John McNamara - Minneapolis FD

John McNamara, Lieutenant, Ladder 2 - May 17, 1909

McNamara died in the line of duty attempting to apprehend a hold-up suspect being pursued by police past Station 1, 6th (Portland) Avenue and 3rd Street. The suspect drew a pistol and shot McNamara with fatal results.

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.