National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Roll of Honor

Crew Member

Age: 20

Year of Death: 1953

Glenn C. “Cecil” Hitchcock

Crew Member Glenn C. “Cecil” Hitchcock, age 20, of the New Tribes Mission died on July 9, 1953 while fighting the Rattlesnake Fire in the Powder House Canyon at Mendocino National Forest.

This firefighter line of duty fatality occurred before the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial was built in Emmitsburg, Maryland. We have added a section to our Walk of Honor® that honors firefighters who died prior to 1981. To see if there is a Walk of Honor® tribute for this firefighter on the walk, please visit our search page. To sponsor a brick, please visit: firehero.org/walkofhonor.