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"Greater
Love Hath No Man Than This"
Auto Fireman Everett H. Young
Auto Fireman Everett H. Young, 37, was driving Engine 16 back to
quarters from an alarm on the evening of November 12, 1947.
While traveling southbound on the Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) near Solano Avenue a
cascade of rocks and bottles were thrown from a 50-foot hill overlooking the
parkway. A large rock crash through the windshield of the Engine and hit
Young in the head killing him instantly. Captain James J. McCluskey
grabbed the wheel and stopped the Engine preventing a crash. Auto Fireman
Young was survived by a wife and two children.
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ROCK HURLED
ON FREEWAY
KILLS FIREMAN
Fireman
Everett Hayden Young, 37, of 342 W. 46th St., was killed almost
instantly last night when struck in the head by a large rock as he
was driving a fire truck on the Arroyo Seco Parkway near Solano Ave.
one-half mile north of Sunset Blvd.
Police said he was struck in a cascade of rocks
and bottles thrown form a 50-foot embankment. Capt. J. B. McCluskey,
seated beside Young, grabbed the wheel and brought the rig to a
stop. Two other pieces of apparatus were also hit.
Young, who leaves his widow and two children, was
with a special detail returning from an assignment. He was a member
of Engine Co. 16 and had been with the department since 1936.
Officers of the homicide detail took over the
case last night.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES,
November 13, 1947
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EVERETT
H. YOUNG
Auto Fireman, Fire Department
City of Los Angeles
Born December 15, 1910; appointed to the department July
10, 1937; promoted to Auto Fireman July 25, 1940;
killed in line of duty November 12, 1947. Auto Fireman
Young was instantly killed when struck in the head by a rock
thrown by a vandal while driving a fire apparatus on Arroyo Seco
Freeway near Bishops Road and while in the performance of his
duties.
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SIXTY SECOND
ANNUAL REPORT |
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I N M E M
O R I A M
EVERETT
H. YOUNG Autofireman on active duty killed when struck
by a rock November 12, 1947. Born in Los Angeles,
California, December 15, 1910. Appointed fireman Los
Angeles Fire Department July 10, 1937. Promoted to
autofireman July 25, 1940. Was working at Engine 16 A at
the time of his death. Funeral services held November 18,
1947 at Utter McKinley Broadway Mortuary with Chaplain Joseph R.
Hoffmann officiating. Internment in Inglewood Park Cemetery.
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The Firemen's Grape
Vine.
December 1947 |
Engine Company No.
16
130 North Hope Street |
