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Ohio C. O. P. S. (Concerns of Police Survivors)
| Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (Top) |
| Oliver, Johnny |
9 Aug 1979, Cleveland |
| Ohio State Patrol (Top) |
Bedell, Leroy S.
Best, John F.
Casterline, Earl W.
Cole, Ernest
Dye, Jody S.
Fredericka, James A.
Gardner, James P.
Hossler, Frank J.
Hough, John G.
Ivory, James E.
Keller, William J.
Maloney, Kenneth A.
McManis, Paul L.
Miller, Joel
Moore, Edward C.
Perez, Robert, Jr.
Thrush, Carl L.
Vasquez, Frank G.
Vogel, Charles V., Jr.
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20 Aug 1935
17 Jun 1935
19 Oct 1953
3 Oct 1964
5 Jul 1985
8 May 1953
28 Feb 1948
22 Sep 1956
3 Dec 1949
7 Jan 1936
14 Oct 1972
28 Jul 1990
28 Sep 1941
6 Dec 1971
23 Jul 1976
15 May 2000
6 Feb 1972
6 Nov 2001
24 Jan 1980 |
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| State Division of Wildlife (Top) |
Hart, Larry A.
Marshall, Robert H.
Patrick, Irvin J. |
7 Dec 1991
28 Jan 1922
15 Nov 1955 |
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| State Department of Liquor Control (Top) |
| Burns, James |
7 Nov 1964 |
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| Muskingum Conservancy District (Top) |
| Pitney, James R. |
17 Dec 2002 |
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| County Sheriff's Officers (Top) |
Baca, Joseph
Beaverson, Ellsworth J.
Beekman, Roger L.
Bryant, Thomas E.
Clark, Ray R.
Cohen, Ronald L.
Collins, Ethan G.
Collins, Fletcher
Conley, Charles D.
Francis, Walter L.
Harmon, Richard D.
Harper, Barry K.
Kehnast, Donald V.
Kinzy, Rodney K.
Kleinwaechter, Emil R.
LeBlanc, Joseph
McMillan, Mickey
Mettler, Bruce E.
Mohler, Clifford H.
Mondary, Robert L.
Morris, William F.
Palermo, John P.
Pence, Phillip J.
Perry, Ben K.
Richter, Randal K.
Ross, Charley
Salvino, James, Jr.
Stanley, Sanford
Strohl, Franklin J.
Tanner, Jr., Robert M.
Tomaszewsky, Kenneth
Westover, Ray
Winfield, Brandy Lyn
Wolfe, Harry L.
Woodgeard, William C.
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28 Aug 1976, Medina County
8 Aug 1927, Wood County
19 Sep 1979, Union County
23 Jul 1984, Wood County
7 Feb 1981, Washington County
27 Jan 1994, Franklin County
4 Jan 2006, Fairfield County
8 Oct 1925, Vinton County
9 May 1998, Scioto County
20 May 1935, Hamilton County
3 Sep 1981, Stark County
8 Nov 1983, Licking County
15 Dec 1964, Defiance County
17 Apr 1990, Washington County
1 Jun 1989, Hamilton County
13 Sep 1976, Portage County
23 Dec 1979, Belmont County
9 Dec 1983, Ottawa County
9 Jan 1968, Wayne County
16 Jul 1962, Hamilton County
22 Nov 1972, Miami County
21 Jan 1964, Lorain County
10 Jun 1984, Hamilton County
12 Jan 1962, Adams County
22 May 1975, Montgomery County
5 Oct 1947, Washington County
17 Feb 2001, Cuyahoga County
19 Jul 1976, Coshocton County
13 Jun 1930, Lorain Couty
8 Jan 2002, Muskingum County
3 Jul 1979, Lorain County
29 May 1956, Lucas County
14 Oct 2004, Marion County
21 Jan 1982, Union County
15 Apr 1963, Hocking County
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| Township Police Departments (Top) |
Becker, Richard E.
Boscarelli, Dominick J.
Farmer, Emery
Hetrick, William J. |
6 Nov 1983, Poland Township, Mahoning County
21 Aug 1979, Olmsted Township, Cuyahoga County
8 Nov 1922, Fairfield Township, Butler County
10 Jul 2000, Clay Township, Ottawa County
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| Allen County |
| Lima Police Department, Allen County (Top) |
Droesch, Phillip
Goeble, Phillip |
25 Oct 1918
30 Dec 1902 |
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| Ashtabula County (Top) |
| Ashtabula Police Department, Ashtabula County |
Glover, William D., Jr.
Heffelfinger, Jacob |
4 Mar 1918
18 Nov 1997 |
| Rock Creek Police Department, Ashtabula County (Top) |
| Hamrick, Robert |
1 Mar 1970 |
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| Butler County |
| Hamilton Police Department, Butler County (Top) |
Grubb, Earl
Laubach, Aaron C.
Sponsel, Arthur |
1 Jan 1935
27 Jan 1938
12 Apr 1937
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| Middletown Police Department, Butler County (Top) |
Brinkmeyer, Henry
Sandlin, Dan |
29 Oct 1939
21 Mar 1930 |
New Miami Police Department, Butler County (Top) |
| Simpson, William |
17 Jan 1939 |
| Woodlawn Police Department, Hamilton County (Top) |
| Massel, David H. |
9 Feb 1985 |
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| Clark County |
| Springfield Police Department, Clark County (Top) |
Collis, Charles B.
Donnelly, John M.
Llewllyn, James H.
Lutz, Clarence
Wilson, Carl J.
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7 Mar 1904
14 Jul 1931
21 Mar 1915
29 Dec 1930
18 Feb 1935
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| Clinton County |
| Wilmington Police Department, Clinton County< (Top)/td>
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| McCreight, Emery |
15 Feb 1922 |
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| Coshocton County |
| Franklin Police Department, Coshocton County (Top) |
| Basore, George |
30 Oct 1906 |
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| Cuyahoga County |
| Bedford Heights Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
| Prochazka, William A. |
10 Nov 1975 |
| Broadview Heights Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
| Kloka, Brian |
29 Aug 1967 |
| Cleveland Police Department, Cuyahoga County |
Apanites, John, Jr.
Beingesser, Harold
Bouker, Leroy
Buckner, Roy W., Jr.
Burmeister, William
Burnmeister, Chester
Carlin, Martin J.
Clark, Robert J.
Dyke, August E.
Flemke, Albert
Foulks, William
Frantz, Charles
Fromm, Peter
Goggin, James F.
Golonka, Louis
Grair, Benjamin F., Jr.
Greller, William J.
Griffin, Raymond
Haydu, Joseph
Houser, Kenneth R.
Hubbell, John L.
Huber, Steven
Hudec, William
Jones, Leroy
Kick, Michael
Koran, Frank
Kovach, Stephen M.
Leon, Wayne A.
McCue, Harry
Miller, Albert
Mlakar, Louis
Murry, Edward W., Jr.
Parker, Edward
Reese, John S.
Ressler, Alfred
Richter, Henry A.
Ryan, James F.
Sherry, Desmond
Smith, Clarence
Sprosty, Elmer
Stainbrook, Warren
Stedman, James
Ternansky, Joseph
Wehegan, Robert
Weik, Louis
White, Richard
Wolff, Willard J.
Zicarelli, George C.
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7 Apr 1969
25 Jun 1935
28 Nov 1912
11 Nov 1968
20 Oct 1935
23 Dec 1964
3 Aug 1935
1 Jul 1998
24 Mar 1921
22 Mar 1928
29 Sep 1901
14 Apr 1925
13 Dec 1925
13 Jan 1939
23 Jul 1968
5 Aug 1983
18 Sep 1964
30 May 1938
18 May 1956
2 Apr 1969
4 Jun 1979
11 May 1967
30 Aug 1955
23 Jul 1968
15 May 1975
25 Nov 1921
11 Mar 1984
25 Jun 2000
28 Jul 1935
3 Dec 1913
22 Jul 1938
2 Jul 1975
19 Jun 1912
2 Sep 1976
6 Aug 1918
26 Feb 1925
8 Jan 1931
30 Jul 1980
6 Jun 1939
21 Apr 1921
30 Aug 1955
25 Jan 1905
1 Apr 1936
8 Jul 1938
10 Dec 1903
3 Aug 1927
23 Jul 1968
17 Sep 1979
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| Cleveland Heights Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
| Recker, Norman C. |
21 Feb 1948 |
| East Cleveland Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
Gaffney, Patrick
Miller, Richard |
19 Dec 1918
11 Jan 1973 |
| Garfield Heights Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
| Gliver, Dennis N. |
14 Aug 1994 |
| Lyndhurst Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
| Muzychenko, Michael W. |
25 Nov 1997 |
| Mayfield Heights Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
| Catalano, Nicholas R. |
26 Dec 1956 |
| Mayfield Village Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
| Wiley, David R. |
5 Sep 1979 |
| North Olmsted Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
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Williams, Aubrey R.
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7 Nov 1989
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| Parma Heights Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
| Bennett, Robert W. |
25 Oct 1972 |
| Shaker Heights Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
| Hahnel, Michael J. |
20 Oct 1924 |
| Solon Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
| Jirecek, Otto |
31 Mar 1939 |
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| Valley View Police Department, Cuyahoga County (Top) |
| Robertson, Garner M., Jr. |
8 Jul 1956 |
| Fairfield County |
| Lancaster Police Department, Fairfield County (Top) |
| Markwood, Brett D. |
21 Feb 1993 |
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| Franklin County |
| Columbus Police Department, Franklin County (Top) |
Ballard, James
Beebe, Cyrus
Brown, Roger L.
Claypool, Christopher N.
Clites, Chris E.
Day, Thomas
Edwards, Joseph A.
Elliott, Horace D.
Foster, Melissa M.
Fraley, Allen E.
Green, Leslie
Hurst, Bryan Scott
Jenkins, Campbell K.
Jenkins, David L.
Kipfinger, Lawrence D.
Koehler, Cranston P.
Lavender, Joseph
Murphy, Edward J.
Nye, Robin H.
Porter, Ross
Radel, Raymond E.
Reall, Jesse
Rourke, William
Sexton, William
Shaffer, Harry E.
Smith, Michael J.
Staton, Curtis L.
Sweinberger, William
Taylor, Richard E.
Webb, Thomas E.
Womeldorf, Walter O.
Yawarsky, Martin W.
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9 Nov 1914
27 Apr 1854
11 Aug 1976
29 Apr 2001
10 Dec 1993
7 Jul 1931
28 Aug 1972
29 Mar 1927
4 Dec 2004
6 Nov 1964
4 Oct 1931
6 Jan 2005
9 Jan 1939
8 Feb 1919
13 Oct 1969
28 Nov 1922
26 Jun 1913
11 May 1935
4 Jan 1991
23 May 1934
25 Apr 1991
26 Feb 1921
24 Nov 1921
25 Mar 1913
2 Mar 1925
11 Aug 1976
22 Mar 1972
7 Jan 1926
19 Jan 1963
17 Aug 1956
29 May 1925
6 Sep 1980
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| Whitehall Police Department, Franklin County (Top) |
| McDowell, Terry L. |
24 Aug 2001 |
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| Geauga County |
| Newbury Police Department, Geauga County (Top) |
| Chihill, Michael D. |
1 Jan 1972 |
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| Greene County |
| Cedarville Police Department, Greene County (Top) |
| Harris, John |
10 Mar 1983 |
| Xenia Police Department, Greene County (Top) |
| Simms, Charles |
10 Jul 1925 |
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| Guernsey County |
| Cambridge Police Department, Guernsey County (Top) |
| Dragosin, Jerry E. |
24 Aug 1984 |
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| Hamilton County |
| Cincinnati Police Department, Hamilton County (Top) |
Althoff, Allen J.
Bachman, Anton
Beitman, Howard E.
Brooks, Luther
Cameron, John A.
Cornish, Clifford L.
Crayon, Kevin C.
Deering, Henry
Deiters, William
Duffy, Joseph
Ell, Richard
Franklin, John A.
Gorman, Martin
Hall, Lewis W.
Hanakas, Henry
Hart, Walter
Hasenkamp, August W.
Hicks, J. Roy
Huetlein, Frank
Hughes, John W.
Jeter, Ronald D.
Karch, Fred
Knaul, Edward F.
Lalley, Robert A.
LePoris, George
Lofton, William J.
Mayer, Julius, Jr.
Mulvihill, Michael
O'Neil, James
Pope, Daniel J.
Riley, Patrick
Roese, Henry
Satters, William
Saunders, William
Schirloch, Henry
Schroeder, John
Scott, Craig
Seebohm, Frederick
Seip, Frank
Setser, Carl W.
Smith, Howard F.
Sorrell, William O.
Strum, Joseph
Tegge, John
Willis, Sargent M.
Wilson, Olin C.
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20 Oct 1925
1 Jan 1907
25 Sep 1935
1 Jan 1901
26 Apr 1935
14 Sep 1925
1 Sep 2000
24 Mar 1902
28 Aug 1918
1 Jan 1937
16 Dec 1918
7 Jul 1927
18 Oct 1884
1 Jan 1948
3 Mar 1918
1 Jan 1955
17 Dec 1888
25 Feb 1935
15 Apr 1922
1 Jan 1948
6 Dec 1997
1 Jan 1880
18 Dec 1914
8 Dec 1975
12 Nov 1917
26 Aug 1975
16 Mar 1940
8 Sep 1906
20 Apr 1915
6 Dec 1997
28 Mar 1887
16 Jul 1890
29 Apr 1907
11 Mar 1888
30 Oct 1884
1 Jan 1901
10 Jan 1893
1 Jan 1947
2 Dec 1887
1 Jan 1972
13 Sep 1972
25 Nov 1931
29 Mar 1884
6 Dec 1889
23 Apr 1930
14 May 1927
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| Forest Park Police Department, Hamilton County (Top) |
| McDonald, Charles L. |
9 Jun 2001 |
| Greenfield Police Department, Hamilton County (Top) |
Caniff, Thomas G.
Fugate, John |
15 May 1933
28 May 1964 |
| North College Hill Police Department, Hamilton County (Top) |
| Dumele, Peter |
9 Apr 1928 |
| Wyoming Police Department, Hamilton County (Top) |
| Commins, Walter |
16 Sep 1930 |
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| Hancock County |
| Findlay Police Department, Hancock County (Top) |
Arthur, Frank L.
McGown, Allen D. |
5 Nov 1934
26 Mar 1913 |
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| Huron County |
| Willard Police Department, Huron County (Top) |
| Wisebaker, J. G. |
14 Jul 1884 |
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| Jackson County |
| Oak Hill Police Department, Jackson County (Top) |
| Alcox, David L. |
15 Jan 1980 |
| Wellston Police Department, Jackson County (Top) |
| Lambert, Kelli L. |
21 Jul 2003 |
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| Jefferson County |
| Steubenville Police Department, Jefferson County (Top) |
Lamatrice, Leonard
McCough, Thomas
Mercer, Lafayette
Roe, Scott
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21 Jul 1972
6 Aug 1972
2 Jul 1914
12 Apr 1928
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| Lake County |
| Mentor Police Department, Lake County (Top) |
| Yaxley, Lawrence R. |
30 Jan 1927 |
| Willoughby Police Department, Lake County (Top) |
| Moore, Joyce R. |
22 Mar 1955 |
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| Licking County |
| Newark Police Department, Licking County (Top) |
Beasley, Harry
Bosscawen, Walter
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7 Jul 1931
10 Jul 1915
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| Logan County |
| West Liberty Police Department, Logan County (Top) |
| Ricketts, Sherman W. |
29 Jun 1962 |
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| Lorain County |
| Lorain Police Department, Lorain County (Top) |
| Deal, Charles C. |
6 Nov 1925 |
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| Lucas County |
| Oregon Police Department, Lucas County (Top) |
| Vonck, Maurice J. |
28 Jan 1965 |
| Toledo Police Department, Lucas County (Top) |
Bacon, Fritz
Bartecki, Kaiser
Dowell, Harry
Fadell, Albert
Hassett, John
Jaswiecki, Louis
Kress, William
Martin, William
McCarthy , John
McGuire, Charles
Mossberger, Harold
Mullin, Walter
O'Briest, Edward
O'Neil, Harvey
Reed, William
Reimer, Adolf
Russell, Charles W.
Schultz, Albert
Zientara, George
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13 Sep 1922
21 Jan 1915
9 Jun 1921
15 Nov 1948
5 Mar 1880
31 mar 1918
1 Aug 1921
6 Sep 1922
7 Jan 1947
22 Dec 1921
9 Jun 1921
12 May 1925
19 May 1931
11 Nov 1938
28 Dec 1921
25 Aug 1915
9 Oct 1906
7 Aug 1914
16 Apr 1928
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| Mahoning County |
| New Middletown Police Department, Mahoning County (Top) |
| Ricketts, William R., Sr. |
2 Apr 1997 |
| Poland Police Department, Mahoning County (Top) |
| Yates, Charles K. |
30 Mar 1984 |
| Youngstown Police Department, Mahoning County (Top) |
Cichon, Frank
Clemons, Henry
DeSalle, Ralph J., Jr.
Freed, William
Hartzell, Michael T.
Warren, Alexander
Williams, Millard
Yeadon, Ben
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21 Dec 1963
4 Dec 1927
13 Jun 1984
16 May 1891
29 Apr 1903
3 May 1921
14 Apr 1992
4 Feb 1925
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| Montgomery County |
| Centerville Police Department, Montgomery County (Top) |
| Kalaman, John P. |
12 Jan 1998 |
| Dayton Police Department, Montgomery County (Top) |
Beall, Mary L.
Drexler, Herman A.
Horn, William A.
Lyman, Lee
Mobley, James L.
Noland, Sherman E.
Post, John C.
Rausch, Walter E.
Rice, Lucius J.
Whalen, William S.
Wilson, William T.
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25 Aug 2002
16 May 1947
18 Sep 1927
17 Jan 1880
25 Jan 1970
3 May 1947
24 Sep 1927
25 Dec 1927
5 Oct 1939
22 Mar 1991
23 Feb 1928
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| Kettering Police Department, Montgomery County (Top) |
| Metzger, Paul J. |
3 April 1972 |
| Miamisburg Police Department, Montgomery County (Top) |
| Weidner, Frank P. |
16 Nov 1922 |
| Vandalia Police Department, Montgomery County (Top) |
| Bohanan, James E. |
30 Dec 1969 |
| Village of Riverside Police Department, Montgomery County (Top) |
| Safreed, Larry J. |
2 Oct 1984 |
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| Muskingum County |
| Zanesville Police Department, Muskingum County (Top) |
Ritchason, Henry
Tate, Erwin |
1 May 1954
10 Apr 1939 |
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| Ottawa County |
| Port Clinton Police Department, Ottawa County (Top) |
| Rigoni, Robert B. |
9 Dec 1983 |
| Put-in-Bay Police Department, Ottawa County (Top) |
| Sweeney, Michael |
9 Dec 1983 |
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| Perry County |
| New Straitsville Town Marshal (Top) |
| Auer, Henry (see Lynching of Albert Guest) |
21 May 1885 |
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| Portage County |
| Ravenna Police Department, Portage County (Top) |
| Wert, James R. |
31 Jan 1981 |
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| Richland County |
Mansfield Police Department, Richland County (Top) |
| Hutchison, Michael R. |
6 Feb 1976 |
| Shelby Police Department, Richland County (Top) |
| Means, Walter M. |
24 Apr 1954 |
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| Ross County |
| Chillicothe Police Department, Ross County (Top) |
Cox, Larry
Steinbrook, Phillip A. |
21 Apr 2005
24 Jul 1979 |
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| Sandusky County |
| Clyde Police Department, Sandusky County (Top) |
| Fowler, Neal |
6 Dec 1938 |
| Fremont Police Department, Sandusky County (Top) |
| Biggs, George J. |
3 Nov 1948 |
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| Scioto County |
| Portsmouth Police Department, Scioto County (Top) |
Barnes, John
Frederick, Paul |
26 Feb 1932
7 Feb 1928 |
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| Stark County |
| Alliance Police Department, Stark County (Top) |
| Raga, Peter L. |
20 Jul 1953 |
Canton Police Department, Stark County (Top) |
| Mack, Guy A., Sr. |
22 Jul 1972 |
| Massillon Police Department, Stark County (Top) |
Henderson, Myron J.
Taylor, Eric B. |
9 Aug 2002
12 Jun 1945 |
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| Summit County |
| Akron Police Department, Summit County (Top) |
Costigan, Edward J.
Donahue, Robert E.
Franklin, Ben J.
Good, Forrest
Hooper, Eugene
Hunt, Joseph H.
Knaff, George R.
Norris, Guy
Ondas, Stephen J.
Richards, Gethin H.
Rogers, Harold
Rotruck, Ronald D.
Weese, Arden D.
Werne, George
Yost, Gary A.
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10 Jan 1918
21 Jul 1968
10 Jan 1992
26 Jun 1931
10 Apr 1965
12 Jan 1918
5 Nov 1994
24 Dec 1917
21 Oct 1972
12 Mar 1918
8 Jul 1925
21 Jul 1964
22 Mar 1946
9 Mar 1919
23 Aug 1975 |
| Barberton Police Department, Summit County (Top) |
| Gerek, Vincent L. |
24 Dec 1948 |
| Cuyahoga Falls Police Department, Summit County (Top) |
| Chance, Clarence |
30 May 1947 |
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| Trumbull County |
| Newton Falls Police Department, Trumbull County (Top) |
| Sheely, Cleo J. |
21 Jul 1984 |
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| Washington County |
| Marietta Police Department, Washington County (Top) |
| Boyd, Harrison L. |
11 Jan 1925 |
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| Wayne County |
| Wooster Police Department, Wayne County (Top) |
Goodrich, Robert C.
Henderson, Ralph W.
Knisley, Paul H. |
5 Jul 1969
3 Jul 1912
5 Jul 1969 |
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| Wood County |
| Bowling Green Police Department, Wood County (Top) |
| Castner, Ralph H. |
23 Apr 1931 |
| Perrysburg Police Department, Wood County (Top) |
Boulis, Kip
Thornton, Francis M.
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31 May 1976
5 Jan 1906
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