Fire Capt. Michael J. Carter, 55, of 5532 Klump Ave., North Hollywood, is dead today, victim of a heart attack suffered while directing the battle against a $315,000 blaze in Hollywood.
A rescue squad worked frantically over the fallen captain for 30 minutes before he was pronounced dead.
Capt. Carter, commander of Engine Co. 27 and described as one of the department's finest officers, would have completed his 25th year of service next November.
The fire late yesterday swept through a two-story office building and warehouse at 1103-07 N. El Centro Ave. The building was reported to be the property of Encino Actor Edward Everett Horton.
Capt. Carter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sue Carter; two daughters and two sons, and five brothers.
Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the J. T. Oswald Chapel, Requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Charles Church, and internment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Capt. Carter was member of the Legion of Valor, and won the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Corporal Michael Carter (ASN: 2256223), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, A.E.F., near Gesnes, France, 28 September 1918. Corporal Carter, attached to the signal section of the attacking battalion, repeatedly spliced telephone wires in the midst of heavy artillery and machine-gun fire during the attack, displaying at all times exceptional coolness and personal bravery and aiding materially in maintaining communication between battalion and regimental command posts.
A rescue squad worked frantically over the fallen captain for 30 minutes before he was pronounced dead.
Capt. Carter, commander of Engine Co. 27 and described as one of the department's finest officers, would have completed his 25th year of service next November.
The fire late yesterday swept through a two-story office building and warehouse at 1103-07 N. El Centro Ave. The building was reported to be the property of Encino Actor Edward Everett Horton.
Capt. Carter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sue Carter; two daughters and two sons, and five brothers.
Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the J. T. Oswald Chapel, Requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Charles Church, and internment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Capt. Carter was member of the Legion of Valor, and won the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Corporal Michael Carter (ASN: 2256223), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, A.E.F., near Gesnes, France, 28 September 1918. Corporal Carter, attached to the signal section of the attacking battalion, repeatedly spliced telephone wires in the midst of heavy artillery and machine-gun fire during the attack, displaying at all times exceptional coolness and personal bravery and aiding materially in maintaining communication between battalion and regimental command posts.
Fire Capt. Michael J. Carter, 55, of 5532 Klump Ave., North Hollywood, is dead today, victim of a heart attack suffered while directing the battle against a $315,000 blaze in Hollywood.
A rescue squad worked frantically over the fallen captain for 30 minutes before he was pronounced dead.
Capt. Carter, commander of Engine Co. 27 and described as one of the department's finest officers, would have completed his 25th year of service next November.
The fire late yesterday swept through a two-story office building and warehouse at 1103-07 N. El Centro Ave. The building was reported to be the property of Encino Actor Edward Everett Horton.
Capt. Carter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sue Carter; two daughters and two sons, and five brothers.
Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the J. T. Oswald Chapel, Requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Charles Church, and internment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Capt. Carter was member of the Legion of Valor, and won the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Corporal Michael Carter (ASN: 2256223), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, A.E.F., near Gesnes, France, 28 September 1918. Corporal Carter, attached to the signal section of the attacking battalion, repeatedly spliced telephone wires in the midst of heavy artillery and machine-gun fire during the attack, displaying at all times exceptional coolness and personal bravery and aiding materially in maintaining communication between battalion and regimental command posts.
A rescue squad worked frantically over the fallen captain for 30 minutes before he was pronounced dead.
Capt. Carter, commander of Engine Co. 27 and described as one of the department's finest officers, would have completed his 25th year of service next November.
The fire late yesterday swept through a two-story office building and warehouse at 1103-07 N. El Centro Ave. The building was reported to be the property of Encino Actor Edward Everett Horton.
Capt. Carter is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sue Carter; two daughters and two sons, and five brothers.
Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the J. T. Oswald Chapel, Requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Charles Church, and internment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery.
Capt. Carter was member of the Legion of Valor, and won the Distinguished Service Cross in World War I.
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Corporal Michael Carter (ASN: 2256223), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Headquarters Company, 361st Infantry Regiment, 91st Division, A.E.F., near Gesnes, France, 28 September 1918. Corporal Carter, attached to the signal section of the attacking battalion, repeatedly spliced telephone wires in the midst of heavy artillery and machine-gun fire during the attack, displaying at all times exceptional coolness and personal bravery and aiding materially in maintaining communication between battalion and regimental command posts.
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