FDNY Line of Duty Death
January 27, 1955 - LODD
Battalion Chief Eugene G. Dowd, 55
Battalion 44
FDNY. Brooklyn, New York
Chief Dowd died as a result of injuries he sustained while operating at a single-alarm fire on May 4, 1949.
BC Dowd died in the line of duty on January 27th, 1955 as a result of injuries sustained while operating at Box 1643. He suffered a heart attack and left behind a wife, Josephine.
RIP. Never forget.