Firefighter Charles Lester Henry

Photo of Firefighter Charles Lester Henry
Last Call: Wed, Dec 14th, 1927
Date of Incident: Sun, Dec 11th, 1927
Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 43

Survivors

His wife Estella and sons Lawrence and Stanley.

Incident

While responding to an alarm, Firefighter Henry was severely injured when the engine that he was riding tailboard on skidded into a telephone pole at Eighth Street and Lydia Avenue. He was transported to St. Joseph Hospital where he died three days later.

Firefighter Henry was assigned to Station #5.

Agency

Kansas City Fire Department Patch
635 Woodland Avenue - Suite 2100
Kansas City, Missouri 64116
(816) 513-4600

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