Fallen Heroes
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FOR A TRIBUTE SONG BY LT. RODRIGUEZ of the WALTON COUNTY (FL) SHERIFF'S OFFICE
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Nomination Criteria: The 2024 ISSDA board of directors has elected to follow the same criteria as defined by the Iowa Peace Officer Memorial and to include any employee of an Iowa Sheriff's Office killed in the line of duty. All submissions will be reviewed by the ISSDA board of directors and exceptions will be made on a case-by-case basis as determined by the board.
In memory of Sheriffs and Deputies who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
- Allamakee County, Sheriff Leonard Bulman was shot and killed on 1-1-46 while attempting to serve a warrant.
- Audubon County K9 Harry succumbed to injuries on 3/28/2015 after his handler's patrol car crashed while responding to a call to assist deputies in Cass County. The patrol car went off the roadway. His handler suffered minor injuries.
- Benton County, Sheriff Leland A. Fry was shot and killed on 11-4-38 while attempting to apprehend an escapee from jail.
- Black Hawk County, Detective Sgt. William Mullikin was killed in an auto accident in 1981 during the manhunt for T-Bone Taylor who was wanted for killing two police officers.
- Black Hawk County, Deputy W.F. Dilworth was shot and killed in 1932 by a suspect during questioning in reference to a burglary.
- Carroll County, Deputy Raymond Rogers was killed in an auto accident in 1978.
- Carroll County, Deputy Wilber Dorman was killed in an auto accident in 1978.
- Cedar County, Deputy Robert G. Sproat 8/8/1930
- Chickasaw County, Deputy Frank Herzog was shot and killed on 4-19-16 while attempting to arrest a man for robbery.
- Clay County, Deputy Louis H. Dayton, an undercover liquor investigator, was murdered on March 20, 1929 in front of the post office in Spencer.
- Clay County, Deputy Frank Smith, was shot and killed when he and the Sheriff responded to a domestic disturbance call on 8-9-1924. The suspect shot Deputy Smith before being shot and wounded by the Sheriff. The suspect then committed suicide.
- Davis County, Deputy Dennis Ray McElderry was struck and killed in the line of duty on January 3, 2003 during a high speed chase.
- Davis County, K9 Eico was struck and killed by a vehicle. Eico's handler had stopped to fuel up his patrol car and to allow him to exercise. Eico inadvertently ran into Lilac Avenue and was struck by a vehicle.
- Decatur County, Deputy Clint McConnel was shot and killed on 7-7-27 as he attempted to arrest two bootleggers.
- Dickinson County, Chief Deputy George O. Williamson
- Dubuque County, Deputy Leo Hemmer was shot and killed during a jail escape on 10-12-25
- Fayette County, Deputy Marion Shephard was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two horse thieves on 9-7-1882.
- Floyd County, Deputy Sheriff Levi A. Bowers 2/24/1916
- Fremont County, Deputy John Ormsby 7/10/1866
- Fremont County, Deputy Gilbert Glen Androy in answering a domestic abuse call, was unaware of steps leading to a basement. His fall resulted in severe head injuries and death - 1997.
- Fremont County, Deputy Austin W. "Melvin" Richardson succumbed to injuries sustained in a collision with a harvesting combine on 6-14-2022.
- Hamilton County, Sheriff James O'Malley 8/1/1938
- Hancock County, Sheriff Ernest Henry Wahlert 2/4/1930 shot by accidental discharge of own weapon while chasing bootleggers
- Harrison County, Deputy Sheriff Orrin Case was shot and killed in the line of duty by a bootlegger on September 16, 1925
- Howard County, Deputy Stevan H. Owen was killed in an auto accident in 1977.
- Jackson County, Deputy Samuel Cronk died while staying overnight after traveling on official business to serve subpoenas and collect tax receipts in 1867 when he was robbed and killed.
- Jasper County, Deputy Howard Holdefer
- Keokuk County, Sgt. Eric Stein was shot and killed on 04-04-2011 while attempting to question the suspect in another shooting that occurred the day before.
- Lucas County, Sheriff William Ramsey was shot and killed on 6-29-1889 while questioning a man in regards to threats he had made to his neighbors.
- Lucas County, Sheriff Gaylord Lyman 7/10/1870
- Lyon County, Deputy Stephanie Schreurs succumbed to injuries 8-13-19 sustained four days earlier in a single-vehicle crash involving her patrol vehicle.
- Marion County, Deputy Harold Gates was shot and killed in 1967 while assisting Pella Police officers in a domestic dispute.
- Marshall County, Jailer Harry E. Davis was shot and killed on 9-9-78 by a subject who had parked outside the Sheriff’s Office and shot the jailer through the window.
- Mills County, Sheriff Elisha William Bushnell 8/31/1915 Fell from scaffolding at the jail
- Monona County, Sheriff William E. Strain on 9-5-1902 succumbed to a gunshot wound received five days earlier while attempting to arrest a man for making threats.
- Muscatine County, Deputy C. Edward Halligan, age 58, suffered a fatal heart attack on 11-9-98, while on duty taking a juvenile into custody for a commitment.
- O’brien County, Sheriff Robert Bornholdt 7/10/1866
- O'brien County, Sheriff Jake Mulder 1/25/1956 Died during a struggle with an emotionally disturbed person
- Page County, Sheriff Cecil M. Crawford 4/10/1943
- Page County, Deputy Albert Patton 2/12/1921
- Plymouth County, Deputy William Maxwell 11/14/1919 Shot by smuggled gun into the jail
- Polk County, Deputy Kipton L. Hayward was killed on 10-9-93 by a drunk driver while investigating an auto accident.
- Polk County, Deputy Dewey Marshall was seriously wounded while attempting an arrest in Mitchellville, and died on October 30, 1926.
- Polk County, Sheriff Jack L. Woodard 1/21/1974
- Polk County, Deputy Cass Gregory Nemmers 9/1/2010 Died at ILEA during PT
- Pottawattamie County, Deputy Mark Burbridge was shot and killed at the Pottawattamie County Jail on 5-01-17 as he and another deputy returned two inmates to the jail after a court appearance.
- Pottawattamie County, Deputy Clarence Woolman was shot and killed on 3-25-11 while transporting a prisoner to Ft. Madison.
- Pottawattamie County, Chief Deputy Duane H. Otto died on 10-8-81 after a porch fell on him while he was entering a home where a man had barricaded himself with a gun.
- Pottawattamie County, Deputy Robert Fern McKinley 3/13/1947 Car accident while responding to a car accident
- Pottawattamie County, Special Deputy Claude B. Dail 8/25/1932 Inadvertently shot by another deputy with a riot gun while taking 66 farm strikers to court
- Story County, Sheriff C.V. McGriff was shot and killed on 10-20-41 by an escaped mental patient.
- Tama County, Deputy Nathaniel "Nat" Martin 8/2/1920 Shot by accidental discharge of own weapon
- Union County, Sheriff N.F. Collings was shot and killed on 3-9-26 while serving a paper.
- Union County, Deputy Tom Walsh 12/04/1899
- Wapello County, Turnkey John Manning 1/2/1884
- Washington County, Sheriff William Fred Sweet was shot and killed on 6-25-30 by a suspect who had been arrested for stealing a car.
- Woodbury County, Deputy Lewis R. Jones was killed on 12-19-21 during a packing house labor dispute.
- Woodbury County, Chief Deputy Jimmie Biggs was killed in a plane crash during a prisoner transport on 3-11-59.
- Woodbury County, Cpl. Jon E. Hermann was killed on 6-11-93 in a plane crash during a prisoner transport.
- Woodbury County, Capt. Phillip A. Heimbecker was killed on 6-11-93 in a plane crash during a prisoner transport.
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