Patrolman James Carlton Towns
Brooklyn Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, December 18, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Melvin Cohen
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, December 7, 1971
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Larry Wayne Berkshire
Litchfield Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, September 22, 1971
Cause of Death: Animal related
Patrolman Irwin Francis "Irv" Hayden
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Tuesday, August 10, 1971
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Deputy U.S. Marshal Henry C. Dale
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, US
EOW: Thursday, July 15, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Location: Illinois
Patrolman Sidney Sam, Jr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, June 16, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Corrections Employee Robert Jefferson
Illinois Department of Corrections, IL
EOW: Thursday, April 1, 1971
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patrolman Melvin A. Galloway, Jr.
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, March 21, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Edgar J. Bronson
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, January 30, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire