In Memoriam
A Dedication To Our "Heroes" Who Were Killed In The Line Duty
Since 1901, 24 Federal Correctional Workers have been killed by inmates while in the line of duty.
|
Name |
Staff Position |
Location |
Date |
|
Joseph B. Waldrupe |
Correctional Officer |
USP Leavenworth |
November 10, 1901 |
|
Andrew F. Turner |
Correctional Officer |
USP Leavenworth |
March 26, 1916 |
|
Edgar A. Barr |
Correctional Officer |
USP Leavenworth |
March 19, 1917 |
|
James R. Brock |
Deputy Warden |
USP Atlanta |
December 27, 1917 |
|
Andrew H. Leonard |
Captain |
USP Leavenworth |
November 14, 1922 |
|
R.G. Warnke |
Laundry Foreman |
USP Leavenworth |
June 20, 1929 |
|
Royal C. Cline |
Correctional Officer |
USP Alcatraz |
May 23, 1938 |
|
Harold P. Stites |
Senior Officer |
USP Alcatraz |
May 2, 1946 |
|
William A. Miller |
Correctional Officer |
USP Alcatraz |
May 3, 1946 |
|
William W. Latimer |
Correctional Officer |
Nat'l Training School |
October 15, 1960 |
|
Vern M. Jarvis |
Senior Officer |
USP Marion |
January 26, 1969 |
|
Wayne L. Selle |
Senior Officer |
USP Leavenworth |
July 31, 1973 |
|
John W. Johnson |
Correctional Officer |
USP Leavenworth |
September 29, 1974 |
|
Donald F. Reis |
Senior Officer Specialist |
FCI El Reno |
February 28, 1975 |
|
Janice R. Hylen |
Contract Dietician |
USP Atlanta |
November 21, 1979 |
|
Gregory J. Gunter |
Maintenance Mechanic General Foreman |
FCI Petersburg |
December 25, 1982 |
|
Gary L. Rowe |
Senior Officer |
MCC San Diego |
February 7, 1983 |
|
Merle E. Clutts |
Senior Officer Specialist |
USP Marion |
October 22, 1983 |
|
Robert L. Hoffman |
Senior Officer Specialist |
USP Marion |
October 22, 1983 |
|
Boyd H. Spikerman |
Correctional Officer |
FCI Oxford |
January 29, 1984 |
|
Robert F. Miller |
Senior Officer |
USP Lewisburg |
October 12, 1987 |
|
D'Antonio Washington |
Correctional Officer |
USP Atlanta |
December 22, 1994 |
|
Scott J. Williams |
Senior Officer Specialist |
USP Lompoc |
April 3, 1997 |
|
Jose Rivera |
Correctional Officer |
USP Atwater |
June 20, 2008 |
|
Eric J. Williams |
Correctional Officer |
USP Canaan |
February 25, 2013 |
|
Osvaldo Albarati |
Specialist |
MDC Guaynabo |
February 26, 2013 |
A Dedication To Our "Heroes" Who Were Killed In The Line Duty
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