George Burnau

George Burnau

Type of Officer: Under SheriffJurisdiction: Jefferson CountyCounty: JeffersonDeath Date: 4/29/1920Added to Memorial: 2019Circumstances of Death: Heart FailureOn April 29, 1920, Undersheriff George Burnau along with Jefferson County Sheriff Rindom were near the...
George Burnau

Charles “C.A.” McKinney

Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: IndependenceCounty: MontgomeryDeath Date: 3/21/1920Added to Memorial: 2021Circumstances of Death: GunshotDuring the late, dark evening hours of March 21, 1920, Assistant Chief of Police Charles “C.A.” McKinney,...
Charles “C.A.” McKinney

Charles “C.A.” McKinney

Type of Officer: Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: IndependenceCounty: DoniphanDeath Date: 3/21/1920Added to Memorial: 2021Circumstances of Death: GunshotDuring the late, dark evening hours of March 21, 1920, Assistant Chief of Police Charles “C.A.” McKinney, age 43, was...
Otho H. Munger

Otho H. Munger

Type of Officer: Deputy SheriffJurisdiction: Smith CountyCounty: SmithDeath Date: 09/27/1919Added to Memorial: 2018Circumstances of Death: GunshotDeputy Sheriff Munger was shot and killed on September 27, 1919, while attempting to arrest two men suspected of robbing...
John M. Starnes

John M. Starnes

Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: LeavenworthCounty: LeavenworthDeath Date: 7/13/1919Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: BeatingFive men who were “joyriding” collided their car with another vehicle and then continued riding through the streets of...
George Burnau

George R. Stewart

Type of Officer: Railroad Special AgentJurisdiction: Union Pacific RailroadCounty: JeffersonDeath Date: July 27, 1918Added to Memorial: 2024Circumstances of Death: Automobile Crash George R. Stewart, age 57, a railroad special agent employed in his first year with the...