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....

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

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

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...

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....