Downtown in Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Louisville Firefighters Memorial

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

1. Louisville Firefighters Memorial

Inscription.

Louisville Firefighters Memorial. . “This Memorial Is Dedicated To The Firefighters Who Have Fallen In The Line Of Duty”. ( fire fighters ) Jack Hunt Oct 12, 1874 · Joseph Connell Nov 13, 1886 · Nicholas Lawrence Jan 31, 1888 · Dennis Hamilton Feb 17, 1888 · Edward Early Sept 15, 1889 · P. Foley Sept 15, 1889 · Joe Monehan Sept 15, 1889 · L. Steigleiter Sept 15, 1889 · Thomas Whalen Sept. 15, 1889 · Herb Coke Jan 30, 1890 · Morris O'Hern May 31, 1891 · Dennis McGrath June 19, 1891 · Saul Baker Dec 8, 1891 · William Davis Dec 8, 1891 · Thomas Moore Dec 8, 1891 · Tony Schlick Dec 8, 1891 · Jacob Rabinecker May 29, 1896 · Val Schwab July 7, 1896 · Charles Boas Nov 9, 1897 · Joseph Swerny June 29, 1898 · Charles Neville April 24, 1901 · Walter Sinkhorn Feb. 2, 1902 · William Henzy Oct 30, 1902 · Harry Charlton June 7, 1903 · William Herman July 9, 1903 · Ed Connelly Nov 30, 1903 · John Hughes Dec 21, 1903 · George Calloway Aug 4, 1905 · John Kreamer May 6, 1908 · Harry Bundschu July 19, 1908 · Ben Dillion Dec 26, 1909 · Charles Connelly June 4, 1911 · Edward McCue Nov. 8, 1917 · Jacob Loeb June 28, 1919 · Joseph Hopwood Oct 16, 1920 · Albert Thrasher July 12, 1922 · John Maloney Dec 27, 1922 · Patrick Kilgarriff Nov 17, 1923 · William Grant? Dec 28, 1926 · Charles Sweeney Dec 20, 1926 · Joseph Ferrell Aug 17, 1927 · George Booth Aug 29, 1927 · William Denneler Nov 27, 1927 · Fred Stephan Sept 9, 1928 · John Malick April 23, 1929 · Lee McGee Sept 17, 1929 · Lee Paul Sept 18, 1929 · Charles Handiworker Sept 22, 1929 · Arthur Sutherland Jan 6, 1930 · William Patton June 6, 1930 · Walter Wallace June 6, 1930 · Charles Kern Jan 7, 1933 · Louis Brimer Dec 11, 1933 · Matthew Hefferman Sept 27, 1935 · John Duffy May 5, 1936 · Isaac Abraham Sept 19, 1936 · Arthur Butcher Mar 18, 1937 · George Bibelhauser Feb 6, 1941 · George Wolfe May 7, 1943 · Earl J. Wilkinson Oct 15, 1950 · Joseph K. Buren Dec 17, 1960 · Jesse Wilson Dec 17, 1960 · Riley Pryor Dec 17, 1960 · James Whitaker Nov 26, 1965 · Donald LeCompte Jan 21, 1972 · Lt. L.A. Carter Jan 26, 1972 · Lt. C.V. Carrithers Feb 7, 1972 · Larry Straughn Jan 31, 1978 · Lennox Allen Oct 4, 1980 · Steve Harrington Oct 28, 1980 · Raymond Watkins May 3, 1986 · M.T. Wyatt May 26, 1986 · William Schelling Oct. 26, 1987 · Strawn Nutter Aug 3, 1994 · Craig Drury Sept 5, 1994 · Donald Z. Manuel Nov. 24, 1996 · Andre “Mike” Ellis Mar 16, 2005 · Maj. Terry L. Cannon Jan 17, 2010 · F.F. Gary P. Humphrey May 29, 1975 · Maj. Malcolm W. Jenkins Oct. 30, 2014 · Edward Rider Dec 5, 1915 ( area communities ) Anchorage · Black Mudd · Buechel · Camp Taylor · Dixie Suburban · Eastwood · Edge Wood · Fair Dale · Fern Creek · Harrods Creek · Highview · Jeffersontown · Lake Dreamland · Louisville · Lyndon · McMahan · Middletown · Okolona · Pleasure Ridge Park · St. Matthews · Shively · South Dixie · Worthington

“This Memorial
Is Dedicated To The
Firefighters Who
Have Fallen In
The Line Of Duty”
( fire fighters )
Jack Hunt Oct 12, 1874 · Joseph Connell Nov 13, 1886 · Nicholas Lawrence Jan 31, 1888 · Dennis Hamilton Feb 17, 1888 · Edward Early Sept 15, 1889 · P. Foley Sept 15, 1889 · Joe Monehan Sept 15, 1889 · L. Steigleiter Sept 15, 1889 · Thomas Whalen Sept. 15, 1889 · Herb Coke Jan 30, 1890 · Morris O'Hern May 31, 1891 · Dennis McGrath June 19, 1891 · Saul Baker Dec 8, 1891 · William Davis Dec 8, 1891 · Thomas Moore Dec 8, 1891 · Tony Schlick Dec 8, 1891 · Jacob Rabinecker May 29, 1896 · Val Schwab July 7, 1896 · Charles Boas Nov 9, 1897 · Joseph Swerny June 29, 1898 · Charles Neville April 24, 1901 · Walter Sinkhorn Feb. 2, 1902 · William Henzy Oct 30, 1902 · Harry Charlton June 7, 1903 · William Herman July 9, 1903 · Ed Connelly Nov 30, 1903 · John Hughes Dec 21, 1903 · George Calloway Aug 4, 1905 · John Kreamer May 6, 1908 · Harry Bundschu July 19, 1908 · Ben Dillion Dec 26, 1909 · Charles Connelly June 4, 1911 · Edward McCue Nov. 8, 1917 · Jacob Loeb June 28, 1919 · Joseph Hopwood Oct 16, 1920 · Albert Thrasher July 12, 1922 · John Maloney Dec 27, 1922 · Patrick Kilgarriff Nov 17, 1923 · William Grant? Dec 28, 1926 · Charles Sweeney Dec 20, 1926 · Joseph Ferrell Aug 17,

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1927 · George Booth Aug 29, 1927 · William Denneler Nov 27, 1927 · Fred Stephan Sept 9, 1928 · John Malick April 23, 1929 · Lee McGee Sept 17, 1929 · Lee Paul Sept 18, 1929 · Charles Handiworker Sept 22, 1929 · Arthur Sutherland Jan 6, 1930 · William Patton June 6, 1930 · Walter Wallace June 6, 1930 · Charles Kern Jan 7, 1933 · Louis Brimer Dec 11, 1933 · Matthew Hefferman Sept 27, 1935 · John Duffy May 5, 1936 · Isaac Abraham Sept 19, 1936 · Arthur Butcher Mar 18, 1937 · George Bibelhauser Feb 6, 1941 · George Wolfe May 7, 1943 · Earl J. Wilkinson Oct 15, 1950 · Joseph K. Buren Dec 17, 1960 · Jesse Wilson Dec 17, 1960 · Riley Pryor Dec 17, 1960 · James Whitaker Nov 26, 1965 · Donald LeCompte Jan 21, 1972 · Lt. L.A. Carter Jan 26, 1972 · Lt. C.V. Carrithers Feb 7, 1972 · Larry Straughn Jan 31, 1978 · Lennox Allen Oct 4, 1980 · Steve Harrington Oct 28, 1980 · Raymond Watkins May 3, 1986 · M.T. Wyatt May 26, 1986 · William Schelling Oct. 26, 1987 · Strawn Nutter Aug 3, 1994 · Craig Drury Sept 5, 1994 · Donald Z. Manuel Nov. 24, 1996 · Andre “Mike” Ellis Mar 16, 2005 · Maj. Terry L. Cannon Jan 17, 2010 · F.F. Gary P. Humphrey May 29, 1975 · Maj. Malcolm W. Jenkins Oct. 30, 2014 · Edward Rider Dec 5, 1915

( area communities )
Anchorage · Black Mudd · Buechel · Camp Taylor · Dixie Suburban · Eastwood · Edge Wood · Fair Dale · Fern Creek · Harrods

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

2. Louisville Firefighters Memorial

Creek · Highview · Jeffersontown · Lake Dreamland · Louisville · Lyndon · McMahan · Middletown · Okolona · Pleasure Ridge Park · St. Matthews · Shively · South Dixie · Worthington

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Heroes.

Location. 38° 15.229′ N, 85° 45.615′ W. Marker is in Louisville, Kentucky, in Jefferson County. It is in Downtown. Marker is at the intersection of S 6th Street and W Liberty Street, on the left when traveling south on S 6th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Louisville KY 40202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Louisville Law Enforcement Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Louisville Bar Association (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles W. Anderson, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis Dembitz Brandeis (within shouting distance of this marker); City and County Named / Jefferson County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Jefferson Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George Rogers Clark (about 300 feet away); Jefferson County (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Louisville.

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

3. Louisville Firefighters Memorial

Photographed By Michael Herrick, May 19, 2017

4. Louisville Firefighters Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 25, 2017, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.