Today the FBI held a memorial service to honor the 53 FBI special agents killed in the line of duty. FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III and Deputy Director John S. Pistole participated in today’s ceremony, held each year as part of National Police Week to honor the sacrifices of the fallen special agents and their families.
Several special guests joined FBI employees at today’s ceremony, including former FBI Directors William H. Webster, William Sessions, and Louis Freeh; Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Michele Leonhart; United States Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Assistant Director Mark Logan; United States Capitol Police Chief Philip Morse, Sr.; and National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund Chairman and CEO Craig Floyd.
“Every special agent swears an oath to well and faithfully discharge the duties of their office. Each fallen agent we honor today upheld that oath, at great cost. They discharged their duties well and faithfully, day in and day out—knowing that at any moment, even in the midst of a routine task, they might be asked to make the ultimate sacrifice,” said Director Mueller.
The names of the following special agents were read while their photos were displayed during the service:
FBI Agents Killed as the Direct Result of an Adversarial Action
Edwin C. Shanahan
1898 - 1925
Paul E. Reynolds
1899 - 1929
Raymond J. Caffrey
1902 - 1933
W. Carter Baum
1904 - 1934
Samuel P. Cowley
1899 - 1934
Herman E. Hollis
1903 - 1934
Nelson B. Klein
1898 - 1935
Wimberly W. Baker
1910 - 1937
Truett E. Rowe
1904 - 1937
William R. Ramsey
1903 - 1938
Hubert J. Treacy, Jr.
1913 - 1942
Joseph J. Brock
1908 - 1952
John Brady Murphy
1917 - 1953
Richard Purcell Horan
1922 - 1957
Terry R. Anderson
1924 - 1966
Douglas M. Price
1941 - 1968
Anthony Palmisano
1942 - 1969
Edwin R. Woodriffe
1941 - 1969
Gregory W. Spinelli
1949 - 1973
Jack R. Coler
1947 - 1975
Ronald A. Williams
1947 - 1975
Johnnie L. Oliver
1944 - 1979
Charles W. Elmore
1945 - 1979
Jared Robert Porter
1935 - 1979
Robin L. Ahrens
1952 - 1985
Jerry L. Dove
1956 - 1986
Benjamin P. Grogan
1933 - 1986
L. Douglas Abram
1942 - 1990
John L. Bailey
1942 - 1990
Martha Dixon Martinez
1959 - 1994
Michael John Miller
1953 - 1994
William Christian, Jr.
1946 - 1995
Charles Leo Reed
1951 - 1996
Leonard W. Hatton
1956 - 2001
Barry Bush
1955 - 2007
Samuel Hicks
1974 - 2008
FBI Agents Who Gave Their Lives in the Performance of a Law Enforcement Duty
Albert L. Ingle
1903 - 1931
Percy E. Foxworth
1906 - 1943
Harold Dennis Haberfeld
1912 - 1943
Richard Blackstone Brown
1916 - 1943
Trenwith S. Basford
1916 - 1977
Mark A. Kirkland
1944 - 1977
Robert W. Conners
1946 - 1982
Charles L. Ellington
1946 - 1982
Terry Burnett Hereford
1948 - 1982
Michael James Lynch
1947 - 1982
James K. McAllister
1951 - 1986
Scott K. Carey
1952 - 1988
Stanley Ronquest, Jr.
1939 - 1992
Paul A. LeVeille
1959 - 1999
Robert R. Hardesty
1965 - 2005
Gregory J. Rahoi
1968 - 2006
Paul M. Sorce
1964 - 2009
On August 9, 1979, three special agents were shot and killed in two separate incidents, thousands of miles apart. In response, FBI Director William Webster held a memorial service at FBI Headquarters. One week later, a public memorial service was held in Washington, D.C., evoking a tremendous outpouring of sympathy and support. The following August, Director Webster formalized the tradition, and the first Special Agent Memorial Service was conducted at FBI Headquarters. It has been held every year since.
For more details on the special agents who were killed in the performance of duty or as the result of an adversarial action, visit our website at www.fbi.gov. The website's history page contains a link to the Hall of Honor, which pays tribute to these heroic men and women.
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