Age 34. 54 Norton Street, Dorchester (Boston), MA. Born on 11/24/1908, in Boston. Died of burns (death certificate). Engraver, T. J. Edwards, Inc. (diecasters and engravers), of Boston. Also identified in the Malden Press, Malden, MA, 12/04/1942, as a Boston newspaper cameraman (not otherwise confirmed, may be a reporting error). Known as "Joe." Attended the big season-ending Saturday afternoon football game at Fenway Park between the College of the Holy Cross and nationally top-ranked Boston College in a reported party of six (not identified) including his companion Miss Edna Cameron, age 30, of Malden, all dead. Was pronounced deceased upon his arrival at Massachusetts General Hospital. Was planning to enter the U.S. Navy in the coming week. Surname was misreported as "Allen" in early news accounts, was later corrected. Was single. Formerly a well-known area wrestler (WWII draft registration, October '40: 6' 0," 210 lbs.). Was a lifelong Boston resident. One of 38 Grove victims from the Dorchester "neighborhood" of Boston, twice the loss count of any other single Hub district (Brighton was next with 19 dead). One of 107 single male patron victims of the disaster (also 101 married, 20 engaged, 5 divorced and 4 widowed men guests died, a total 237 male customer casualties out of 256 males dead overall). Was one of 228 victims with death certificates showing "burns" as the primary cause of death, another 228 (exact) pronounced "carbon monoxide poisoning" as the main cause, eight more listed both sources (an additional 26 gave other origins or stated simply "trapped in burning building"). Parents Mrs. Maria "Mary" (Petrone), same address, and the late Mr. Salvatore Alario. Burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden. One of 16 fire victims buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, the fifth-greatest resting grounds for all Grove casualties (of 490 total) and the second-most at any single location outside Boston proper (after Fuller Street collective Jewish cemeteries, Everett, MA, with 18 burials). Middle name George.

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