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National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

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Acting Battalion Chief
Age: 45
Year of Death: 1938

George A. Jacques

Acting Battalion Chief George A. Jacques, age 45, of the Newark Fire Department died on October 28, 1938 of asphyxiation after responding to a basement fire in a butcher shop.

George was a veteran of World War I. He served in the U.S. Army.

This firefighter line of duty fatality occurred before the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial was built in Emmitsburg, Maryland. While this firefighter has not been officially honored at the Memorial site, there are plans to do so when resources are available.

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