1979 Honor Roll of Heroes
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 224
Total Deaths by Month
- January 18
- February 11
- March 14
- April 16
- May 26
- June 19
- July 19
- August 29
- September 17
- October 12
- November 13
- December 30
Total Deaths by State
- Alabama 7
- Alaska 2
- Arizona 1
- Arkansas 2
- California 13
- Colorado 3
- Connecticut 1
- District of Columbia 2
- Florida 11
- Georgia 9
- Guam 2
- Hawaii 1
- Idaho 1
- Illinois 6
- Indiana 3
- Iowa 2
- Kansas 2
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 4
- Maryland 5
- Massachusetts 1
- Michigan 3
- Minnesota 4
- Mississippi 5
- Missouri 4
- Montana 1
- Nevada 5
- New Hampshire 1
- New Jersey 8
- New Mexico 4
- New York 12
- North Carolina 6
- Ohio 12
- Oklahoma 3
- Oregon 3
- Pennsylvania 6
- Puerto Rico 7
- Railroad Police 1
- Rhode Island 1
- South Carolina 5
- South Dakota 1
- Tennessee 4
- Texas 18
- Tribal Police 1
- U.S. Government 11
- Virginia 3
- Washington 1
- West Virginia 3
- Wisconsin 5
- Wyoming 1
Total Deaths by Gender
- Male 222
- Female 2
Statistics
- Average age 36
- Average tour of duty 9 years
Total K9 Line of Duty Deaths: 6
Police Officer John J. Jenkins, Jr.
Rochester Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, January 3, 1979
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Larimer County Sheriff's Office, CO
EOW: Friday, January 5, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Warren County Sheriff's Department, KY
EOW: Friday, January 5, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Angel "Moralito" Morales
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Friday, January 5, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Anibal Ramos-Feliciano
Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, PR
EOW: Friday, January 5, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Joseph J. Rybka, Jr.
Bergen County Sheriff's Office, NJ
EOW: Sunday, January 7, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, January 8, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, January 8, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Officer Charles A. Thompson, III
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, January 8, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, January 10, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 17, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Kentwood Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, January 17, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff David G. Livengood
Garrett County Sheriff's Office, MD
EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert E. Manzione
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Park Police Officer Harry Wilcox
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Thursday, January 18, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Robert Lee Timberlake, Jr.
United States General Services Administration - Federal Protective Service, US
EOW: Wednesday, January 24, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Investigator Larry Douglas Stevens, Sr.
Richmond County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Wednesday, January 24, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Henry County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Friday, January 26, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Patrolman Randy Michael Pendleton
Gaston County Police Department, NC
EOW: Monday, February 5, 1979
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Town Marshal Clarence M. Kistner
Shelburn Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, February 10, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Clinton Eugene Cunningham
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Sunday, February 11, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Schenectady Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, February 12, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Cranston Police Department, RI
EOW: Monday, February 12, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer James Michael Carpenter
Crowley Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, February 13, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Constable Ricky Steven Lewis
Hidalgo County Constable's Office - Precinct 3, TX
EOW: Saturday, February 17, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Gerald Raymond Featheringill
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Sunday, February 18, 1979
Cause: Fall
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Wednesday, February 21, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Newbern Brantley Moss
Gordo Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, February 24, 1979
Cause: Fire
Deputy Sheriff Gordon Leon Galemore
Mississippi County Sheriff's Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, February 28, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Coffee County Sheriff's Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, March 1, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Charles Alvin Snider
Charleston Police Department, SC
EOW: Friday, March 2, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, March 3, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, March 3, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Claude E. Flinchum
Wolfe County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Sunday, March 4, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Dennis E. Bennington
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, March 6, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Robert T. Seiffert
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, March 6, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Lonnie Wadford, Jr.
Madison County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Thursday, March 8, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Joseph Paul Campagna
Brooke County Sheriff's Office, WV
EOW: Thursday, March 8, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Alan Wayne Shubert
Roane County Sheriff's Office, TN
EOW: Saturday, March 10, 1979
Cause: Vehicular assault
Nevada Division of Investigation and Narcotics, NV
EOW: Tuesday, March 13, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer James Walter Harbin, II
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Sunday, March 18, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Security Policeman Robert Richard Dover
United States Air Force Security Forces, US
EOW: Sunday, March 18, 1979
Cause: Vehicular assault
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, PA
EOW: Tuesday, March 20, 1979
Cause: Assault
Police Officer James Neal Bowers
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, April 4, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Paxton Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, April 7, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Gordon L. Heisa
Dunn County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, April 10, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, April 11, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Dwight Lynn Hall
Lee County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, April 11, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement, FL
EOW: Saturday, April 14, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles Lee Herrington, Sr.
Glynn County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 17, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff George R. Barthel
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Customs Agent Michael Joseph Reimers
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Thursday, April 19, 1979
Cause: Stabbed
Parole Officer Robert A. White
Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, OH
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Lynwood Mallett
Clarendon County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Saturday, April 28, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Robert E. Betsch
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, April 30, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Lieutenant Ronald Opie McPherson
Arkansas Department of Corrections, AR
EOW: Wednesday, May 2, 1979
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Erie Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, May 4, 1979
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Dwain L. Hardigan
Albany County Sheriff's Office, WY
EOW: Friday, May 4, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Melvin L. "Mel" Henze
Cincinnati Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, May 5, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Officer Eugene L. Cousins
North Mankato Police Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, May 6, 1979
Cause: Duty related illness
Navajo Division of Public Safety, TR
EOW: Thursday, May 10, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Terry Lee Lanier
Jacksonville Police Department, NC
EOW: Friday, May 11, 1979
Cause: Stabbed
Patrolman Albert Berry Sallee, Jr.
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, May 12, 1979
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Reserve Captain Don H. Willmon
Angelina County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, May 13, 1979
Cause: Stabbed
Game Warden Jean King Jones, Jr.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, CA
EOW: Monday, May 14, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Pike County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, May 15, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William Coleman Cook
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Union Point Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Moore Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, May 18, 1979
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Butler County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: Saturday, May 19, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Reserve Officer John T. Morgan
Goessel Police Department, KS
EOW: Tuesday, May 22, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Jackson Police Department, MS
EOW: Wednesday, May 23, 1979
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Patrol Officer Frank A. Kania, Sr.
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, May 24, 1979
Cause: Vehicular assault
United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service, US
EOW: Thursday, May 24, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Colorado State Patrol, CO
EOW: Friday, May 25, 1979
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Jack Don Williams
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, May 29, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, May 30, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper Robert Lee "Pete" Peterson
North Carolina Highway Patrol, NC
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Millard Owen Messersmith
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, May 31, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Francis X. Fullerton, Sr.
Moorestown Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, June 1, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Town Marshal J. T. "Jake" Trest
Walnut Grove Police Department, MS
EOW: Saturday, June 2, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, MT
EOW: Saturday, June 2, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Hastings on Hudson Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, June 3, 1979
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Wednesday, June 6, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Assistant Chief of Police David L. McIver
Swansea Police Department, SC
EOW: Thursday, June 7, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Trooper First Class William P. Mills, Jr.
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Friday, June 8, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Willie Edward Peeples
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Friday, June 8, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Correctional Officer Jack L. Thompson
Hutchinson County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, June 11, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, June 13, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
New York City Housing Authority Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, June 15, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: Friday, June 15, 1979
Cause: Stabbed
Patrolman Dennis Glenn Gonzales
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, June 25, 1979
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Jacksonville Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, June 30, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Joe Mason Westbrook
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, July 1, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Kenneth M. Tomaszewski
Lorain County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 3, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant John William Bonnell, III
St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: Tuesday, July 10, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Detention Officer Joseph Conte
Broward County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Artis Lee Norris
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause: Stabbed
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Police Officer William Douglas Black
Virginia Beach Police Department, VA
EOW: Wednesday, July 11, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Patrolman William Steven Mathews
Palm Beach Gardens Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, July 13, 1979
Cause: Vehicular assault
Auxiliary Deputy Arthur Burton Caton, Sr.
Clay County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, July 15, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, US
EOW: Monday, July 16, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Correctional Officer Walter W. Farrow
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Monday, July 16, 1979
Cause: Stabbed
South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC
EOW: Thursday, July 19, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Shreveport Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, July 21, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer William Franklin Askew
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Phillip Adrian Steinbrook
Chillicothe Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1979
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Traffic Officer Harlend G. Orsburne
Dane County Traffic Police, WI
EOW: Tuesday, July 24, 1979
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Deming Police Department, NM
EOW: Wednesday, July 25, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Albert Ochoa Garza
Harris County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, July 30, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer James J. Choquette
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Calvin Donald Cherry
Bertie County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael D. Russell
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, August 2, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Joseph A. Pocchio
Essex County Park Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, August 4, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Policeman Angel F. Vargas-Flores
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, August 8, 1979
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Special Agent Jared Robert Porter
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Charles W. Elmore
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Special Agent Johnnie L. Oliver
United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, US
EOW: Thursday, August 9, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Ernest J. Dankert
Saginaw County Sheriff's Department, MI
EOW: Friday, August 10, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Dennis Donald Bouchie
Itasca County Sheriff's Office, MN
EOW: Friday, August 10, 1979
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Benjamin Carl Christensen
Aitkin Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, August 10, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Patrolman Walter Michael Northey
Arvada Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, August 13, 1979
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Mobile Police Department, AL
EOW: Tuesday, August 14, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police George James Morris
Brunswick Police Department, MD
EOW: Tuesday, August 14, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Police Officer Clark Anthony Wooldridge
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV
EOW: Tuesday, August 14, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Inspector James Olen Randolph, Jr.
Inyo County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Wednesday, August 15, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Policeman Secundino Morales-Maldonado
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, August 16, 1979
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy City Marshal Charles H. Baker
Houston City Marshal's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, August 16, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Farmington Police Department, NM
EOW: Friday, August 17, 1979
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Police Officer Thomas Schimenti, Jr.
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, August 17, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, August 18, 1979
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer William D. Albers
Baltimore City Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, August 19, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, August 21, 1979
Cause: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Dominick John Boscarelli
Olmsted Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, August 22, 1979
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Chief of Police John Francis "Jack" Terrio
Montgomery Police Department, MN
EOW: Friday, August 24, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Sunday, August 26, 1979
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Monticello Police Department, GA
EOW: Monday, August 27, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
United States Army Military Police Corps, US
EOW: Tuesday, August 28, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Chief Deputy Sheriff Larry Wayne King
Armstrong County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, September 1, 1979
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Somersworth Police Department, NH
EOW: Tuesday, September 4, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Mayfield Village Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, September 5, 1979
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Woodbridge Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, September 6, 1979
Cause: Drowned
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, September 9, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Albert James Breisinger, Jr.
Pleasant Hills Borough Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, September 12, 1979
Cause: Exposure to toxins
Alabama Department of Public Safety, AL
EOW: Thursday, September 13, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Bureau of Narcotics, MS
EOW: Friday, September 14, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Sturbridge Police Department, MA
EOW: Saturday, September 15, 1979
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Melvin E. Hopkins
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, September 15, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Cleveland Division of Police, OH
EOW: Monday, September 17, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Garland L. Garrison
Will Rogers Airport Police Department, OK
EOW: Wednesday, September 19, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Union County Sheriff's Office, OH
EOW: Thursday, September 20, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TX
EOW: Friday, September 21, 1979
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer David Brian Kubly
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, September 27, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Los Angeles County Harbor Patrol, CA
EOW: Sunday, September 30, 1979
Cause: Stabbed
Police Officer Bobby Junior Barrickman
Newton Police Department, IA
EOW: Sunday, September 30, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Essex County Sheriff's Office, NJ
EOW: Monday, October 1, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Probation Officer Charles Gleason Venz
United States Courts Probation and Pretrial Services, US
EOW: Tuesday, October 2, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Chesley Bedford, Jr.
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, NM
EOW: Monday, October 8, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Lane County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Tuesday, October 9, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Deputy Sheriff Elwood E. Groff
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, October 15, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Maysville Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, October 16, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, US
EOW: Friday, October 19, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Detective Christopher W. Boone
Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, CA
EOW: Thursday, October 25, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, October 25, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Game Warden Leon Harvey Nelson
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, CA
EOW: Saturday, October 27, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Millston Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, October 27, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Presque Isle County Sheriff's Department, MI
EOW: Monday, October 29, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Kieran John "Kenny" Grant
Westchester County Sheriff's Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, November 1, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Lieutenant Monte Porter Huckabee
Sweetwater Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, November 3, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Police Officer Carl V. Kime, Jr.
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, November 5, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Officer Gerald F. "Jerry" Griffin
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Tuesday, November 6, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
West Virginia State Police, WV
EOW: Wednesday, November 7, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Sergeant Walter David Lowe, Sr.
Sherwood Police Department, AR
EOW: Tuesday, November 13, 1979
Cause: Vehicular assault
Richmond Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, November 13, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Ronald Leon Duplechain
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Saturday, November 17, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Anne Arundel County Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, November 25, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Sergeant Albert Eugene Ballard
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, November 29, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Arizona Department of Public Safety, AZ
EOW: Friday, November 30, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff David Ralph Sanchez
Lake County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Saturday, December 1, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Chief of Police Thomas Elroy Buntrock
Mequon Police Department, WI
EOW: Sunday, December 2, 1979
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Allen Amos
Collier County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Monday, December 3, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Duncanville Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, December 3, 1979
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Duncanville Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, December 3, 1979
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Policeman Maximo Luis Ortiz-Castillo
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Wednesday, December 5, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1979
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Joplin Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Panola County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, December 6, 1979
Cause: Aircraft accident
Officer Lanny "Skip" Stevenson
Fresno Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, December 8, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Trenton Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, December 8, 1979
Cause: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Charles L. Moeller
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police Department, RR
EOW: Sunday, December 9, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Detective Lieutenant John H. Miller
East Hanover Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, December 12, 1979
Cause: Struck by train
Whittier Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, December 13, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Hillside Police Department, NJ
EOW: Saturday, December 15, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Police Officer Lee Craig Smith
Austin Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, December 15, 1979
Cause: Motorcycle crash
Police Officer Daniel J. Greer
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, December 16, 1979
Cause: Vehicular assault
Conservation Officer Ronald Lee Brandt
South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks, SD
EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Officer William Thomas Laws, Jr.
Cedar Park Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, December 20, 1979
Cause: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant Wilfred Charles Doyle
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, December 21, 1979
Cause: Drowned
Stevenson Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, December 22, 1979
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Policeman Victor L. Lopez-Rivera
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Saturday, December 22, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Belmont County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, December 23, 1979
Cause: Heart attack
Schofield Police Department, WI
EOW: Monday, December 24, 1979
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Reserve Officer Helen Kuulei Lizama
Guam Police Department, GU
EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Reserve Officer Rudy Caingat Iglesias
Guam Police Department, GU
EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Springfield Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, December 26, 1979
Cause: Automobile crash
Portland Police Bureau, OR
EOW: Thursday, December 27, 1979
Cause: Gunfire
Patrolman Glenn William "Bill" Turner
Reno Police Department, NV
EOW: Saturday, December 29, 1979
Cause: Assault
Police Officer Bobby D. Howard
Williamson Police Department, WV
EOW: Sunday, December 30, 1979
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
