Firefighter Edward Born
Last Call: Wed, Apr 13th, 1927
Date of Incident: Wed, Apr 13th, 1927
Cause of Death: Motor Vehicle Accident (Response)
Service Time: 5 years
Age: 35
Survivors
Wife Kathryn and two young children
Incident
Firefighter Born died after the fire engine that he was driving overturned while responding to a false alarm. He was transported to City Hospital where he died a short time later. Four other firefighters were injured in the accident. The pull box they were responding to had frequent false alarms pulled the past two weeks.
Agency
1421 North Jefferson Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63106
(314) 533-3406
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Tributes
There is 1 tribute for Firefighter Edward Born.
Left by Robert Crecelius on Friday, September 4th, 2020
My grandfather and family received little recognition or support in that at the time he was not considered to have died in the line of duty. Not one visit after the funeral. Shameful. Thank god for the organizations that support our Hero’s injured or killed in the line of duty today.