Roll of Honor

Firefighter

Age: 29

Year of Death: 1956

James Lester Rivers

Firefighter James Lester Rivers, age 29, of the Sunray Fire Department, died on July 29, 1956, in an explosion during at the Shamrock Oil and Gas Company.

He is survived by his wife Ophelia and parents R.D. and Oleta Rivers.

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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