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Peace Officers Memorial Day 3 May 15
Remembering the fallen: Police Memorial Service honors officers killed in the line of duty. In 1962, President John
F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day. The week in which
that date falls as Police Week to honor officers who lost their lives in the line of duty.
Police Week is the calendar week in which the May 15, Peace Officers Memorial falls. Other events of National
Police Week across the nation include an annual Blue Mass, Candlelight Vigil, Wreath Laying Ceremony, and
more.
Approved October 1, 1962 - To pay tribute to the law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice for
our country and to voice our appreciation for all those who currently serve on the front lines of the battle against
crime, the Congress, by a joint resolution approved October 1, 1962 (75 Stat.676), has authorized and requested the
President to designate May 15 of each year as "Peace Officers Memorial Day," and the week in which it falls as
"National Police Week" and by Public Law 103-322 (36 U.S.C. 175) has requested that the flag be flown at halfstaff on Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
In commemoration of Peace Officers Memorial Day this is a list of officers killed in the line of duty in Blount
County Tennessee, including four officers from the Alcoa Police Department, two from BCSO, and four from the
Maryville Police Department.
Alcoa Police Department
Sgt. Timothy Hunt, EOW April 20, 2000 Cause: Motorcycle crash
Lt. Glen Giles, EOW July 3, 1987 Cause: Heart attack
Officer Fred Guffey, EOW August 31, 1952 Cause: Gunfire
Officer William J. Hunt, EOW July 7, 1937 Cause: Gunfire
Blount County Sheriff's Office
Deputy Sheriff Greg McCowan, EOW February 8, 2024 Cause: Gunfire
Deputy William D. "Bill= Nuchols, EOW October 7, 1956) Cause: Automobile crash.
Maryville Police Department
Officer Kenneth Ray Moats, EOW August 25, 2016 Cause: Gunfire
Officer John Michael Callahan, II, EOW February 21, 1981 Cause: Vehicular assault
Officer Barton Coker, EOW January 2, 1938 Cause: Gunfire
Officer Marsh J. Henry Clemens, EOW August 25, 1911 Cause: Gunfire
EOW - End Of Watch