Air crash burn victim joins in hospital foyer dedication
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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated February 1, 1961 reads "Vito Galasso Jr. presents hospital symbol plaque. Ben L. O'Brien, hospital president; Simmons, Familian look on." The article partially reads "The dedication was in commemoration of an air disaster Jan. 31, 1957, that killed three Pacoima Junior High School students, five airmen, and injured 70 others. Yesterday, on the fourth anniversary of the crash, Vito Galasso Jr., 16, came to Pacoima Memorial Lutheran Hospital to present a 'hospital symbol' to Isadore Familian, president of Price-Pfister Brass Co., Los Angeles, for Familian's contribution to the hospital's newly-constructed foyer." Galasso suffered burns over 55 per cent of his body. The Rev. John G. Simmons is the hospital administrator.
Simmons, John G.--1917-2013 Pacoima Memorial Lutheran Hospital (Los Angeles, Calif.) Price-Pfister Mfg. Co.--Presidents Clergy--California--Los Angeles Hospital administrators--California--Los Angeles Aircraft accident victims--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Teenage boys--California--Los Angeles Lutheran Church--Clergy Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles Gifts Pacoima (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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