IN MEMORY OF
THOSE MEMBERS OF THE LOS ANGELES
FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
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| JOHN
M. RANDALL |
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| Fireman
(Military Leave from Engine Company No. 11) |
April 19, 1943 |
| The
Los Angeles City Fire Department suffered it first war casualty when
Staff Sergeant John M. Randall lost his life near Shreveport, La.
The army bomber in which he was serving as bombardier-navigator, crashed
while on a training flight from Barksdale Field where he was
stationed. The accident occurred the morning of April 19, 1943. |
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Source: The Firemen's Grapevine, June 1943
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Continued
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JACK
C. MANAHAN |
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|
Fireman (Military Leave) |
October 14, 1943 |
| Entered
the department May 26, 1941 and entered the military service on military
leave January 24, 1942. Killed in action over Germany, October 14,
1943 This man, a new member of the department, had given every
indication that he would serve with efficiency and honor. His memory
will be cherished by all of his former companions and by all members of the
department. |
| Source: Annual Report
#58, June 30, 1944 |
Additional
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JAMES L.
ASHMORE |
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|
Fireman (Military Leave) |
July 9, 1944 |
| Entered
the department January 20, 1941, and was granted military leave December
21, 1942; he was reported missing on July 9, 1944; later
reported killed in action but exact date of death is not known; the
probable location of his death was in northern Italy in the vicinity of
Leghorn. |
| Source: Annual Report
#59, June 30, 1945 |
ALLEN D.
KIMMEL |
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|
Fireman (Military Leave from Engine Company No. 25 -A) |
July 18, 1944 |
Entered
the department August 4, 1941, and was granted military leave December 9,
1942;
Killed in action in France in the Normandy theatre of
war. |
| Source: Annual Report
#59, June 30, 1945 |
Additional
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CHESTER
F. JACOBS |
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|
Fireman (Military Leave from Truck Company No. 3 -A) |
August 11, 1944 |
Entered
the department August 4, 1941, and was granted military leave March 9,
1943;
Killed in action in France.
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| Source: Annual Report #59, June 30,
1945 |
Additional
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HAROLD
JONATHAN |
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|
Fireman (Military Leave) |
November 29, 1944 |
Entered
the department December 10, 1942, and was granted military leave December
26, 1942;
Killed in action in France. |
| Source: Annual Report #59, June 30,
1945 |
Additional
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DONALD
W. STARBIRD
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|
| Fireman (Military
Leave from Engine Company No. 16) |
December 5, 1944 |
Entered
the department September 23, 1940, and was granted military leave July 13,
1943;
Killed in action in New Guinea. |
| Source: Annual Report #59, June 30,
1945 |
Additional
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AUSTIN
F. CASSELBERRY
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|
| Fireman (Military
Leave from Truck Company No. 24) |
May 13, 1944* |
Entered
the department July 29, 1940 and was granted military leave February 15,
1943. He was killed in action over Coblenz, Germany, on May 13,
1944.
* The U. S. Army waited one year before officially considering Fireman
Casselberry deceased. |
| Source: Annual Report
#60, June 30, 1946 |
Additional
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EMMETT M. O'BRIEN |
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|
Fireman (Military Leave) |
July 26, 1945
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| Entered
the Department August 4, 1941 and was granted military leave February 6,
1943. He was killed in an airplane crash while attempting a forced
landing somewhere in Europe. |
| Source: Annual Report
#60, June 30, 1946 |
Additional
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List of Department Members Gone to War:
Spanish American War
World War I
World War II
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