FDNY Line of Duty Death
December 6, 1953 - LODD
Fireman Garrett W. Langdon, 40
Engine 298
FDNY. Queens, New York
Fireman Langdon died as a result of his injuries sustained while operating at a single-alarm fire at 139-42 Hillside Avenue on November 24th.
Fireman Garrett W. Langdon of Engine 298 died on December 6, 1953. He was injured on November 24, 1953 while operating at a fire at 139-42 Hillside Avenue. At the time it was not considered a line of duty death. On March 8, 1955 the Board of Trustees of the Fire Department Pension Fund reversed their earlier decision and said his death was in the performance of his duties. He was appointed to the Department on July 1, 1946 and served his whole career with Engine 298. He was forty years old. (From "The Last Alarm" by Boucher, Urbanowicz & Melahn, 2007)
RIP. Never forget.
WWII Veteran
