Hoseman Peter F. McMorrow, age 45, of the Boston Fire Department died in a wall collapse at a restaurant fire on November 15, 1942.
He was born on July 6, 1897 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Peter was a piano tuner before being appointed to the Boston Fire Department on February 1, 1924, and assigned to Engine Company 12. After several subsequent assignments, he transferred to Engine Company 50 on May 3, 1935. He was single and resided in Dorchester, with his father and sister.
His funeral was held on November 19, 1942 at his sister’s home at 15 Roseclair Street, Dorchester, followed by a Requiem Mass at St. Margaret’s Church, Columbia Road, Dorchester. He was interred in New Calvary Cemetery, Roslindale.
