Boston Fire Lieutenant John M. McLaughlin inhaled too much smoke and dust while fighting a fire in South Boston on Jan. 16, 1928. He never recovered, and died 16 days later.
On Monday a ceremony will be held to acknowledge the sacrifice McLaughlin made for the city, and his photo will be added to the Memorial Hall at the Boston Fire Department’s headquarters.
Boston Fire Commissioner John Dempsey said McLaughlin was the 84th member of the Boston Fire Department to die in the line of duty, and the recognition is long overdue.
“We have a Memorial Hall which honors all our members who died in the line of duty. Somehow his photo was never put up there,” said Dempsey. “His family has been trying to resolve this for some time now.”
Dempsey said that McLaughlin’s photo will be going up “where it belongs.”