Type of Officer: CaptainJurisdiction: US PenitentiaryCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 11/14/1922Added to Memorial: 2006Circumstances of Death: GunshotCaptain Andrew H. Leonard was fatally stabbed while attempting to subdue a noncompliant inmate. The inmate, Joe...
Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Bourbon CountyCounty: BourbonDeath Date: 9/16/1922Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy Sheriff Bloomfield was attempting to arrest John Cochran, a well-known bootlegger, for selling illegal liquor. A...
Type of Officer: Police SergeantJurisdiction: Kansas CityCounty: WyandotteDeath Date: 9/1/1922Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotSergeant Biggs and Officer Fred Wheeler observed several persons unloading tires from a parked truck. When the officers...
Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: Kansas CityCounty: WyandotteDeath Date: 9/1/1922Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer Wheeler and Sergeant Elmer Biggs observed several persons unloading tires from a parked truck. When the officers...
Type of Officer: City MarshalJurisdiction: Bonner SpringsCounty: WyandotteDeath Date: 8/23/1922Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWhile on night rounds, Marshal Damron noticed two suspicious looking men on a street corner. It was later learned that...
Type of Officer: Special Officer Jurisdiction: BurlingtonCounty: CoffeyDeath Date: 7/19/1922Added to Memorial: 2018Circumstances of Death: GunshotSpecial Officer Leonard M. Kennedy died in the early morning on July 19, 1922 as he guarded the Otter Creek Bridge near...
