by 100Clubillinois | Dec 31, 1968 | Fallen Heroes
On Decmber 31, 1968, Chicago Fire Department Firefighter James P. Fisher of Truck 47 died in the line of duty after he was trapped in a burning building during a fire on Clark Street. Fisher and several other firefighters were handling a hose line on the second floor...
by 100Clubillinois | Dec 27, 1968 | Fallen Heroes
Officer Joseph F. Ferguson was shot and killed while questioning three suspicious men. Officer Ferguson and his partner stopped three men because they saw a bulge under one of the men’s coat. One of the men convinced them that he was not with the remaining two...
by 100Clubillinois | Dec 10, 1968 | Fallen Heroes
On December 7, 1968, Chicago Fire Department Firefighter Gary Descher was fatally injured in the line of duty while fighting a fire at a bowling alley on N. Spaulding Avenue. Descher, a seven-year veteran of Hook and Ladder 38, was operating on the roof of the burning...
by 100Clubillinois | Oct 25, 1968 | Fallen Heroes
Detective Clayton Robinson was shot and killed during an arrest. Detective Robinson was making an arrest at Blackhawk and Larrabee. A struggle ensued during which the man pulled out a gun and shot Detective Robinson. He was survived by his wife and four...
by 100Clubillinois | Oct 8, 1968 | Fallen Heroes
Officer John R. Tucker was shot and killed during an armed robbery. Officer Tucker observed an armed robber enter a bank and took a position behind a pillar as the gunman approached a teller’s cage. Officer Tucker was approaching the robber from behind when the...
by 100Clubillinois | Jun 16, 1968 | Fallen Heroes
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.
