FDNY Line of Duty Death
May 27, 1966 - LODD
Fireman James E. Linekin, 62
Fire Emergency Division
FDNY. Manhattan, New York
Fireman Linekin died as a result of injuries he sustained in the performance of his duties.
Fireman James E. Linekin of Engine 66 (Fireboat Harry M. Archer, MD) spent his whole career aboard the fireboats of the FDNY. He was appointed and assigned to Engine 232 on September 23, 1929. He retired on April 14, 1963 with a disability pension for injuries sustained in the line of duty. He died on May 27, 1966. He was sixty-two years old. No other information could be found on Fireman Linekin’s death. His name appears on the Memorial Wall at Headquarters. (From "The Last Alarm" by Boucher, Urbanowicz & Melahn, 2007)
RIP. Never forget.
