Fallen Officers

Below you will find links to each of the fallen officers that have been remembered through this memorial. You can read more about them and even leave a response on their wall. We encourage you leave any thoughts, prayers, memories and anything else you want to put in memory of these heroes.

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Deputy Gordon A. Stuart

April 15, 1922

Deputy Gordon A. Stuart was killed while serving a court order on a farm in Welby (West Jordan).

Marshal Lee F. Isbell

August 5, 1921

Marshal Lee F. Isbell died after being shot three weeks earlier by an intoxicated man.

Officer Charles Manzel

May 9, 1921

Officer Charles Manzel was shot to death during his first shift after returning to the police department from a three-year separation to work in the war industry.

Detective Green B. Hamby

February 8, 1921

Detective Green B. Hamby died after being shot by a burglary suspect.

Officer Albert G. Smalley

April 7, 1920

Officer Smalley became the first Utah police officer to die from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident.

Ranger Rudolph E. Mellenthin

August 23, 1918

Ranger Mellenthin was shot and killed in the La Sal National Forest.

Night Marshal Alexander J. Robertson

December 5, 1915

Night Marshal Alexander J. Robertson was shot and killed in Eureka.

Deputy Joseph C. Akin

February 21, 1915

Deputy Joseph C. Akin was a deputized member of a posse raised in Dolores, Colorado, to serve a federal murder warrant on a member of a Piute band living along the Colorado-Utah border.

Officer Ernest G. Berry

September 27, 1914

Deputy Game Warden Ernest G. Berry was murdered while attempting to enforce hunting restrictions near the Great Salt Lake.

Deputy Vaso Mandarich

November 29, 1913

Deputy Vaso Mandarich was shot and killed by a suspect who had already murdered Bingham Marshal William J. Grant, and Salt Lake County deputies George O. Witbeck and Nephi S. Jensen.

Deputy James D. Hulsey

November 29, 1913

Deputy James D. Hulsey was shot and killed by a suspect who had already murdered Bingham Marshal William J. Grant, and Salt Lake County deputies George O. Witbeck and Nephi S. Jensen.

Marshal John W. Grant

November 21, 1913

Marshal John W. Grant, Deputy George O. Witbeck, and Deputy Nephi S. Jensen were shot and killed by a homicide suspect.

Deputy Nephi S. Jensen

November 21, 1913

Deputy Nephi S. Jensen, Deputy George O. Witbeck, and Marshal John W. Grant were shot and killed by a homicide suspect.

Deputy George O. Witbeck

November 21, 1913

Deputy George O. Witbeck, Marshal John W. Grant, and Deputy Nephi S. Jensen were shot and killed by a homicide suspect.

Officer Thomas F. Griffiths

June 25, 1913

Officer Thomas F. Griffiths was shot and killed while pursuing a suspect on foot.