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Werts, William Jr.

November 25, 2020

Wilmington, DE

Act: Burning Building

Wertz, Evelyn Marie

August 13, 1925

Andover, OH

Act: Drowning

Wesley, August

November 21, 1908

Bingham Canyon, UT

Act: Suffocation

Wessel, Karen

July 22, 2014

Plum Lake, WI

Act: Drowning

Wessell, Tyrus R.

June 5, 1966

Mount Pleasant, MI

Act: Burning Vehicle

Wesson, Miley B.

January 30, 1932

San Francisco, CA

Act: Electrocution

West, Henry Thomas

June 4, 1927

Alpharetta, GA

Act: Suffocation

West, Smith B.

April 18, 1929

Atlanta, GA

Act: Animal Attack

West, James C.

March 1, 1943

De Land, FL

Act: Burning Building

West, James H.

April 8, 1965

Stamford, TX

Act: Suffocation

West, Richard J.

June 25, 1968

Sentinel, OH

Act: Suffocation

West, Timothy Elbridge

March 13, 2011

El Segundo, CA

Act: Burning Vehicle

West, Challen A.

August 7, 1911

Cincinnati, OH

Act: Electrocution

West, Henry

September 27, 1913

Asbury Park, NJ

Act: Moving Vehicle (rescue from path of)

West, Joseph Hugh

July 1, 2023

Kure Beach, NC

Act: Drowning

West, Willie E.

May 10, 1991

Punta Gorda, FL

Act: Burning Vehicle

West, Phyllis W.

August 5, 1995

Mt. Airy, NC

Act: Burning Building

Westall, Sara Othella

September 3, 1945

East Flat Rock, NC

Act: Burning Building

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