IFLODD: Firefighter Memorial


Firefighter Record

Firefighter Details

Name John Daugherty
Agency Chicago Fire Department
Rank Deputy Fire Marshal
Type of Firefighter Career
Age Range 51 to 55
Sex Male
Date of Birth 0/0/0
Date of Death 6/16/1968
Cause of Death Stress/Overexertion
Nature of Death Heart attack
Attribute of Death [not applicable]
Type of Duty Firefighting operations

Incident Details

Incident Name N/A
Incident City Chicago
Incident State IL
Incident Date 6/16/1968
Incident Location Industry/ Manufacturing
Incident Attribute Fires

Incident Summary

On June 16, 1968, Chicago Fire Department Fire Marshal John Vernon Daugherty died in the line of duty. A firefighter for more than thirty years, Daugherty suffered a heart attack while directing firefighters during a fire at a factory on Harrison Street.

Citations:

“Fire Marshal Daugherty, 59, Dies at Blaze,” Chicago Tribune, June 17, 1968.

Obituary of Vernon Daugherty, Chicago Tribune, June 19, 1968.


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