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Site Roll of Honor: Firefighters Died in the Line of Duty WW II - Firefighting Platoons
Captain Glen G. Griswold, Army Fire Marshall, City of Naples
Captain Griswold was killed when a CWS-Ammo Depot exploded
Private Lemial E. Clutter, 1204th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 23 April 43
Private Clutter was killed by a vehicle driven by a drunk driver at Casablanca, Morocco.
1st Lieutenant Charles M. King, 1206th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 24 March 1944
Lt. King was killed by machine gun fire from a German airplane at the Anzio Beachhead
Private Chester W. Owens, 1219th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 24 December 1944
Private Owens died from enemy artilery fire in the Ardennes, Belgium
Unknown Personnel, 1226th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 1944
3 Unknown members of the 1226th, Normany, France
Corporal Willie J. Banks, 1250th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 8 June 1944
Corporal Banks died from a gunshot wound he received in the camp area at Aversa, Italy
1st Lieutenant Otto M. Theurer, 1250th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 27 July 1944
Lt. Otto M. Theurer was killed while investigating an ammunition dump fire at Anzio, Italy.
2nd Lt. Orval V. Sawyer, 1250th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 21 January 1946
Unknown at this time.
Staff Sergeant Samuel Turner, 1984th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 19 March 1944
Staff Sergeant Turner died while fighting an ammunition dump fire at Migano, Italy
T/5 William H. Collins, 1986th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 16 April 1944
T/5 Clayton Jones
Private John Puller
*****The above members of the 1986th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon were killed when the bomb load on a burning B-24 bomber exploded at Manduria Airbase, Italy******
T/5 Louis Biice, 1989th Engineer Aivation Fire Fighting Platoon, 5 Feb 1945
T/5 Louis Bice died when the aircraft in which he was a passenger crashed near Rome, Itlay
Private Jack Gibson, 1992nd Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 20 May 1944
Private Harland E. Owen
Private Gibson and Owen were killed while engaged in fire fighting operations on a downed P-51 aircraft at Lucera Airbase, Foggia, Italy
T/5 Elwood F. Evans, 1992nd Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 19 May 1945
Unknown at this time.
Private Clifford Bell, 1995 Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 31 July 1944
Private Clifford Bell died of injuries recieved from an accidental shooting at Borgo Airbase, Italy
Staff Sergeant John F. Gallagher, 2014th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 18 June 1944
Staff Sergeant Gallagher was killed in a motor vehicle accident near Army Air Force Station #484, Folkingham, England
Private First Class Fred H. Bothe, 2018th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 28 May 1944
Private Wood Hibbard
Private Fred H. Bothe and Private Wood Hibbard were killed while fighting a fire in an aircraft that crashed at Ibsley Airbase, England
Private First Class Carl A. Rogers, 2024th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 17 Dec 1943
PFC Rogers died from injuries received in a rail accident at Wattisham Airbase, England
Private Donald E. Morgart and Sgt. Thomas A McKeon, 2025th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 23 April 1944
Firefighters were killed when the B-17 they were passengers on caught fire and crashed at Cooper Farm, Lawshall, 7 miles south of
Bury St. Edmonds Airbase, England
Sergeant Monroe Atchley, 2033rd Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 4 June 1044
Private Ted Bunalski
Sergeant Monroe and Private Bunalski were killed while fighting a fire in an aircraft that crashed at Shipdham Airbase, England
1st. Lieutenant Laurence E. Radlinger, 2047th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 9 December 1944
Sergeant Roy W. Jones
Sergeant Charles R. Pick
Corporal Inez G. Garcia
T/5 Oscar R. Adams
T/5 Charles P. Lavoy
T/5 Harold A. Nelson
T/5 Leo V. Page
Private First Class George A. Felion
Private First Class Armando R. Orante
Private First Class Joseph H. Sandstrom
Private James C. Brasington
Private Carlos S. Perez
Sergeant Lester C. Crabb
T/5 Harry A. Dixon
******The above members of the 2047th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon were killed at Advance Landing Ground A-71, Chastres, France, when a B-26 returning from an operational mission crashed at the East-West runway and immediately burst into flames. The two crash crews arrived at the scene of the crash at 1134 hours. The crash crew with the aid of the Medical Corps had rescued two of the wounded crew members. In an attempt to rescue the third member the bomb load which the plane was carrying detonated and resulted in the above casualties.*******
1st Lieutenant Alden B. Parker, 2058th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 1 January, 1945
Sergeant Elmer K. Juelg
Corporial Wilbert G. Reiker
T/5 Leonard S. Luczkowski
T/5 Jerold M. Bostick died 3 Jan at hospital
******The above members of the 2058th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon were killed at Advanced landing Ground A-59, Cormeilles-en-vexin, France, when a plane taking off on a mission crashed and burned near the end of the runway. Three crew members of the plane escaped and a fourth was rescued by firefighters and carried to safety. Shortly thereafter, the bombs on board the aircraft exploded killing three firefighters, the fourth died within hours and the fifth died on 3 Jan 45.****
Unknown Personnel, 2067th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 29 March 1944
*****Two firefighters were killed when bombs exploded while fighting fire and performing rescue work on two Liberators which had collided in mid-air and fell to the ground in flames in the vincinity of Halesworth Airbase, England******
1st Lieutenant Allison H. Chapin, 2086th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 20 February 1945
Lieutenant Allison Chaplin was injured on 19 February 1945 by a prematurely exploding rifle grenade in the Burma-India Theater and died from those injuries on 20 February 1945.
Private First Class Clifford Gallina, 2086th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 27 May 1945
Private Clifford Gallina died when the C-47 aircraft in which he was a passenger crashed in the Burma-India Theater.
Corporal Ed Paupas, 2096th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 21 March 1945
Corporal Ed Paupas was killed when he fell from the back of a moving crash truck and was struck by a jeep.
Kimbolton Airbase, England.
Private John F. Flahery, 2112th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 9 May 1944
Private John F. Flaherty was killed when a damaged aircraft returning from a mission crashed into his crash truck.
Deopham Airbase, England
Private Joseph E. Zokvic, 2123rd Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 8 June 1944
Private Joseph E. Zokvic died from injuries received when the crash truck on which he was responding was struck by a vehicle at Wattisham Airbase, England
Corporal Anthony G. Papaleo, 2145th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 8 June 1944
*****Corporal Anthony Papaleo was killed when a 500 lb bomb from a burning Libertor exploded in the vincinity Gosfield Airbase , England******
1st Lieutenant Emile Joseph, 2150th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 9 December 1944
Unknown at this time at Advanced Landing Ground A-68, Juvincourt, France.
RIP
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http://www.firetrucks-atwar.com/index.html
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Site Roll of Honor: Firefighters Died in the Line of Duty WW II - Firefighting Platoons
Captain Glen G. Griswold, Army Fire Marshall, City of Naples
Captain Griswold was killed when a CWS-Ammo Depot exploded
Private Lemial E. Clutter, 1204th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 23 April 43
Private Clutter was killed by a vehicle driven by a drunk driver at Casablanca, Morocco.
1st Lieutenant Charles M. King, 1206th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 24 March 1944
Lt. King was killed by machine gun fire from a German airplane at the Anzio Beachhead
Private Chester W. Owens, 1219th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 24 December 1944
Private Owens died from enemy artilery fire in the Ardennes, Belgium
Unknown Personnel, 1226th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 1944
3 Unknown members of the 1226th, Normany, France
Corporal Willie J. Banks, 1250th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 8 June 1944
Corporal Banks died from a gunshot wound he received in the camp area at Aversa, Italy
1st Lieutenant Otto M. Theurer, 1250th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 27 July 1944
Lt. Otto M. Theurer was killed while investigating an ammunition dump fire at Anzio, Italy.
2nd Lt. Orval V. Sawyer, 1250th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon, 21 January 1946
Unknown at this time.
Staff Sergeant Samuel Turner, 1984th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 19 March 1944
Staff Sergeant Turner died while fighting an ammunition dump fire at Migano, Italy
T/5 William H. Collins, 1986th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 16 April 1944
T/5 Clayton Jones
Private John Puller
*****The above members of the 1986th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon were killed when the bomb load on a burning B-24 bomber exploded at Manduria Airbase, Italy******
T/5 Louis Biice, 1989th Engineer Aivation Fire Fighting Platoon, 5 Feb 1945
T/5 Louis Bice died when the aircraft in which he was a passenger crashed near Rome, Itlay
Private Jack Gibson, 1992nd Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 20 May 1944
Private Harland E. Owen
Private Gibson and Owen were killed while engaged in fire fighting operations on a downed P-51 aircraft at Lucera Airbase, Foggia, Italy
T/5 Elwood F. Evans, 1992nd Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 19 May 1945
Unknown at this time.
Private Clifford Bell, 1995 Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 31 July 1944
Private Clifford Bell died of injuries recieved from an accidental shooting at Borgo Airbase, Italy
Staff Sergeant John F. Gallagher, 2014th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 18 June 1944
Staff Sergeant Gallagher was killed in a motor vehicle accident near Army Air Force Station #484, Folkingham, England
Private First Class Fred H. Bothe, 2018th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 28 May 1944
Private Wood Hibbard
Private Fred H. Bothe and Private Wood Hibbard were killed while fighting a fire in an aircraft that crashed at Ibsley Airbase, England
Private First Class Carl A. Rogers, 2024th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 17 Dec 1943
PFC Rogers died from injuries received in a rail accident at Wattisham Airbase, England
Private Donald E. Morgart and Sgt. Thomas A McKeon, 2025th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 23 April 1944
Firefighters were killed when the B-17 they were passengers on caught fire and crashed at Cooper Farm, Lawshall, 7 miles south of
Bury St. Edmonds Airbase, England
Sergeant Monroe Atchley, 2033rd Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 4 June 1044
Private Ted Bunalski
Sergeant Monroe and Private Bunalski were killed while fighting a fire in an aircraft that crashed at Shipdham Airbase, England
1st. Lieutenant Laurence E. Radlinger, 2047th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 9 December 1944
Sergeant Roy W. Jones
Sergeant Charles R. Pick
Corporal Inez G. Garcia
T/5 Oscar R. Adams
T/5 Charles P. Lavoy
T/5 Harold A. Nelson
T/5 Leo V. Page
Private First Class George A. Felion
Private First Class Armando R. Orante
Private First Class Joseph H. Sandstrom
Private James C. Brasington
Private Carlos S. Perez
Sergeant Lester C. Crabb
T/5 Harry A. Dixon
******The above members of the 2047th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon were killed at Advance Landing Ground A-71, Chastres, France, when a B-26 returning from an operational mission crashed at the East-West runway and immediately burst into flames. The two crash crews arrived at the scene of the crash at 1134 hours. The crash crew with the aid of the Medical Corps had rescued two of the wounded crew members. In an attempt to rescue the third member the bomb load which the plane was carrying detonated and resulted in the above casualties.*******
1st Lieutenant Alden B. Parker, 2058th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 1 January, 1945
Sergeant Elmer K. Juelg
Corporial Wilbert G. Reiker
T/5 Leonard S. Luczkowski
T/5 Jerold M. Bostick died 3 Jan at hospital
******The above members of the 2058th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon were killed at Advanced landing Ground A-59, Cormeilles-en-vexin, France, when a plane taking off on a mission crashed and burned near the end of the runway. Three crew members of the plane escaped and a fourth was rescued by firefighters and carried to safety. Shortly thereafter, the bombs on board the aircraft exploded killing three firefighters, the fourth died within hours and the fifth died on 3 Jan 45.****
Unknown Personnel, 2067th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 29 March 1944
*****Two firefighters were killed when bombs exploded while fighting fire and performing rescue work on two Liberators which had collided in mid-air and fell to the ground in flames in the vincinity of Halesworth Airbase, England******
1st Lieutenant Allison H. Chapin, 2086th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 20 February 1945
Lieutenant Allison Chaplin was injured on 19 February 1945 by a prematurely exploding rifle grenade in the Burma-India Theater and died from those injuries on 20 February 1945.
Private First Class Clifford Gallina, 2086th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 27 May 1945
Private Clifford Gallina died when the C-47 aircraft in which he was a passenger crashed in the Burma-India Theater.
Corporal Ed Paupas, 2096th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 21 March 1945
Corporal Ed Paupas was killed when he fell from the back of a moving crash truck and was struck by a jeep.
Kimbolton Airbase, England.
Private John F. Flahery, 2112th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 9 May 1944
Private John F. Flaherty was killed when a damaged aircraft returning from a mission crashed into his crash truck.
Deopham Airbase, England
Private Joseph E. Zokvic, 2123rd Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 8 June 1944
Private Joseph E. Zokvic died from injuries received when the crash truck on which he was responding was struck by a vehicle at Wattisham Airbase, England
Corporal Anthony G. Papaleo, 2145th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 8 June 1944
*****Corporal Anthony Papaleo was killed when a 500 lb bomb from a burning Libertor exploded in the vincinity Gosfield Airbase , England******
1st Lieutenant Emile Joseph, 2150th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 9 December 1944
Unknown at this time at Advanced Landing Ground A-68, Juvincourt, France.
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