Name | Albert Hrubetz |
Agency | Maryville Fire Department |
Rank | Assistant Chief |
Type of Firefighter | [Unknown] |
Age Range | 46 to 50 |
Sex | Male |
Date of Birth | 0/0/0 |
Date of Death | 12/25/1950 |
Cause of Death | Vehicle collision |
Nature of Death | Trauma |
Attribute of Death | [not applicable] |
Type of Duty | Responding to/returning from incident |
Incident Name | N/A |
Incident City | |
Incident State | IL |
Incident Date | 12/25/1950 |
Incident Location | Street/Road |
Incident Attribute | Traffic accidents |
On December 25th, 1950, assistant chief Albert Hrubetz II of the Maryville Fire Department died in the line of duty.
On the evening of December 25th, 48-year-old Albert Hrubetz was killed in a traffic accident while returning to Maryville from helping to fight a commercial fire in Collinsville. His car went out of control and struck a tree. Hrubetz was a 30 year veteran of the fire department.
Citations:
“100,000 Loss in Collinsville Fire,” Mt. Vernon Register-News, December 26, 1950.
“Author’s Memoir set in 1930s Maryville,” The Edwardsville Intelligencer, June 4, 2006.
Maryville Fire Station memorial dedication, May 21, 1994.