Born: 2/23/1905 LODD: 1/7/1929 Burial: Unknown Fire Company: Carlisle Fire Engineer Minos E Scott, received injuries sustained in a fall from a fire engine while responding to a call for a major fire along the Milford riverfront in December 1927. The rig that he was riding on hit a bump and Scott fell to the ground. He died in early January 1928. He was a blacksmith by trade.
Born: Approx 1854 LODD: 3/21/1904 Burial: Cathedral Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware Fire Company: Water Witch #5, Wilmington Volunteers Patrick W. Dougherty was a Fireplug Inspector for the Water Department of the City of Wilmington. He was the drive of a chemical engine for the Water Witch Fire Company, when he was injured during the course of performing his fire duties on one occasion. He never recovered from those injuries and died at his residence at 1810
Born: 12/18/1945 LODD: 8/22/2005 Burial: Delaware Veterans Cemetery, Bear, Delaware Fire Company: Elsmere, Citizens’ Hose Company of Smyrna, Robbins Hose Company of Dover, The Delaware State Fire School Firefighter Young had responded to multiple incidents on April 2, 2005. He remained at the fire station due to the approach of a storm, when at approximately 2045 hrs, he was preparing to descend from the 2nd floor to the first floor by fire pole when he
Born: 7/10/1939 LODD: 1/6/1998 Burial: Unknown Fire Company: Wilmington Fire Department Prince A. Mousley Jr, 58, died of a heart attack after collapsing at the scene of a residential structure fire in the 2800 block of N Washington St. He was revived by firefighters on the scene, but died an hour later in Wilmington Hospital. Mousley had just returned to work after a bout with cancer, where he had lost a lung. He was a
Born: 9/21/1913 LODD: 12/2/1962 Burial: Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, Delaware Fire Company: Christiana Edward Naumann had completed his ten (10) hour tour of duty as a Lieutenant at Engine Company No. 8 in Wilmington, located at 2nd and Jackson Streets on December 2, 1962. He went home, then decided to go to the Christiana Volunteer Fire Company Station 12, where he had volunteered since 1959. An alarm was received for 990 Howell School Road, off
Born: 1954 LODD: 8/3/1971 Burial: Henlopen Memorial Park, Milton, Delaware Fire Company: Felton As an EMT for the Felton Community Fire Company, 17 year old Richard Schuyler was responding to the report of accident near town when his vehicle left Sussex Rd 284 (Little Masten’s Corner Rd) on a curve and overturned. He was working digging potatoes with his father and had just left with a truckload. He was given emergency care at Kent General
