David F. Whelan - Minneapolis FD

David F. Whelan, Firefighter, Ladder 4 - August 30, 1934

Whelan died when Engine 4 crashed at 12th and Lyndale Avenues North on a run to a fire at 620 Aldrich Avenue North. THe rig skidded on wet pavement as it turned a corner and crashed into a light pole. Whelan was thrown under its rear wheels and killed instantly.

The above material used with permission from the book “Mill City Firefighters, The First 100 Years 1879 – 1979” by Richard Heath (deceased) and copyright by The Extra Alarm Association of the Twin Cities.