Since U.S. Marshal Robert Forsyth was shot and killed on January 11, 1794,
while serving a civil warrant near Augusta, Georgia,
634 Georgians
have fallen in the line of duty
serving as
Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Corrections Officers, Emergency Medical Technicians and Emergency Management Agency Personnel.
Listed below in these four Posts are the names
of those we pause to honor and remember
for their devotion to duty and service
to the citizens of Georgia and Georgia's communities.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Georgia Public Safety Memorial proudly displays the names of all those brave men and women honored for their dedication and sacrifice to the citizens of the State of Georgia. Above the names that are etched in granite is the theme of the Memorial, "WITH HONOR THEY SERVED". Each of the individuals listed did just that. They served with HONOR, with COURAGE, with DIGNITY, and with concern for their fellow man.
The earliest known line of duty death in our State, and for that matter the entire country, occurred January 11, 1794. A U.S. Marshal named Robert Forsyth was shot and killed while serving a civil warrant near Augusta. Marshal Forsyth was one of the original 13 U.S. Marshals appointed by President George Washington.
But this is only part of the story. At the time of his death, Marshal Forsyth had a 14 year old son named John. John Forsyth, this son of a slain Georgia law enforcement officer, was elected Governor of Georgia in 1827. And, in 1834, he was appointed Secretary of State by President Andrew Jackson and served in that capacity for seven years. As a result, both Forsyth County and the City of Forsyth were named after Robert Forsyth's son. It is quite ironic, but altogether appropriate, that the Georgia Public Safety Memorial which proudly bears the name of Robert Forsyth will be forevermore located in the community named in honor of his son.
Public Safety Memorial
DEDICATED JUNE 10, 1997
The Georgia Public Safety Memorial was established to recognize Georgia's Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Corrections Officers, Emergency Medical Technicians and Emergency Management Agency Personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty. These brave men and women were dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, the protection of life and property and the proud tradition of the public safety services. The people of Georgia are eternally grateful to those who have sacrificed so much.
The Georgia Public Safety Memorial was established to recognize Georgia's Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Corrections Officers, Emergency Medical Technicians and Emergency Management Agency Personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty. These brave men and women were dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, the protection of life and property and the proud tradition of the public safety services. The people of Georgia are eternally grateful to those who have sacrificed so much.
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for a friend."John 15:13
Georgia Public Safety Training Center1000 Indian Springs DriveForsyth, GA 31029
The Georgia Public Safety Training Center is visible from I75. Below are directions to the Training Center from a north or south approach. G.P.S.T.C. directional signs are posted prior to the exit.
Traveling north on I75, take exit number 188Turn right, go under the I75 overpass to the stop sign and turn rightGo 0.5 mile and turn left across the railroad tracks on the Training Center access road;
Traveling south on I75, take exit number 188Turn right at the stop signGo 0.5 mile and turn left across the railroad tracks on the Training Center access road.
SOURCE: http://www.ganet.org/gpstc/memorial/obinfo.html
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A No.----- Name----------- Agency ----------------Date of Death Location
1. Harvey James Adams Marietta Police Dept. 09/03/1986 N6L
2. Henry T. Adams Atlanta Police Dept. 12/07/1917 S6L
3. Richard M. Adams Columbus Police Dept. 10/14/1896 N5L
4. Jonas C. Aiken Atlanta Police Dept. 12/13/1924 N2L
5. Harry H. Akins Chatham Co. Police Dept. 11/21/1962 N3R
6. Robert Lee Albert Atlanta Police Dept. 07/13/1897 S1L
7. D. C. Alexander Walker County Sheriff's Office 08/11/1934 N2L
8. Elias Tinsley Allen Atlanta Fire Dept. 12/25/1935 S5L
9. James Allen Valdosta Police Dept. 10/16/1883 N6R
10. Troy Floyd Allen Waco Volunteer Fire Dept. 06/04/1971 S4R
11. Clyde Wilson Alley, III Tybee Island Police Department 04/11/1999 S6L
12. Arthur Lee Almand Atlanta Fire Dept. 10/26/1949 N3L
13. Perry Lee Anderson Chatham Co. Police Dept. 10/27/1934 N3L
14. William Gaines Andrews, Jr. Georgia State Patrol 05/08/1977 N1R
15. Hugo Fernando Arango Doraville Police Dept. 05/15/2000 S3R
16. Willie James Archie Swainsboro Police Dept. 12/21/1981 S1R
17. Oscar Atkinson Griffin Police Dept. 01/01/1928 S1L
18. Thomas Stanhope Atkisson DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 12/14/1976 S6R
19. Dan Webster Ayers Franklin Co. Sheriff's Office 11/07/1964 S1R
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B
No.----- Name------- Agency--------------Date of Death Location
1. Gus B. Bailey Swainsboro Police Dept. 04/01/1925 S2L
2. Clifford David Barber Jackson Co. Sheriff's Office 01/19/1919 N6R
3. Eugene W. Barge College Park Police Dept. 11/07/1974 S5L
4. John Curtis Barker Bartow Co. Fire Dept. 06/17/1986 S4L
5. Larry Barkwell Atlanta Police Dept. 06/19/1973 N3L
6. Wade Barrett, Jr. DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 04/08/1991 N5L
7. Francis Marion Bass Lee County Sheriff's Office 02/11/1914 N6R
8. John Frank Bass Georgia State Patrol 02/15/1950 S1L
9. Marion Woods Bass Columbus Fire Dept. 01/01/1973 S5L
10. Donald Douglas Baty Atlanta Police Dept. 06/03/1970 N3L
11. Ronald Eugene Bays Barrow Co. Sheriff's Office 01/23/1992 S1L
12. Howard Haley Beck, Jr. Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/30/1971 S3R
13. Doyle Thomas Bell Waco Volunteer Fire Dept. 06/04/1971 S5L
14. Kenneth Charles Bell Atlanta Police Dept. 04/04/1968 S6R
15. Gary Frank Beringause Georgia Tech Police Dept. 11/28/1986 S5R
16. Clifford T. Berry Swainsboro Fire Dept. 04/01/1925 S2R
17. Guy Samuel Berry Augusta Police Dept. 11/08/1934 S4L
18. Wilbur Lewis Berry Bulloch Co. Sheriff's Office 05/19/2001 N1L
19. Christopher R. Betts East Point Police Dept. 12/22/2002 S5R
20. Robbie Edward Bishop Villa Rica Police Dept. 01/20/1999 S1L
21. William F. Black, Jr. Georgia State Patrol 12/20/1940 S5L
22. Jimmy Lee Bland Savannah Police Dept. 09/26/1966 S5L
23. Aaron Jovon Blount Fulton Co. Police Dept. 04/22/2003 N3R
24. Casper Othello Bone Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/06/1925 S5L
25. Jack E. Boone Columbus Police Dept. 02/15/1973 N3R
26. Elton Dewitt Bostick Mitchell Co. Sheriff's Office 11/06/1978 N1R
27. Joe Gilbert Bostwick Carroll Co. Fire Dept. 01/11/1982 N3L
28. Thomas M. Bowen Columbus Police Dept. 03/11/1984 N4L
29. James Neal Bowers Columbus Police Dept. 04/04/1979 N6L
30. Henry Walter Bradshaw Meriwether Co. Sheriff's Office 12/15/1973 N5R
31. William Carl Branch Meriwether Co. C.I. 08/02/1976 S4R
32. Tom Watson Brantley Candler Co. Sheriff's Office 11/07/1945 N1L
33. James E. Bravo U.S. ATF 10/11/1929 S1L
34. Robert Gerald Bridges Clayton Co. Sheriff's Office 07/09/1986 S6R
35. Derwin Brown DeKalb Co. Police Department 12/16/2000 S2L
36. Drew Haynes Brown Cobb Co. Police Dept. 12/17/1983 S1L
37. Hobert Luther Brown Blue Ridge Police Dept. 12/22/1959 S5L
38. Jeremy Matthew Brown Screven Co. Fire Dept. 05/14/2002 S3L
39. John Joseph Brown Savannah Police Dept. 04/14/1981 S6L
40. Kipley Allen Brown Laurens Co. Sheriff's Office 11/20/1993 S3L
41. Mary Jo Brown U.S. Forest Service 11/20/1994 S5R
42. Micah C. Brown Marta Police Department 10/28/2003 N4L
43. Randy Eugene Brown Albany Police Dept. 06/10/1979 S1L
44. Walter Clifford Brown Jenkins County Sheriff's Office 04/13/1919 S3L
45. Jack C. Bryan Hall Co. Sheriff's Office 03/08/1923 N1L
46. David Jackson Bryant Lincoln Co. EMS 04/19/1986 S2R
47. James Clinton Bryant Broxton Police Dept. 01/03/2000 S1L
48. William Lee Bryant GA Dept. of Natural Resources 12/23/1970 N2L
49. Samuel Bryson Savannah Police Dept. 11/04/1868 S3L
50. John Henry Buckner Polk Co. Sheriff's Office 09/14/1961 N2L
51. J. E. Buffington Macon Fire Dept. 05/06/1910 N4L
52. Sam Gray Bulloch, III LaGrange Police Dept. 01/22/1986 N3L
53. Dalton Burnam Dodge Co. Sheriff's Office 10/07/1973 N4L
54. Stacy Rama Burnett Johnson State Prison 06/20/1996 N2R
55. George Clifford Burnett, III East Point Police Dept. 07/16/1966 S1L
56. Sumpter Burns Columbus Police Dept. 11/06/1946 N2L
57. Kenneth Raymond Burton Richmond Co. Sheriff's Office 01/04/2004 N4R
58. Charles J. Busby Atlanta Police Dept. 08/28/1959 N1R
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C
No. -----Name------------ Agency --------------------Date of Death Location
1. Alonzo Rush Cagle Cherokee Co. Sheriff's Office 07/16/1923 N6L
2. Justin T. Cain LaGrange Police Department 07/23/2000 S4R
3. Patrick J. Callahan Augusta Fire Dept. 04/28/1913 S1R
4. Willie D. Cameron Atlanta Police Dept. 02/06/1987 S5L
5. Thomas W. Camp Campbell Co. Sheriff's Office 04/03/1931 S4R
6. James Millard Cannon, Jr. Atlanta Police Dept. 06/17/1973 N3L
7. James William Cantrell Forsyth Co. Sheriff's Office 01/10/1972 S4L
8. W. Lee Cape Pickens Co. Police Dept. 09/17/1927 N4R
9. Henry Larry Caraballo Pearson Police Dept. 08/12/1990 N4L
10. Dennis Larry Carder Atlanta Police Department 05/09/1996 N1R
11. Lucius Franklin Carey Union City Police Dept. 11/03/1956 S1L
12. Oscar Freeman Carpenter Taylor Co. Sheriff's Office 12/29/1988 N2R
13. James M. Carroll Fulton Co. Police Dept. 12/01/1931 S5L
14. John Charles Cash East Point Police Dept. 05/15/1913 N2R
15. Richard Lewis Cash Forest Park Police Dept. 01/03/1996 N2L
16. A. Clyde Cawthorn Atlanta Fire Dept. 07/30/1927 N3L
17. James Henry Chandler, Jr. Fort Oglethorpe Police Dept. 09/25/1982 S5L
18. S. Blake Chapman Atlanta Fire Dept. 09/29/1921 N5R
19. Jay Vernon Chastain, Sr. Towns Co. Sheriff's Office 12/08/1974 S1R
20. Ronald Charles Cheek Oglethorp Co. Sheriff's Office 08/05/1995 N1L
21. Carlton R. Cherry, Sr. Rutledge State Prison 02/27/1997 S2L
22. Charles Brantley Chesney Forsyth Co. Fire Dept. 12/27/1996 S3R
23. Cleveland Ray Christian Brunswick Police Dept. 05/16/1986 S3R
24. William S. Christian Rockdale Co. Sheriff's Office 09/23/1917 S5R
25. Anthony James Cilurso Warner Robins Police Dept. 03/05/1990 N3L
26. James Clark Athens-Clarke Co. 05/24/2000 S6R
27. Melvin J. Clark U.S. ATF 06/17/1947 N2R
28. Hugh Dorsey Cleveland Elberton Police Dept. 09/30/1951 S1L
29. James Floyd Cody Griffin Police Dept. 12/24/1951 S1R
30. Johnnie Davis Cole Georgia Pardon & Parole 03/18/1971 S4L
31. Walter Nathan Coleman Camden Co. Sheriff's Office 05/19/1985 N6L
32. William Frank Coley Atlanta Fire Dept. 09/12/1922 S1L
33. Larry Paul Collins Georgia State Patrol 11/05/1973 S5L
34. William M. Collins Augusta Police Dept. 07/02/1910 N6R
35. John Franklin Conner, Sr. Cochran Police Dept. 01/22/1972 N1L
36. Sidney Jones Coogler, Jr. Atlanta Fire Dept. 03/14/1935 N4L
37. Carnell Cook Fulton Co. BOE Police Dept. 09/29/1999 S2L
38. Emmett J. Cook Waycross Fire Dept. 06/07/1955 S2L
39. Layne Bruce Cook Atlanta Police Dept. 01/27/1989 S5R
40. William Howard Cooper Rome Fire Dept. 06/30/1964 N3R
41. Herbert D. Copeland Brunswick Police Dept. 03/11/1956 S5L
42. Henry F. Corley Savannah Fire Dept. 05/10/1913 S2L
43. Billy Edward Cowart Decatur Police Dept. 01/17/1971 N5R
44. Cleve Cowart Swainsboro Fire Dept. 04/01/1925 S1R
45. Randall Gail Cowart Bartow Co. Fire Dept. 10/22/1978 N5L
46. Lee Franklin Coxwell GDC, Probation Division 11/15/1986 S5L
47. Charles Edward Crabtree Atlanta Police Dept. 05/16/1902 S5L
48. George Russell Crane, Jr. Morgan Co. Fire Dept. 07/11/1996 N3L
49. Charles Weir Crankshaw Atlanta Police Dept. 02/02/1930 N1R
50. James G. Crawford Atlanta Police Dept. 01/14/1978 S4L
51. Earl Benford Crenshaw Albany Police Dept. 06/18/1956 S5R
52. Lee Anthony Crews Valdosta Police Dept. 01/24/1984 N3R
53. Verlon James Crider Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/29/1971 S3L
54. Bobby Gene Crowe Georgia Forestry Commission 03/13/1995 N3L
55. John Crowley Augusta Fire Dept. 10/27/1910 N5R
56. Jarvis Darren Crumley DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 12/29/1998 N2R
57. Robert Cunningham, Jr. Iron City Police Dept. 08/27/1986 S4R
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D
No. -----Name--------------- Agency ------------Date of Death Location
1. Grady Franklin Dacus Buford Police Dept. 03/23/1968 N6L
2. Robert Michael Dale Atlanta Police Dept. 04/04/1974 N3L
3. E. P. Daley Savannah Fire Dept. 12/20/1906 N2R
4. Eddie Mack Davis Rutledge State Prison 02/27/1997 S1R
5. Gregory L. Davis Atlanta Police Dept. 08/26/1988 S5R
6. Henry Tillman Davis Gainesville Police Dept. 09/29/1972 N3R
7. Joseph Emanuel Davis Atlanta Police Dept. 06/07/1989 S1R
8. Ralph K. Davis Gwinnett Co. Police Dept. 04/17/1964 S5R
9. Stephen Davis Ocilla Police Dept. 06/26/1910 S3R
10. Wyndall T. Davis DeKalb Co. Police Dept. 12/03/1981 S6R
11. George Dawson Atlanta Police Dept. 02/25/1994 N3R
12. Edward H. DeBray Atlanta Police Dept. 06/20/1901 S3R
13. David E. DeLoach U.S. Customs 07/14/1993 S5R
14. William Levi DeLoach Georgia Bureau of Investigation 07/14/1993 S1R
15. Morris H. Dean Atlanta Fire Dept. 02/15/1953 S1R
16. R. N. Deaver Brunswick Police Dept. 03/06/1915 S3L
17. Mercer Leroy Denby Tifton Police Dept. 08/28/1942 N3R
18. Robert Lee Dennard Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/06/1925 S6L
19. Douglas F. Denney U.S. ATF 01/20/1964 S1R
20. Brett Channing Dickey Gilmer Co. Sheriff's Office 02/14/1996 N1R
21. Charles Richard Dickson Atlanta Police Dept. 04/14/1962 N5R
22. Tyrone Collier Dillard Georgia State Patrol 02/03/1977 N1L
23. Kyle Wayne Dinkheller Laurens Co. Sheriff's Office 01/12/1998 S4L
24. Hoke Dixon Vidalia Police Dept. 03/20/1965 S4R
25. Roy Watson Dooley Atlanta Police Dept. 12/06/1979 S5R
26. Joseph William Doolittle Augusta Fire Dept. 12/27/1949 N5L
27. J. M. Dopson Macon Police Dept. 05/11/1938 N3R
28. George Dorminy Ben Hill Co. Sheriff's Office 04/06/1919 S5L
29. William D. Dorsey U.S. ATF 06/13/1920 N3R
30. Charles Dougherty Atlanta Fire Dept. 05/07/1913 S1R
31. Hans E. Drasbach Atlanta Police Dept. 10/03/1903 S6L
32. Charlie Joseph Drawdy Jesup Police Department 07/27/1949 N4L
33. Samuel Gordon Duke Columbus Fire Dept. 02/01/1949 N4R
34. Thomas William Dunbar Albany Police Dept. 10/26/1961 N2L
35. Scott Daniel Duncan Atlanta Fire Dept. 07/16/1981 S5R
36. Charles William Duren Adel Fire Dept. 12/09/1987 N5R
37. Hiram Benjamin Durrett Atlanta Police Dept. 10/17/1963 N6L
38. Hoyle W. Dye Atlanta Police Dept. 11/09/1960 N3R
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