Firefighter John Benjamin Parshall Jr.

Photo of Firefighter John Benjamin Parshall Jr.
Last Call: Thu, Oct 5th, 1916
Date of Incident: Thu, Oct 5th, 1916
Cause of Death: Structural Collapse
Service Time: 12 years
Age: 39

Survivors

Wife Mary, daughters Francis, Jane, and Luella, and son John

Incident

While working on the third floor at a fire in the Christian Brothers College, a wall collapsed killing Firefighter Parshall of Truck 19. The collapse also took the lives of Lieutenant Henry Budde of Engine 43, and Firefighters William Kuhnert, August Sturmfels, George Young as well as Lieutenant Michael Waters, all of Truck 19. Three civilians also died in the fire.

Agency

Saint Louis Fire Department Patch
Saint Louis Fire Department
1421 North Jefferson Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63106
(314) 533-3406
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Photo of Harry L. Budde
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Photo of August Sturmfels
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Photo of George H. Young
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