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​1950 - 1974

The Captains are listed by appointment to department date. This page will include (as they become available) photos of firefighters whose highest rank was captain. Firefighters who became chief officers are here  If a photo in a Captain's uniform is not available, a photo in a fireman's uniform will be shown. Also note records are sometimes incomplete and Company Assignments may be incorrect, incomplete, transient or even missing.
Because of the numbers from 1890 to present four Captains pages exist
​1890-1949    ----  1950-1974  ---- 1975-1999  and post 2000

CAPTAINS Of Paid Department 1950 - 1974

1950 - 1955

Casperson, William  1955
Christensen, Joseph L.  1950
Darakjy, John  1951
Flynn, William M. 1950
​Fusaro, Patsy  1950
​Gabriel, Robert  1955
Gurlacz, Edward  1954
​Guzik, Adolph P.  1950
Holderman, John F. 1950
Holloway, Edward J.  1950
Kulick, George  1952
​Laraia, Anthony  1954 
​Mancinelli, Frank  1954

Ottavino, Thomas  1952
​Pickels, David R. 1950
​Ristan, Edward 1950

Salmanowitz, Donald  1954
​Salmanowitz, Nathan  1950
​Sopuch, Leon S. 1954
Vander Linden, Neil  1950
​Patsy A. Fusaro
​ January 1, 1950
Adolph P. Guzik
​ January 1, 1950
Edward M Ristan
​January 1, 1950
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Patsy A. Fusaro – Served US Army February 9, 1943 thru November 17, 1946 - Appointed PFD January 1, 1950 – Badge #178 -assigned E12, assigned E2 February 1, 1951 - Promoted to Lieutenant - February 1, 1958 assigned E2 - B-shift, assigned E1 - B-shift July 18, 1962 - Promoted to Captain August 1, 1962, assigned E1 Tour 2 September 1, 1963, assigned E11 Tour 1 July 25, 1965 - Died February 4, 2008
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Adolph "Otto P. Guzik, Served as PFC in US Marine Corps November 20, 1942 thru October 22, 1945 – Received TWO PURPLE HEARTS and a Presidential Unit Citation - Appointed PFD January 1, 1950 – Badge # 177 - assigned E10 - Promoted to Lieutenant on February 1, 1958 & assigned E3 A-shift, assigned E-9 A-shift March 1, 1958 - Promoted to Captain on November 1, 1962 & assigned E9 Tour 4 September 1, 1963, assigned E9 Tour 3 January 27, 1964 - Retired August 1, 1986
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Edward M Ristan - Served as Corporal US Army 1944-1946 - Appointed January 1, 1950 and served Engine 7 - Lieutenant Engine 1 November 16, 1960 - Had time on Combustible Bureau in 1961 - Captain in 1963 (when Lieutenant rank was abolished) - Brother of Captain William Ristan - Also had 3 brother-in-laws on PFD (Biggs, Baker, Ripley)

​Cornelius Vander Linden March 1, 1950​
William M. Flynn Jr.
​March 1, 1950
​David R. Pickels
​April 1, 1950
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Cornelius "Neil" Vander Linden Jr. Served US Army March 3, 1943 thru December 19, 1945 - Appointed March 1, 1950 – Badge # 75 - assigned E8, assigned E2 A-shift May 1, 1951, assigned E2 Tour 4 September 1, 1963 - Promoted to Captain October 1, 1966 assigned Truck 3 - Tour 4 - Died April 7, 2008
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. William M. Flynn Jr. – Served as Private in USMC March 21, 1943 thru June 2, 1944 - Appointed PFD March 1, 1950 – Badge # 88 – Captain: Administrative
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David R. Pickels – Served as Gunner Mate US Navy January 18, 1944 thru May 1946 – Appointed April 1, 1950 – Badge 182 - Assigned E-5, E10 - Promoted to Lieutenant February 1, 1958 & assigned E11 A-shift, E12 A-shift March 21, 1962, E7 B-shift May 24, 1962 - Promoted to Captain November 1, 1962 E11 Tour 2, assigned E3 or E13 August 1, 1966 - Retired 1980 - Died September 6, 1988

Nathan Salmanowitz
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​June 1, 1950
Edward J. Holloway November 1, 1950
Joseph L. Christensen, December 1, 1950
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Nathan E. Salmanowitz – Served as Coxswain in US Navy June 5, 1944 thru June 5, 1946 – Appointed PFD June 1, 1951 – Badge # 34 - assigned E-1 A-shift - Promoted to Lieutenant - September 1, 1960; Assigned E-2 Tour 4 September 1, 1963 - Promoted to Captain December 1, 1963 - Died December 8, 2007
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Edward J. Holloway – Served US Navy April 7, 1944 thru February 22, 1946 - Appointed PFD November 1, 1950 – Badge # 155 - Assignments Truck 2, Truck 3, Truck - Promoted to Lieutenant September 1, 1960, assigned Truck 3 Tour 4 on September 1, 1963 - Promoted to Captain - January 1, 1964, assigned Truck 2 - Tour 3, Truck 1 - Tour 3 - Retired June 1, 1978 -Died December 8, 2010
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Joseph L. Christensen – Served US Navy January 22, 1945 thru August 1, 1946 - Appointed December 1, 1950 – Badge # 184 - assigned Truck 2, T3, E-9 From B-shift to A-shift May 25, 1954 - Promoted to Lieutenant July 1, 1958 & assigned E3 A-shift on October 16, 1958, E7 on December 8, 1963 - Promoted to Captain January 1, 1964 & assigned Truck 3, Tour 4 on January 27, 1964, 1971 E2, Tour 3 - Retired 1976 - Died January 14, 1977 -Son of f Edward Christensen (appointed 1916 and died March 1977)

John F. Holderman
​December 1, 1950
​John Darakjy
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January 1, 1951
​George Kulick
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June 1, 1952
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John F. Holderman – Served as Sergeant US Army April 7, 1942 thru December 4, 1945 (European-African-Middle Eastern Service Distinguished Unit Badge – Appointed December 1, 1950 – Badge 185 - assigned E-1 & E3, Chief's Aide - Promoted to Lieutenant - Nov 11, 1960 - assigned E13 B-shift, E1 A-shift on July 1, 1961, E7 A-shift January 1, 1962, E7 Tour 4 September 1, 1963, E13 Tour 2 - Dec 8, 1963 - Promoted to Captain January 1, 1964 E13, Tour 2 - Retired September 1, 1982
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John Darakjy – Served as Seaman 1/c in US Coast Guard January 7, 1943 thru April 5, 1946 – Appointed February 1, 1951 – Badge # 124 - assigned E-2; Assigned E-12, B-shift (no date); September 1, 1956 - Truck 1 A-shift; February 1, 1958 E1, A-shift; October 16, 1958 Truck 1, A-shift; January 21, 1960 Truck 1, B-shift; September 1, 1963 Truck 1, Tour 2; 1971 E9 Tour 2 - Promoted to Captain May 1, 1973 E9, Floating - Retired June 1, 1980
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George J. Kulick – Served as Machinist Mate in US Navy June 23, 1944 thru May 23, 1946 - Appointed June 1, 1952 – Badge # 191 - assigned E7 B-shift; September 1, 1963 E1 Tour 2; April 16, 1966 Truck 1, Tour 3 - Promoted to Captain June 1, 1966; assigned E9 Tour 2

Thomas Ottavino
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June 1, 1952
​Edward Gurlacz
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​February 1, 1954
Frank Mancinelli
​February 1, 1954
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Thomas Ottavino – Served as Petty Officer 3/c US Navy June 5, 1943 thru May 18, 1946 -Appointed PFD June 1, 1952 - Badge # 193 - assigned E-1, A-shift; September 1, 1952 Truck 2, A-shift; Chief's Aide Headquarters; September 1, 1963 1st Battalion, Tour 3 - Promoted to Captain March 1, 1970; E5 Tour 3 - Retired 1982 - Died February 20, 2014
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Edward Gurlacz – Served as Aviation Radioman & Gunner - US Naval Air Corps March 1944 thru March 1946 - Appointed February 1, 1954 – Badge # 93 - assigned E7 B-shift, assigned Truck 2, Tour 1 -September 1, 1963 - Promoted to Captain on March 1, 1970, E1 Tour 1, T2 in 1973- Died March 19, 2003 - Father of FF Richard Gurlacz
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Frank Mancinelli Captain T3 - Badge #106 - Served US Army May 5, 1943 - March 6, 1946 - Captain March 1, 1970 E12, Truck 3 - Supreme Sacrifice March 1, 1973

Anthony Laraia
​February 1, 1954
​Donald Salmanowitz February 1, 1954
​Leon S. Sopuch
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​February 1, 1954
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Anthony Lariai - Served as Electrician Mate 3/c in US Coast Guard November 5, 1942 thru January 5, 1946 – Appointed PFD February 1, 1954 – Badge #33 - assigned E9, A-shift; September 1, 1963 E9, Tour 3; January 27, 1964 E7, Tour 1 - Promoted to Captain October 1, 1966; assigned E-1, Tour 1, 1975 E7
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Donald J. Salmanowitz – Served as Seaman First Class in US Navy June 29, 1943 thru February 23, 1946 – Appointed PFD February 1, 1954 – Badge # 71 -assigned E12 A-shift; September 1, 1963 E12 Tour 4 - Promoted to Captain October 1, 1966 – assigned E-5 Tour 2, later E12 - Died February 17, 2008
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Leon S Sopuch srved as Sergeant in USMC February 3, 1942 thru February 3, 1946 – Presidential Pacific theatre Medal - Appointed February 1, 1954 – Badge # 44 - E3 B-shift June 1, 1955; E5 B-shift November 16, 1955; Truck 2 B-shift September 15, 1963; E8 Tour 2 April 6, 1965; Truck 2, Tour 1 - Promoted to Captain May 1, 1968; 1971 Squad 1; 1972-1979 E-7 - Died July 20, 2012 - Father of Captain Leon J Sopuch
​William Caspersen
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January 1, 1955
Robert Gabriel
​March 1, 1955
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William C. Casperson – Served as Petty Officer 3/c US Navy January 1949 thru July 1950 - Appointed PFD January 1, 1955 – Badge # 210 - assigned Truck 1 A-shift; assigned E8; A-shift; E13 B-shift April 1, 1957; E5 B-shift February 1, 1958; E11 B-shift March 1, 1958; Truck 2, Tour 1 - Sept 1, 1963; E5 Tour 3 - Promoted to Captain October 1, 1964 E-6, Tour 1 June 1, 1965
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Robert A. Gabriel – Served as Machinist Mate 3/c US Navy October 1943 thru May 1946 – Appointed PFD March 1, 1955 – Badge 216 assigned E4 A-shift; assigned E1 A-shift - Promoted to Captain July 1, 1972 assigned Squad 1, Tour 1 – Administrative Captain – Retired August 1, 1982

1955 - 1965

Asbaty, Louis P.  1956
​Cooper, Alvin G.  1964
​DeStefano, Vincent  1965
​Dumas, Roger  1960
​Embrich, Robert 1961
Gallagher, Warren  1956
Galus, Theodore  1965
​Henches, Richard  1956
​Kerr, John  1961
​Knorr, Garret  1965
​Larson, Carl Jr.  1963
​Malzone, Fiore  1957
Malzone, Frank  1956
Marmo, Charles  1965
McGuire, Elliott 1965
​McMahon, Walt  1956
​Montag, Robert  1965
Nardin, Arthur  1956
​Perricelli, Joseph  1956
​Ponstingel, Louis  1961
​​Recca, Charles  1961
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Reid, Randolph  1963
​Rigamonte, Baptiste  1961
​Ristan, William  1956
Saia, Joseph  1963,
Sarappo, Stephen J.  1963
Sellitto, John J. 1956
​Tieto, David  1961
Van Dyk, Ralph  1956
​White, Joseph  1963
​Woodruff, Robert  1960
​Warren Gallagher
​March 1, 1956
​Walter F McMahon
​March 1, 1956
​Joseph Perricelli
​March 1, 1956
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Warren B. ("Tex") Gallagher – Served in Pacific Theatre as Machinist Mate 3/c US Navy January 11, 1943 thru October 28, 1945 - Appointed as Temporary Fireman - April 16, 1955 -  assigned E-9 A-shift; Appointed permanently March 1, 1956; assigned E9 A-shift; assigned E9, Tour 4 September 1, 1963; assigned E9, Tour 2 1964 - Promoted to Captain May 1, 1965 assigned E7, Tour 4; E10 Tour 4 - Died October 16, 1998 - Brother of Captain William Gallagher and BC Alfred "Ollie" Gallagher
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Walter F. McMahon –Served as Sergeant in US Army Air Corps December 22, 1941 thru October 1945 – Purple Heart and Air Medal European Theatre - Appointed March 1, 1956 – Badge # 132 - assigned E6 A-shift; assigned E6, Tour 4 September 1, 1963 - Promoted to Captain September 1, 1966; assigned E10, Tour 3 - Retired March 1, 1981 - Died June 19, 2008
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Joseph Perricelli - Served as Sergeant in USMC July 1, 1942 thru October 12, 1945 - Appointed March 1, 1956 – Badge # 156 - Chief's Aide - May 1, 1960 Promoted to Captain January 1, 1969; served Squad 1, Tour 4

​John J Sellitto
​March 1, 1956
​Frank Malzone Jr.
​ April 1, 1956
​Richard Henches
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June 1, 1956
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John J. Sellitto – Served as Corporal in US Army July 24, 1952 thru May 26, 1954 Korean Service Medal – Appointed PFD March 1, 1956 – Badge # 127 - assigned E-2 B-shift -Promoted to Captain January 1, 1969; E-2 Tour 1; E11 - Died January 29, 2018
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Frank Malzone Jr. – Served as Airman US Navy March 2, 1951 thru March 1, 1955 - Temporary Appointment - August 16, 1955 - February 29, 1956; Assigned to Fire Alarm Office - Permanent Appointment April 1, 1956 – Badge 66 - Assigned E-5 June 1, 1956; E5, Tour 4 September 1, 1963 - Promoted to Captain May 1, 1970; Headquarters Office Staff (Photographer); 1972 Ambulance Division - Retired June 1, 1981 - Died in 2021
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Richard "Dick" N. Henches – Served as Radioman 2/c US Navy May 5, 1942 thru December 17, 1945 - Appointed December 1, 1947 – Badge # 118 – June 1, 1952 Resigned April 16, 1955 - Temporary Appt. as fireman November 16, 1955 - Permanent Appointment June 1, 1956; Assignments Truck 3 April 16,1955 to November 16, 1955; Truck 2 June 1, 1956; Truck 2, Tour 2 September 1, 1963 - Promoted to Captain July 1, 1965; E1, Tour 2 July 25, 1965; Truck 2, Tour 2 April 25, 1966; Truck 2, Tour 2 1971; E7 1977

Louis P Asbaty
​August 1, 1956
Ralph Van Dyk
​August 1, 1956
Arthur Nardin
​August 1, 1956
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Louis Asbaty – Served as PFC in US Army March 1, 1951 thru March 13, 1953 – Appointed PFD August 1, 1956 –Badge # 150 - assigned E2 Aug 5, 1956; assigned E13 August 26, 1956; assigned E11 A-shift September 1, 1956; assigned Fire Alarm Office January 24, 1957; assigned E13 A-shift February, 1957; assigned E9 B-shift September 1,  1963; assigned E9 Tour 2 January 1964; assigned E7 Tour 1 - Promoted to Captain May 1, 1968: Combustibles 1971, E13 1976 - Died November 16, 2021 - Brother of BC George Asbaty
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Ralph Van Dyk -   Served U.S. Marines as Corporal February 8, 1951 thru February 1, 1954 – Appointed PFD August 1, 1956 – Badge # 147 - Engine 5, FAO - Promoted to Captain October 1, 1972 - Retired May 1, 1982
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Arthur H. Nardin – Served as Corporal in US Army March 10, 1952 thru February 10, 1955 - Appointed August 1, 1956 – Badge # 151 - assigned E-5, A-shift; September 1, 1956 Fire Alarm Office; September 1, 1963; Truck 2, Tour 3; November 22, 1966 E10, Tour 3 - Promoted to Captain - May 1, 1970 E-10, Tour 1; 1977 E8; 1981 E3 - Retired August 1, 1982

​William Ristan
​October 1, 1956
Fiore Malzone
​April 1, 1957
​Robert Woodruff
​January 1, 1960
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William Ristan - Served as Corporal in US Army April 9, 1953 thru April 8, 1955 5 – Appointed PFD October 1, 1956 – Badge # 238 - assigned E3 A-shift; January 15, 1959, E13 A-shift; September 1, 1963, E-3, Tour 4 - Promoted to Captain January 1, 1969; 1971 Squad 1 Tour 3; Engine 6 Tour 3 - Retired 1991 - Died March 13, 1991
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Fiore Malzone - Served as Seaman 1/c US Navy April 26, 1944 thru January 2, 1946 - Appointed April 1, 1957 -Badge # 221 - Captain Squad 1, T3
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Robert "Woody" Woodruff- Served as Metal Smith 2nd in US Navy May 6, 1952 thru October 17, 1955 – Appointed PFD March 1, 1960 – Badge # 240 - Assigned March 7, 1960 - E6; A-shift September 1, 1963 E6 Tour 3; January 27, 1964 E7; Tour 2 July 1, 1964 E1, Tour 3; Truck 2, Tour 3 (no date); October 18, 1965 E1, Tour 3 - Promoted to Captain March 1, 1970 E-12, Tour 4; 1979 E13, 1982 E10 Tour 4, 1983 E8 Tour 2

Roger Dumas
​March 1, 1960
​Baptist Rigamonte
​February 1, 1961
John Kerr
​February 1, 1961
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Roger Dumas – Served as Builder 3/c U.S. Navy July 28, 1951 thru July 28, 1955 – Korean Campaign -Appointed March 1, 1960 – Badge # 172 - Engine 7, 12, 9, 1 Truck 2 - Promoted to Captain May 16, 1975 E2 & 9 - Retired April 1, 1988
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Baptist Rigamonti – Served Pipefitter Petty Officer 2nd Class- US Navy February 1952 thru February 1956 – Appointed February 1, 1962; Assigned E6, B-shift February 11, 1962; Assigned E6, Tour 2 September 1, 1963; Promoted to Captain May 16, 1975; Floating; 1979 E9; Assigned E6, Tour 1 - Retired April 1, 1990 - Died April 26, 2015
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John "Jack" F. Kerr – Served US Navy June 8, 1951 thru May 26, 1955 - Served as PPD lineman 1959-1962 -Appointed PFD February 1, 1962 - Assigned E3, B-shift on Feb 11, 1962; assigned E3 Tour 1 September 1, 1963 - E3 April 1967; Promoted to Captain May 15, 1971 E5 Tour 2 - Retired 1985 - Died September 24, 1994

David Tieto
​February 1, 1961
Robert Embrich
​June 16, 1961
Charles Recca
​June 16, 1961
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David Tieto –Served as Staff Sergeant US Army April 4, 1950 thru March 23, 1953 – Appointed PFD February 1, 1961 - Captain March 14, 1983
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Robert J. Embrich – Served as Technical Sergeant US Army April 4, 1955 thru January 15, 1958, Recalled to Military Service October 30, 1961 thru February 16, 1962 – Appointed to PFD June 16, 1961 – Badge # 105 - assigned E2, B-shift; September 1, 1963 assigned E2, Tour 2 - Promoted to Captain March 1, 1970; E6 Tour 1 - Died March 17, 2024 - Brother of FF John Embrich
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Charles J. Recca – Served as Comm Tech 3 US Navy March 25, 1957 thru January 26, 1961 – Appointed PFD June 16, 1961; assigned  E-5, A-shift; October 31, 1961 - Truck 2, A-shift; September 1, 1963 Truck 2, Tour 3; January 27, 1964 E7, Tour 2; Promoted to Captain May 1, 1970; September E9; October 1970 E12

​Louis Ponstingel
​June 1, 1961
Carl Larson Jr,
​September 1, 1963
​Randolph Reid
​September 1, 1963
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Louis Ponstingel – Served as Electrician 2nd Class Petty Officer - US Navy April 15, 1954 thru April 10, 1958 – Appointed PFD July 1, 1962 – Served E2, E3, T3 - Promoted to Captain March 24, 1983; E8 - Died November 18, 2011
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Carl E. Larson Jr. - Served Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd class in US Navy April 12, 1955 thru March 26, 1958 - Appointed September 1, 1963; assigned E3, Tour 3; assigned E-13, Tour 3 - Promoted to Captain July 1, 1972; assigned Floating Captain Tour 4; 1981 Fire Alarm Office; July 1, 1983 - assigned Combustible Bureau - Died March 30, 1996 - Retired May 1, 1990 - Father of Captain Carl E Larson III
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Randolph Reid – Served US Army September 29, 1961 thru August 29, 1963 – Appointed September 27, 1963; assigned E-8, Tour 1; April 1, 1964 E1, Tour 1; E-5, Tour 1; Combustible Bureau November 1973; Squad 1 1974 - Promoted to Captain May 16, 1975; 1965-67 E5; 1971 E5, Tour 1; 1982 E-2 Tour 1988 Truck 3

Joseph Saia
​September 1, 1963
Stephen J Sarappo, September 1, 1963
Joseph White
​September 1, 1963
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Joseph Saia – Served as PFC US Army March 13, 1956 thru January 1, 1958 – Appointed September 1, 1963 – Badge # 116 – Truck 3 Tour 1; E3 Tour 4 February 27, 1968; Truck 1 Tour 2 October 1, 1972; E10 Tour 1 May 1, 1973 – Promoted to Captain January 3, 1981 - Retired as Provisional BC
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Stephen Sarappo – Served US Army September 8, 1959 thru September 8, 1962 - Appointed September 1, 1963 - Badge 107 - assigned E10 Tour 1; 1972 Squad 1 - Promoted to Captain May 1, 1973; 1988 E6 Tour 2; 1989 Chief’s Office - Died April 17, 2015
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Joseph White – Served US Navy July 7, 1954 thru July 6, 1958 – Appointed September 1, 1963 - Badge # 115 - Assigned E-3, Tour 2; Assigned Truck 3, Tour 2 September 1, 1966 - Promoted to Captain May 23, 1978 Truck 2 Tour 2; 1984 Truck 1 - President FMBA 1975 - Died November 29, 2004

​Alvin G. Cooper
​May 1, 1964
​Elliott M. McGuire
​May 1, 1965
​Charles Marmo
​July 1, 1965
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Alvin Cooper Served as Specialist US Army January 29, 1960 thru January 28, 1963 –Appointed PFD May 1, 1964 to E5 Tour 1, July 1, 1964 E-1, Tour 2, February 26, 1966 E3, Tour 2, E7 Tour 1, Truck 3 – Promoted to Captain (floating) on April 29, 1978, 1984 Truck 3 Tour 3 - Retired May 1, 1989 - Died December 10. 2023
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Elliott McGuire Captain L1 - Retired 1999 - Died November 29, 2008
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Charles Marmo April 29, 1978 "Floating", E5, E10, T2

Robert Montag
​July 1, 1965
​Garret Knorr
​September 1, 1965
Vincent De Stefano
​September 1, 1965
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Robert P. Montag – Served as Radarman 2/c US Navy October 13, 1853 thru October 11, 1957 – Good Conduct Medal, China Service Medal, National defense Medal – Appointed PFD July 1, 1965 - assigned E5, Tour 1; Promoted to Captain April 29, 1978  - Retired April 1, 1991
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Garret Knorr – Served as Sergeant in National Guard November 1965 thru November 1963 – Appointed to PFD September 1, 1965; Assigned Truck 2, Tour 2 - September 13, 1965; 1971 E13; 1973 Truck 3 - Promoted to Captain January 3, 1981; Assignments E7, Tour 4 September 18, 1982; L1, Tour 2 1984 -1993
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Vincent DeStefano – Served as Private E2 US Army July 31, 1963 thru January 30, 1964 followed by 5.5 years in National Guard - Appointed December 1, 1965; assigned E10, Tour 3 - Promoted to Captain April 2, 1983; Floating Captain - Tour 3 - Demotion Notice effective January 10, 1984 - Re-promoted to Captain March 24, 1984 – E8 Tour 4

Theodore C. Galus
​September 1, 1965
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Theodore C. Galus – Served as Hospital Man in US Navy May 11, 1953 thru June 16, 1956 – Appointed PFD December 1, 1965 - Served Truck 3; E2 - Promoted to Captain March 14, 1983 - Re-promoted March 24, 1984; E6 - Retired April 1, 1991

1966 - 1974

Alexander, John  1967
​Conklin, Edward  1972
​Donnellan, Hubert  1966
​Effenberger, Robert J. 1972
​Fernandez, Avelino  1969
​Graf, Robert D.  1966
​Haycock, David  1974
Henderson, William  1974
Innocent, Anthony  1973
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Kozlowski, Ray A. 1969
​Mangini, Vito  1969
​McDaniels, Donald  1972
Minardi, John  1966
​O'Neill, James J.  1969
​Petersen, Peter  1972
Quant, John  1974
Renne, Robert F.  1972
​Ricciardi, Nicholas T.  1972
​Sidney, Douglass B.  1967
​Sopuch, Leon J. 1969
​Timchak, Johm  1967
​Zito, Vincent  1974
Robert D. Graf
​ January 1, 1966
​John Minardi
​July 1, 1966
Hubert Donnellan
​August 1, 1966
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Robert D. Graf – Served as Staff Sergeant Air National Guard October 1956 and activated October 1961 thru August 1962 – Appointed PFD January 1, 1966 – assigned E2, Tour 2; September 1, 1966 –E9, Tour 2; September 2, 1966 E1, Tour 2; Reactivated to military January 26, 1968 thru July 1, 1969 – Returned to E11, Tour 4 Promoted to Captain May 16, 1975 E11, E3
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John R. Minardi – Served as Seaman US Navy March 13, 1956 thru November 11, 1957 - Appointed PFD July 1, 1966; Truck 1 Tour 2 - Promoted to Captain September 1, 1972; Floating Tour 2; 1975 Squad 1; 1980 Truck 1; E2 Tour 2; E9 Tour 4
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Hubert J. Donnellan – Served as Airman 2/c in US Air Force July 7, 1959 thru November 13, 1962 - Appointed PFD August 1, 1966 – Assignments E3, 1977 E6; 1979 E2; 1981 Truck 1 Tour 3; Promoted to Captain March 14, 1983; E6 Tour 1; 1985 E3 - Died May 11, 2017

​John Alexander
​July 1, 1967
​Douglass B. Sidney
​July 1, 1967
John Timchak
July 1, 1967
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John Alexander - Served as Specialist 4/c US Army January 19, 1961 thru January 18, 1963
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Douglass Sidney - Entered US Army May 1965 and served as Specialist - Vietnam Campaign and Vietnam Service Medals - Captain March 14, 1983 E4
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John Timchak - Served as Specialist in Army National - Guard Captain E7

​James J. O'Neill
​February 17, 1969
​Leon J. Sopuch
​February 17, 1969
​Vito Mangani
​April 1, 1969
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James O'Neill - Served as Specialist 4/c in US Army December 28, 1965 thru December 27, 1969 - Good Conduct Medal, Sharpshooter Badge - Served Squad 1 and Truck 1 - Captain in 1991 - Retired 1994 - Died April 9, 2022
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Leon J Sopuch Captain March 26, 1983 E8
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Vito Mangini Captain April 2, 1983 E4, E5

Avelino Fernandez
​November 1, 1969
Raymond A. Kozlowski
​November 1, 1969
​Robert J. Effenberger
​March 1, 1970
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Avelino Fernandez Captain E8
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Raymond Kozlowsk - Served as Airman 1/c in US Air Force June 15, 1951 thru March 14, 1955 - Good Conduct Medal - Appointed PFD November 1, 1969; Truck 2 Tour 2 in 1971 - Promoted to Captain October 12, 1990
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Robert Effenberger Captain

​Robert F. Renne
​March 1, 1970
​Nicholas T. Ricciardi
​March 1, 1970
​Edward Conklin
​November 1, 1972
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Robert Renne Captain – Served as Seaman in US Navy June 1961 thru June 1962 – Appointed PFD March 1, 1972
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Nicholas Ricciardi Captain
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Edward Conklin Promoted to Captain 1989 at E5 - Served in U.S.M.C. – September 7, 1966 thru October 4, 1968 (Corporal) received Purple Heart - Died June 12, 1996

​Peter Peterson
​November 1, 1972
​Donald McDaniels
​November 1, 1972
Anthony Innocent
​February 17, 1973
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Peter Peterson Captain - Retired as Provisional Battalion Chief
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Donald McDaniels Captain - Served as Sergeant E5 U.S. Army October 1965 thru October 1968 - Appointed 1968 November 1, 1971
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Anthony Innocent - Served as Specialist 4/c in U.S. Army August 23, 1966 thru August 1, 1968 - Captain E1

William Henderson
​June 1, 1974
​David Haycock
​November 11, 1974
​John Quant
​November 11, 1974
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William Henderson Sr. - Served as Specialist 4/c in Army National Guard May 1963 thru May 1969 - Appointed PFD August 1971 (under EPA Program) - Served Engine 12 and in 1972 at 5 - Transferred to Squad 1 and in 1979 To Engine 1 - Promoted to Captain in 1989 serving Engine 5 and then L2 - Retired June 2000
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David Haycock – Served as Lance Corporal in USMC June 1964 thru September 1968 – National Defense Service Medal, 4th Marine Unit Citation, Vietnam Service Medal with 3 Clusters, Presidential Unit Citation
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John Quant – Captain - Served as Sergeant (E5) in US Army October 9, 1967 thru September 22, 1969 – Appointed PFD November 11, 1974: Served at E6, L3 Tour 2

​Vincent Zito
​​November 11, 1974
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Vincent Zito – Served USMC September 4, 1968 thru September 3, 1974 – National Defense Vietnam Service Medal - Appointed Captain in 1992 - L2
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