1945-1954

1945

3/16/1945: Sergeant Charles H. Bridgeman was killed in the line of duty by accidental gunfire.
4/12/1945 – HARRY S. TRUMAN PRESIDENT
10/14/1945: Sergeant Isaac L. Lankford was killed in the line of duty in a motorcycle accident.
12/31/1945: Officer Norbert John huseman was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.

1946

2/1/1946: Officer Jack W. Harris was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.
2/4/1946: Officer Walter H. Kesterson was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.
8/7/1946: Reserve Officer G. B. Mogle was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.

1947

4/4/1947: Officer Frank G. Panek was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.
10/7/1947: Officer Frederick S. Wales was killed in the line of duty in a motorcycle accident.
12/5/1947: Officer John Naccarato Jr. was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.

1948

12/6/1948: Officer Delmer E. Cook was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.

1949

5/16/1949: Detective Sergeant J. W. Milton was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.
6/30/1949: William A. Worton was appointed chief of police.

1950

5/11/1950: Officer Roland E. White was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.
7/8/1950: Officer Glenn H. Clark was killed in the line of duty in a motorcycle accident.
8/9/1950: William H. Parker was appointed chief of police.
10/21/1950: Officer J. B. Vose was killed in the line of duty in a motorcycle accident.

1951

4/5/1951: Officer Thomas J. Kennedy was killed in the line of duty in a motorcycle accident.
9/30/1951: Officer Chester M. Gilderhaus was killed in the line of duty in a motorcycle accident.

1952

2/15/1952: Sergeant Marvin Wayne Haney was killed in the line of duty by gunfire.
3/3/1952: Officer James D. Kennard was killed in the line of duty in a car accident.
8/24/1952: Officer Floyd F. Hassler was killed in the line of duty in a motorcycle accident.

1953

1/20/1953 – DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER PRESIDENT

1954

6/22/1954: Officer John F. Dunphy was killed in the line of duty in a car accident.