Ernest R. E. Gough

Ernest R. E. Gough

Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: LeavenworthCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 7/29/1932Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn July 28, 1932, Officer Gough and his partner, Joe Fiedler, were on night patrol and stopped to routinely...
Ernest R. E. Gough

Harry L. Bolin

Type of Officer: Assistant Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: NewtonCounty: HarveyDeath Date: 6/15/1932Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: Automobile AccidentChief Bolin was following a car suspected of transporting illegal alcohol. To avoid alerting the...
Ernest R. E. Gough

Charles H. Newman

Type of Officer: City MarshalJurisdiction: HugotonCounty: StevensDeath Date: 10/15/1931Added to Memorial: 1988Circumstances of Death: GunshotMarshal Newman arrested one H. L. McBee for public drunkenness as he was on a general rampage around town. On the way to the...
Ernest R. E. Gough

Merle R Colver

Type of Officer: Police DetectiveJurisdiction: WichitaCounty: SedgwickDeath Date: 8/14/1931Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotDetective Colver was questioning two men who were suspects in several gas station robberies, in their hotel room. While...
Ernest R. E. Gough

Frank Rohrbach

Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Wyandotte CountyCounty: WyandotteDeath Date: 8/6/1931Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy Rohrbach received a citizen call at home to investigate two men who were observed with guns in their car. The...
Ernest R. E. Gough

Melvin C. Howe

Type of Officer: Police Officer Jurisdiction: Lawrence County: Douglas Death Date: 4/24/1931 Added to Memorial: 1987 Circumstances of Death: Gunshot Officer Howe had stopped a driver who was swerving his car on the road. Howe did not know that the driver, Oney Knight,...