Private William Grady of the St. Louis Fire Department, died after Engine 17 and Hook and Ladder 9 collided at Vandeventer and Easton while responding to an alarm. The accident also claimed the lives of Privates William Crump and Clarence Paschang.
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.
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