Drowned 4
- Duty related illness 1
- Explosion 1
- Exposure to toxins 1
- Fall 3
- Fire 2
- Gunfire 105
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 5
- Heart attack 12
- Motorcycle crash 3
- Poisoned 1
- Stabbed 8
- Struck by train 3
- Struck by vehicle 2
- Terrorist attack 1
- Vehicle pursuit 10
- Vehicular assault 15
- Weather/Natural disaster 1
Total Deaths by Month
- January 21
- February 15
- March 19
- April 18
- May 16
- June 13
- July 20
- August 17
- September 13
- October 18
- November 20
- December 19
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 4
- Arizona 2
- Arkansas 5
- California 12
- Colorado 3
- Connecticut 2
- District of Columbia 1
- Florida 12
- Georgia 9
- Hawaii 1
- Idaho 1
- Illinois 11
- Indiana 2
- Iowa 2
- Kansas 5
- Kentucky 6
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 1
- Maryland 4
- Massachusetts 3
- Michigan 5
- Minnesota 3
- Mississippi 4
- Missouri 6
- Montana 2
- New Hampshire 1
- New Jersey 6
- New York 9
- North Carolina 4
- Ohio 14
- Oregon 1
- Pennsylvania 9
- Puerto Rico 4
- South Carolina 4
- South Dakota 2
- Tennessee 5
- Texas 15
- U.S. Government 10
- Utah 1
- Virginia 4
- Washington 4
- West Virginia 5
- Wisconsin 2
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 208
- Female 1
Statistics
- Average age 36
- Average tour of duty 8 years, 4 months
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 3
Police Officer Gary Orville Elkins
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, January 1, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Clarence Oden Martin
Alexander City Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, January 6, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, January 8, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael McAllister
South Haven Police Department, MI
EOW: Friday, January 9, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Saturday, January 10, 1976
Cause: Struck by train
Special Agent James Fulton Grayson, III
United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, US
EOW: Saturday, January 10, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Winston County Sheriff's Office, AL
EOW: Sunday, January 11, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Alfred L. Sellick, Jr.
Montclair Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, January 12, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, January 13, 1976
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer William G. McCarthy
Jersey City Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, January 14, 1976
Cause: Stabbed
Riverton Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, January 14, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal Doyle Hayes Hill, Sr.
South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, SC
EOW: Thursday, January 15, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Saturday, January 17, 1976
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Trooper William Francis Pickard
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Wednesday, January 21, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Paul Jordan
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Saturday, January 24, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Danville Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1976
Cause: Assault
Missoula Police Department, MT
EOW: Tuesday, January 27, 1976
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer George Garza Rojas
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 28, 1976
Cause: Stabbed
Suffolk County Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, January 31, 1976
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Patrolman Michael Raymond Hutchison
Mansfield Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, February 6, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant John Paul Christensen
Pendleton Police Department, OR
EOW: Saturday, February 7, 1976
Cause: Stabbed
Chief of Police James Edward Giddens
Ray City Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, February 11, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Zlatko Nicholi Sintic
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 12, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Thursday, February 12, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Connecticut State Police, CT
EOW: Friday, February 13, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Friday, February 13, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Eugene Boyarski
Luzerne County Sheriff's Office, PA
EOW: Saturday, February 14, 1976
Cause: Bomb
Police Guard John Franklin MacInnis
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
University City Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, February 22, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Metro Nashville Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, February 23, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Lawrence Harold Metsker
Manitowoc Police Department, WI
EOW: Wednesday, February 25, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer John Stuart Trettin
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, February 29, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Mason County Sheriff's Department, WV
EOW: Tuesday, March 2, 1976
Cause: Bomb
Mason County Sheriff's Department, WV
EOW: Wednesday, March 3, 1976
Cause: Bomb
Police Officer James E. Griffin
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, March 5, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Verlyn LaMonte "Monte" Mettler
South Dakota Highway Patrol, SD
EOW: Tuesday, March 9, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Mason County Sheriff's Department, WV
EOW: Tuesday, March 9, 1976
Cause: Bomb
Police Officer Warren Gene Jackman
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, March 10, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1976
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Northville City Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
New York State Office of Court Administration, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 11, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Detective William Patrick Messer
Charleston County Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, March 12, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Michael David Yahl
Lee County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 13, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, PA
EOW: Sunday, March 14, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective James M. Compton, Jr.
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, March 16, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Daniel Alexander Hodgson
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, March 20, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Allegheny County Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 24, 1976
Cause: Animal related
Captain James Edward Daly, Jr.
Montgomery County Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Corporal John Michael Frontczak
Montgomery County Police Department, MD
EOW: Monday, March 29, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Thomas Allen Hodges, Jr.
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, April 1, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Frank Kenneth D'Azevedo
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, April 1, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Clark Hamilton Curlette
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, April 1, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, April 4, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James Fredrick Kilty
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 8, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Steven Albert Poetker
Waldo Police Department, AR
EOW: Friday, April 16, 1976
Cause: Struck by train
Patrolman John H. "Sonny" Allen
Waldo Police Department, AR
EOW: Friday, April 16, 1976
Cause: Struck by train
Police Officer Jimmy Dale Halcomb
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Friday, April 16, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Harlan County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, April 17, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert Gray Vining
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, April 21, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Arthur Edward Del Gaudio, Jr.
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1976
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Mark Claude Featherstone
Calvert County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Thursday, April 22, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Richard Ochoa
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: Monday, April 26, 1976
Cause: Assault
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Robert F. Sexton
Olanta Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Polk County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Larry Douglas Bullock
Durham Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Richard Miles Watkins
Clay County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, May 3, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Floyd Adrian Walker
Jasper County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Monday, May 3, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Montgomery Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, May 5, 1976
Cause: Motorcycle crash
State Park Ranger I Patricia M. Scully
California Department of Parks and Recreation, CA
EOW: Thursday, May 6, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Detective Charles Delbert Meeks
Derby Police Department, KS
EOW: Sunday, May 9, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1976
Cause: Aircraft accident
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Friday, May 14, 1976
Cause: Aircraft accident
Pascagoula Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, May 22, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, May 23, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Chief of Police Carl A. Simons
Leoti Police Department, KS
EOW: Tuesday, May 25, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Wayne Byron Stoutamyer
Bridgewater Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, May 25, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman George A. Partridge, Jr.
Minneapolis Police Department, MN
EOW: Wednesday, May 26, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Tomie Michael Tucker
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Saturday, May 29, 1976
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Bradley Beach Police Department, NJ
EOW: Monday, May 31, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Perrysburg City Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, May 31, 1976
Cause: Drowned
Correctional Officer Edward Carter
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - Correctional Institutions Division, TX
EOW: Monday, May 31, 1976
Cause: Fall
Fremont Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, June 6, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, US
EOW: Monday, June 7, 1976
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Jeffrey Barton Lindenberg
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, June 11, 1976
Cause: Aircraft accident
Patrol Sergeant Roger E. Barrett
Waco Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 12, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Huron Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff Stewart Porter Baird
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Sunday, June 13, 1976
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff Gary Dean Murphy
Lake County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Tuesday, June 15, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Transit Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, June 26, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Walter Louis Szwajkowski
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Sunday, June 27, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Sebring Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, June 30, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman James Franklin Marchbanks
Savannah Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, June 30, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Customs Inspector William Halley
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Friday, July 2, 1976
Cause: Fall
Alexander City Police Department, AL
EOW: Sunday, July 4, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Walter Fredrick Irey
Columbia County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, July 6, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Torry Williams, Jr.
Columbia County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, July 6, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Lincoln Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, July 10, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer William Riley Mullins, Jr.
Yorktown Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 11, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman David Daniel Dragan, Sr.
Exeter Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, July 12, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Tuesday, July 13, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Germantown Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, July 17, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Arlington Heights Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, July 18, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Sanford Stanley, Jr.
Coshocton Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, July 19, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Eduardo J. Bigas-Mendez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, July 22, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Ohio State Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Friday, July 23, 1976
Cause: Aircraft accident
Lance Corporal John Anthony Butchko, Jr.
United States Marine Corps Military Police, US
EOW: Friday, July 23, 1976
Cause: Weather/Natural disaster
Chief of Police William Arnold Bearshield, Sr.
Gregory Police Department, SD
EOW: Monday, July 26, 1976
Cause: Stabbed
Cass County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Estes Park Police Department, CO
EOW: Saturday, July 31, 1976
Cause: Drowned
Patrol Officer Pablo Albidrez, Jr.
Laredo Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, July 31, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, CA
EOW: Sunday, August 1, 1976
Cause: Fire
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Monday, August 2, 1976
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Huntington Police Department, WV
EOW: Tuesday, August 3, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Port Arthur Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, August 6, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Military Police Officer Bruce Shepherd Bardliving
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Tuesday, August 10, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Roger Lee Brown
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Michael Joseph Bernard Smith
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Wednesday, August 11, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer John William Snow
Newark Police Division, NJ
EOW: Friday, August 13, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Raymond Earl Hicks, Sr.
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, August 17, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Earl Charles "Chuck" Ashton
Osburn Police Department, ID
EOW: Tuesday, August 17, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Hart County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Friday, August 20, 1976
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Hugoton Police Department, KS
EOW: Wednesday, August 25, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Dave H. Jennings, Jr.
Tallahatchie County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Saturday, August 28, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Medina County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, August 28, 1976
Cause: Duty related illness
Patrolman Mark Wynnfield Hines
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, August 29, 1976
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Michael Eugene Williams
Salyersville Police Department, KY
EOW: Sunday, August 29, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Detective Kenneth Fleming Smith
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, August 31, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William R. Beckman
Boston Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, September 1, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 2, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Andrew Williams
Saluda Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, September 3, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert L. Hylemon
Covington Police Department, GA
EOW: Saturday, September 4, 1976
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Waseca County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Saturday, September 4, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Marion County Constable's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, September 4, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Marion County Constable's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, September 4, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Brian J. Murray
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, September 11, 1976
Cause: Terrorist attack
Police Officer Patrick J. Crowley
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, September 13, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Portage County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Monday, September 13, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Randy Monroe Basnett
Fort Smith Police Department, AR
EOW: Friday, September 24, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Glenn Robert Grove
Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Friday, September 24, 1976
Cause: Poisoned
Police Officer Dorian Lee Halvorson
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Friday, September 24, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Walter Roger Dacyczyn
Deerfield Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, October 2, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Manchester Police Department, NH
EOW: Saturday, October 2, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Paramus Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, October 3, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Hubert J. Smykowski, Sr.
Garfield Heights Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, October 5, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Policeman Ramon Santiago-Colon
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, October 8, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Terrence E. Loftus
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, October 12, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Larchmont Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, October 12, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Butler Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, October 12, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Morris J. Albany, Jr.
Upland Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, October 13, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Lenneau Dowell Hammond
Fair Bluff Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, October 15, 1976
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, October 16, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Military Police Officer Robert Bruce Lambert
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Saturday, October 16, 1976
Cause: Stabbed
Kansas Department of Corrections, KS
EOW: Tuesday, October 19, 1976
Cause: Stabbed
Reserve Officer Fred Bemard Bergmann
St. Charles Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, October 19, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Assistant Chief Investigator Ronald C. Brady
Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Thursday, October 21, 1976
Cause: Fire
Police Officer Jerry Lee Wyant
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Tuesday, October 26, 1976
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Trimble Village Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, October 27, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Auxiliary Policeman Paul N. Luther
Mechanicville Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, October 30, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Illinois State Police, IL
EOW: Saturday, November 6, 1976
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Jerry Van Barber
Onslow County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Saturday, November 6, 1976
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Steven D. Michalko
Danbury Police Department, CT
EOW: Thursday, November 11, 1976
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Sheriff Jalmar Lamar "Jinks" Wilson
Motley County Sheriff's Department, TX
EOW: Friday, November 12, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer George R. Kempen
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, November 14, 1976
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Trooper Garland West Fisher, Jr.
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Monday, November 15, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, WV
EOW: Thursday, November 18, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Donald Jack Sowma, Sr.
Cypress Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, November 19, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Martin S. Sowders
Clark County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Friday, November 19, 1976
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Danny Kerr Vaughn
Klickitat County Sheriff's Office, WA
EOW: Friday, November 19, 1976
Cause: Drowned
Deputy Sheriff Mark Thomas Pinson
Carroll County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, November 20, 1976
Cause: Explosion
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman John Howard LeCompte
Arnold Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, TX
EOW: Sunday, November 21, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Greeley Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, November 22, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Michael G. Cook
Viola Police Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, November 25, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Archie K. Jacobs
Morton County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Friday, November 26, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, November 28, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Benton County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Monday, November 29, 1976
Cause: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Morris Houston, Jr.
East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Department, LA
EOW: Friday, December 3, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office, MT
EOW: Friday, December 3, 1976
Cause: Fall
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Eugene Andrews
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, MI
EOW: Saturday, December 4, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Gerald Lee Carpenter
Pontiac Police Department, MI
EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Gabriel Cecil LaFromboise
LaPorte City Police Department, IA
EOW: Thursday, December 9, 1976
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Auxiliary Policeman William Graves
Sparta Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, December 9, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Montgomery Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, December 11, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Narcotics Officer Gregory Urquiaga, Jr.
Galveston Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 11, 1976
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Parole Officer Barry N. Sutherland
New York State Division of Parole, NY
EOW: Monday, December 13, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Octavio Gonzales
United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, US
EOW: Monday, December 13, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Thomas Stanhope Atkisson
DeKalb County Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, December 14, 1976
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Chief of Police Frank H. Elliott
Thomaston Police Department, ME
EOW: Wednesday, December 15, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Johnnie B. Watts
Forrest County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Wednesday, December 15, 1976
Cause: Struck by vehicle
New York City Transit Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, December 20, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Billy Ray Watson
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, December 28, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, US
EOW: Tuesday, December 28, 1976
Cause: Gunfire
Corrections Employee Harold Edward Rice
Indiana Department of Correction, IN
EOW: Wednesday, December 29, 1976
Cause: Assault
Deputy Sheriff James Robert Abel
Madison County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Thursday, December 30, 1976
Cause: Automobile crash
Auxiliary Captain George Maxin
Willowick Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, December 31, 1976
Cause: Struck by vehicle
