We Remember Our Brothers
| World War II HFD Honor Roll
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| We Remember Our Brothers - rev. 5/2/11 |
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| World War II HFD Honor Roll |
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Hamden Fire Department
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We Remember
(*) Asterisk denotes those who died while still in active service
Sidney Trower
4/8/1915 – 4/12/2011
Frank Critchett
8/15/1950 – 10/10/2010
Warren Blake
12/31/1923 – 9/15/2009
Salvatore Ferraro
8/7/1915 – 8/11/2009
Edward Bevins
9/28/26 - 5/22/2009
Arthur Heriot
10/20/1933 - 4/17/2009
Christopher Moreland*
11/30/1977 - 3/31//2009
Joseph Shields
2/4/1929 - 12/13/2008
Robert O'Donnell
5/9/1925 - 6/15/2008
Vincent Roth
1/29/1916 - 12/19/2007
Charles Esposito
3/12/1941 - 5/11/2007
John McKee
7/13/1920 - 10/4/2006
Gaetano Amarante
1/28/1933 - 6/11/2006
Russell Norman
4/30/1917 - 3/29/2006
Russell Smith
8/1/1940 - 11/28/2005
George Reutenauer
12/6/1919 - 6/20/2005
James Strain
8/10/1909 - 9/8/2004
Paul Rosadina
2/21/1920 - 10/6/2003
George Patten
2/22/1938 - 3/30/2003
Richard Greening
1/16/1952 - 12/6/2002
Francis Leddy
9/10/1921 - 2/22/2002
Raymond Vreeland
2/21/1925 - 1/19/2002
Mario Serafino
7/26/1909 - 2/14/2001
Francis Eitler
7/5/1917 - 9/27/2000
Wilbur Baker
9/2/1914 - 11/2/1998
Frederick Knudsen
5/9/1923 - 7/2/1998
David Herrmann
1/2/1916 - 5/11/1998
Eugene Maturo
12/2/1923 - 7/15/1997
Fiore Cubbellotti
5/6/1919 - 5/22/1997
Bernard Early
1/29/1929 - 3/21/1997
John Hoffman
9/12/1907 - 11/29/1995
Julius Norman
4/9/1893 - 4/24/1995
Walter T. Macdowall*
2/6/1943 - 3/17/1995
*Chief, La Grange [Illinois] Fire Department
Clement Wetmore
12/20/1903 - 3/9/1995
V. Paul Leddy
4/27/1919 - 4/29/1994
Stewart Keeler
11/11/1911 – 9/23/1993
Luke Tobin
2/4/1926 - 2/12/1993
Thayer Jones
11/12/1901 - 11/7/1992
Frederick Fletcher
8/5/1920 - 9/29/1992
Michael Cantarella
1/21/1916 - 7/6/1992
Thomas Cummins
11/27/1926 - 11/2/1991
Ronald Altieri*
10/27/1942 - 4/30/1991
Leslie Coe
1/22/1904 - 2/23/1991
Robert Williams
12/3/1926 - 12/5/1990
Daniel O'Connell
2/24/1924 - 11/13/1990
Richard Stacey
6/18/1921 - 7/2/1989
Lawrence Bellemore
10/9/1921 - 4/22/1989
Stanley Brown
3/19/1928 - 4/7/1989
David Howe
2/18/1926 - 1/12/1989
Raymond Bantz
4/1/1935 – 12/1988
Kenneth Harrington
3/30/1919 - 10/6/1988
Raymond Reilly*
7/23/1943 - 8/12/1987
Joseph Hromadka
9/6/1907 - 11/2/1986
Edward Kromer
9/25/1897 - 8/23/1986
Gerald Dinneen*
7/10/45 - 12/25/1985
William Mulcahy*
2/15/1943 - 6/19/1985
Arthur F. Norman
3/29/1891 - 3/26/1985
Howard Hurlburt, Sr.
7/24/1924 - 3/5/1985
Raymond Carofano
7/1/1913 - 10/14/1984
Wayne Butterworth
6/6/1935 - 4/13/1984
Arthur Smith
4/5/1912 - 3/25/1983
Daniel Hume
1/6/1909 - 3/23/1983
Edward Charbonneau*
8/25/1939 - 12/4/1982
Robert Callahan
10/30/1925 - 11/28/1982
George Benton
9/2/1900 - 4/21/1981
Gregory Shammett*
11/19/1946 - 8/21/1980
William Hines*
11/25/1918 - 5/9/1979
Raymond C. Spencer
11/19/1895 - 12/14/1978
Albert Purce
8/21/1903 - 12/13/1978
John Reilly
3/5/1937 - 2/8/1978
Emil Strain
4/28/1911 - 3/22/1976
George Thatcher
12/16/1902 - 6/19/1975
Clement Kammerer
10/12/1894 - 6/15/1973
Everett Doherty
8/4/1901 - 8/9/1972
Ralph R. Rosson
12/17/1887 - 3/4/1972
Alfred Ramelli*
7/25/1921 - 1/1/1972
Joseph Dukat
3/11/1893 - 4/2/1971
Frank Nolan
5/22/1902 - 5/7/1968
Everett J. Mason
1/30/1902 - 4/9/1968
Walter Thomas
5/14/1903 - 6/20/1967
August A. Ball
12/27/1895 – 12/1964
Roland Ruwet
2/1891 - 10/3/1961
Robert Reutenauer
8/27/1889 - 3/17/1961
Charles Loller
11/4/1867 – 1/22/1961
David F. Howe
10/12/1878 - 9/16/1951
Anthony Onofrio
4/16/1907 – 1/1955
James J. Shea
12/13/1899 – 6/12/1951
Joseph A. Marchitto
4/19/1890 - 7/8/1950
Albert M. Molleur
3/7/1888 – 1/1948
Timothy S. Fennelly
12/12/1900 – 4/1/1945
John Vroman
1/1871 – 4/24/1940
Charles N. Coe
8/1880 – 6/1937
also
Earle A. Gussman
Born January 1897
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| CLICK to read Sid's obituary in The New Haven Register |
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| Sidney Trower
1915 - 2011
It
is with deep regret that we announce the passing of retired Hamden
firefighter Sidney Trower on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, four days after his 96th
birthday.Sid
was appointed to the Hamden Fire
Department on May 1, 1947. He retired after 33 years of service on
February 24, 1980. He had been a member of the Hamden Fire Retirees
Association and was a charter member of the Hamden Professional
Firefighters, Local 2687, I.A.F.F.Sid is survived by his two
daughters, Sylvia Bontatibus of Meriden and Barbara Wysopal of North
Haven, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Sid was married
63 years to the late Eileen Blanchard Trower.
Originally posted April 14, 2011
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| The New Haven Register - 10/12/10 |
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Frank Critchett
1950 - 2010
It is with deep regret that we announce the passing this past weekend of retired Hamden fire lieutenant Frank Critchett. He was 60 years old.
Frank was appointed to the Hamden Fire Department in April 1981, and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1987. He retired in the mid '00s. Frank was also an active member in the Seymour Fire Department, having once served as Chief.
The funeral service was conducted Thursday morning by Hamden Fire Department Chaplain, Rev. Owen Sanderson.
The members of the Hamden Fire Retirees' Association wish to express our sincere condolences to Frank's family.
Updated 10/14/10 - 1100 hrs.
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| Warren Blake (1923-2009) |
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Warren Blake
1923 - 2009
It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of retired Hamden Firefighter Warren Edward Blake in Williamsburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Warren had been a resident of Jefferson, Maine since his retirement in April 1979.
Warren served in the U.S. Navy as an Electrician's Mate for ten years, and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a firefighter with the Hamden Fire Department from April 16, 1949 until his retirement on April 20, 1979.
Warren was predeceased by his wife, Jane. He is survived by his sons, Robert, Bradford, David, and several grandchildren..
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Sal "Cookie" Ferraro
1915 - 2009
It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Salvatore "Cookie" Ferraro at home on Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Cookie's 94th birthday was only a few days earlier.Following service in the U.S. Army during World War II, Cookie was appointed to the Hamden Fire Department as a substitute on December 15, 1947, and became a fulltime firefighter the following October. He retired on June 11, 1979.Cookie is survived by his wife, Carol; his daughter, Judith; two sons, Mark and Richard; and five grandchildren.Sal Ferraro will always be remembered as a great guy with a cheerful disposition who was a friend to all. He will be missed.
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| Published in The New Haven Register, August 12, 2009 |
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