Ray Cowan
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Sergeant

Ray Cowan

Tulsa Police Department — Tulsa, OK
Felonious
End of Watch February 4, 1947
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Cowan was killed when he was struck in the head while assisting another officer subdue a prisoner.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Cowan served with the Tulsa Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tulsa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cowan.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Tulsa, Osage County, OK
Platform Identity tpd.tulsa.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 4, 1947
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Person

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Ray is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1947, 86 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 74th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was person, in 2% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Tulsa Police Department has 42 officers remembered here, Ray among them.

Sergeant Ray Cowan

Tulsa Police Department · End of Watch February 4, 1947

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 5-E

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