William Hicks

William Hicks

Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: Kansas CityCounty: WyandotteDeath Date: 12/8/1929Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer Hicks and his partner were on a motorcycle patrol when a citizen informed them of a burglary in progress....
William Hicks

Adolph J. Eichenberger

Type of Officer: Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: FlorenceCounty: MarionDeath Date: 9/17/1929Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotWhile on patrol about 4:30 a.m., Chief Eichenberger came upon two men attempting to pry open a store door. Several shots were...
LeRoy Davis

LeRoy Davis

Type of Officer: Police OfficerJurisdiction: Dodge CityCounty: FordDeath Date: 5/18/1929Added to Memorial: 1988Circumstances of Death: GunshotOfficer LeRoy Davis was shot at close range and killed when he attempted to arrest one Roy Redding for attempting to start...
J. E. Cox

J. E. Cox

Type of Officer: Chief of PoliceJurisdiction: Dodge CityCounty: FordDeath Date: 11/8/1927Added to Memorial: 1988Circumstances of Death: GunshotChief Cox was shot six times by a man he believed to be a chicken thief. This man, later identified by the FBI as...
William Hicks

Govan C Mills

Type of Officer: SheriffJurisdiction: Hamilton CountyCounty: HamiltonDeath Date: 9/13/1927Added to Memorial: 1987Circumstances of Death: GunshotOn September 10, 1927, Sheriff Mills, with his wife along, observed a car parked in a suspicious manner along the roadside....