Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: SalinaCounty: SalineDeath Date: 5/31/1942Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Struck by AutomobileOn May 24, 1942, while on night duty, Officer Eaton was crossing a street after conferring with fellow officers....
Type of Officer: City MarshalJurisdiction: MoranCounty: AllenDeath Date: 3/28/1942Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWhile on his rounds, Marshal Sanger discovered two men attempting to break into a garage. Sanger, with pistol drawn, challenged them...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Hamilton CountyCounty: HamiltonDeath Date: 7/3/39Added to Memorial: 2000Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn the morning of July 3, 1939, Hamilton County Undersheriff E. R. “Ray” Kumpf received a telephone call from Holly,...
Type of Officer: Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: Baxter SpringsCounty: CherokeeDeath Date: 5/24/1939Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotChief of Police Moyer was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend one Charles Kinzie, an escapee from an insane...
Type of Officer: Special AgentJurisdiction: U.S. Treasury DepartmentCounty: CrawfordDeath Date: 12/25/1937Added to Memorial: 2007Circumstances of Death: GunshotUnited States Treasury Department Special Agent William E. Smith suffered a head injury in a vehicle crash...
Type of Officer: UndersheriffJurisdiction: Montgomery CountyCounty: MontgomeryDeath Date: 8/28/1937Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotUndersheriff Casey was killed while attempting to arrest murder suspect Frank Foster near Elk City. Panel:...