Firefighter Byron J. Galbreath
Last Call: Wed, Aug 15th, 1951
Date of Incident: Wed, Aug 15th, 1951
Cause of Death: Electrocution (Accidental)
Service Time: 1 year
Age: 31
Survivors
His wife Gwinn and three young daughters
Incident
Firefighter Galbreath was electrocuted when he jumped from a bale of paper to the ground while handling a fire hose and fighting a fire at a junkyard. The junkyard was located at 6th and Preston Streets in Noblesville.
Firefighter Galbreath was a veteran of World War II.
Agency
135 South 9th Street
Noblesville, Indiana 46060
(317) 776-6336
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Tributes
There is 1 tribute for Firefighter Byron J. Galbreath.
Left by Julie Stamm on Wednesday, August 6th, 2014
Coming up this year will be the 63rd year without my grandpa. I have never met him, but know how honorable of a man he was. Military Honors. Helping people. He was a volunteer that day he lost his life. Survivor of a wife, and 3 young daughters. He is missed daily.