Iowa Firefighter's Memorial - Died In Line of Duty
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B. Burdette Bennett, 48, died in 1969 of an apparent heart attack en route to the Toledo Fire Station for a fire call. Burdette was born December 13, 1920, in Cincinnati, Iowa, the son of Roscoe and Gladys Bennett. He married Nelle Pollock and they had five sons, Tim, Chris, Steve, Sam and Matthew. He had been employed since 1966 with the Soil Conservation Service in Toledo. Burdette was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Air Corps from 1942-45. He was a member of the Toledo Presbyterian Church, the Toledo Volunteer Fire Department (since 1967), and was a member and past master of the Abingdon Masonic Lodge.
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