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Fireman Clyde Neff, Jr.
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Responding to a rubbish fire at 300 East Ann Street, Fireman Clyde Neff Jr.
fell off the tailboard of Engine 4 while turning from North Main Street
onto Ann. Neff, who had just completed his first year on the
department,
died at Central Receiving Hospital later that night with his wife, Dorothy at his
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Fireman Dies
of Injuries
After Fall From Truck
Clyde Neff Jr., 26, city fireman who completed his first
year of duty with the department yesterday, died in Georgia
Street Receiving Hospital last night of injuries received
when he was thrown from a hose truck en route to a fire.
The fireman, who lived at 676 Caliburn
Drive, was standing on the truck's back platform and was
hurled to the pavement as the rig turned the corner of
Main and Ann Sts. The truck was en route to a small
rubbish fire at 300 E. Ann St.
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Los Angeles Times,
November 3, 1949
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I N M E M O R I A M
CLYDE NEFF JR. ---- Firemen on active duty
at Engine 4B passed away November 2, 1949. Born March 25, 1923, in David
City, Nebraska. Appointed to the Department November 2, 1948.
Services held November 8, 1949, at the Chapel of Utter McKinley's View Park
Mortuary, Los Angeles, California, under the auspices of the Relief Association
with Chaplain Joseph R. Hoffmann officiating. Internment in Inglewood Memorial
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California.
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The Firemen's Grape
Vine, December 1949
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