Memorial Card
- Description
- Memorial card created in memory of William Francis Burke, Jr. The card features a photograph of Burke wearing his fire helmet.
- Historical Notes
- Native New Yorker William Burke lived in Manhattan. Billy was a firefighter for more than 20 years and a lifeguard for 25 summers at a Long Island beach. He mentored young firefighters as an instructor at the Fire Academy and later became a captain in FDNY Engine Company 21. On September 11, Captain Burke ordered his unit out of the North Tower while he stayed to assist others. He was 46 years old.
- Accession Number: C.2019.139.112
- Dimensions: unavailable
- Source: The New York Historical (NYH)
- Credit Line: Transferred from the New-York Historical Society
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