Hoseman John F. Foley, age 57, of the Boston Fire Department died in a wall collapse at a restaurant fire on November 15, 1942.
He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. on September 9, 1885. Before being appointed to the Boston Fire Department on November 1, 1912, he was a machinist. John was assigned to Engine Company 3 for his entire career. He was promoted to Acting Apparatus Engineer on April 18, 1919. He was not originally scheduled to work the night of the fire. He was working because he had swapped shifts with another hoseman assigned to Engine Company 3. He was survived by a daughter Gertrude and a son James.
The funeral for Hoseman Foley was held on November 19, 1942 from his home at 81 Falcon Street, East Boston, followed by a Requiem Mass at Sacred Heart Church, 303 Paris Street, East Boston. Burial followed in Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden.
