Hero’s Name:Stanley Thornton
Rank:Firefighter
Department:Detroit Fire Dept.
Date Of Death:May 24, 1952
Stone:6
Row:13
NOTES:
Stanley Thornton’s wife was Grace Wilt; his father was Charles Thornton, Sr. and his mother was Lillie Nightingale.
Stanley Thornton was a fire fighter with the Detroit fire department, he lost his life while fighting a fire at a Detroit lumberyard.
Because of his duty death the name of Firefighter Thornton is inscribed on the Michigan Fallen Heroes Memorial Monument, Stone 6, Row 13.
– from Chris Thornton, grandson, on 9-11-17