Firefighter George Alexander Coates, age 27, of the Charleston Fire Department, died on March 4, 1949, when the floor collapsed during a fire at the Woolworth’s Department Store.
He is a World War II Army veteran who served both stateside and in the Pacific.
He is survived by his wife, Opal; his parents Hagar and George Coates; his half-brother James; and his grandfather James.
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