Fallen Heroes Memorial. His actual interment is in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, TN, please click HERE for that memorial.
Lieutenant, Memphis Fire Department, was one of three firefighters who died while fighting a fire at the Johnson Motor Company at 333-37 Monroe Avenue on December 2, 1934. All three men were killed when a wall collapse followed an explosion during the fire. Alexander saw the collapse begin and was warning others to run when the falling wall crushed him. He had been with the department for fourteen years. Lieutenant Robert H. Alexander, 50, was married and the father of one son.
Lieutenant, Memphis Fire Department, was one of three firefighters who died while fighting a fire at the Johnson Motor Company at 333-37 Monroe Avenue on December 2, 1934. All three men were killed when a wall collapse followed an explosion during the fire. Alexander saw the collapse begin and was warning others to run when the falling wall crushed him. He had been with the department for fourteen years. Lieutenant Robert H. Alexander, 50, was married and the father of one son.
Fallen Heroes Memorial. His actual interment is in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, TN, please click HERE for that memorial.
Lieutenant, Memphis Fire Department, was one of three firefighters who died while fighting a fire at the Johnson Motor Company at 333-37 Monroe Avenue on December 2, 1934. All three men were killed when a wall collapse followed an explosion during the fire. Alexander saw the collapse begin and was warning others to run when the falling wall crushed him. He had been with the department for fourteen years. Lieutenant Robert H. Alexander, 50, was married and the father of one son.
Lieutenant, Memphis Fire Department, was one of three firefighters who died while fighting a fire at the Johnson Motor Company at 333-37 Monroe Avenue on December 2, 1934. All three men were killed when a wall collapse followed an explosion during the fire. Alexander saw the collapse begin and was warning others to run when the falling wall crushed him. He had been with the department for fourteen years. Lieutenant Robert H. Alexander, 50, was married and the father of one son.
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