The John E. Fitzgerald Medal for The Most Meritorious Act

Boston Fire Department

HONORS

JOHN E. FITZGERALD MEDAL

FOR THE MOST MERITORIOUS ACT

Year	Recepient	Company	Year	Recepient	Company	Year	Recepient	Company
1922	Ladderman John J. Leary	Ladder Co. 1	1966	Fire Fighter William D. Shea	Rescue Co.	1990	Fire Captain Paul V. Farren	Headquarters
1923	Captain Daniel J. O'Brien	Engine Co. 10	1967	Fire Fighter Joseph J. Gaffney	Engine Co. 13	1991	Fire Fighter Franklin A. O'Leary	Rescue Co. 1
1924	Ladderman Thomas F. Kilduff	Ladder Co. 4	1968	Fire Fighter Thomas W. Nee	Engine Co. 17	1992	Fire Fighter Steven McGillicuddy	Ladder Co. 10
1927	Lieutenant Dennis M. Condon	Ladder Co. 1	1969	Fire Lieutenant William P. Doyle	Ladder Co. 30	1993	Fire Fighter Brendan Collins	Ladder Co. 15
1929	Captain Joseph P. Hanton	Engine Co. 33	1970	Fire Fighter Richard P. Hickey	Engine Co. 14	1994	*Fire Lieutenant Stephen F. Minehan	Ladder Co. 15
1934	Hoseman Patrick J. Flaherty	Engine Co. 22	1971	Fire Fighter Francis P. Byrne	Aerial Tower 2	1995	Fire Lieutenant John L. Collins	Ladder Co. 4
1936	Captain John J. Crehan	Drillmaster	1972	Fire Lieutenant George H. Rushton	Engine Co. 12	1998	Fire Lieutenant Robert J. Connolly	Ladder Co. 11
1945	Hoseman Leo S. Manning	Engine Co. 52	1973	Fire Fighter Frank E. Williams	Engine Co. 55	2000	Fire Lieutenant William G. Austin	Engine Co. 21
1947	Ladderman Louis J. Civitarese	Ladder Co. 26	1974	Fire Lieutenant Biaggi Germano	Engine Co. 42	2001	Fire Lieutenant Scott J. Malone	Ladder Co. 10
1948	Ladderman William W. Austin	Ladder Co. 26	1975	Fire Fighter Allen B. Llewellyn	Ladder Co. 15	2002	Fire Fighter William B. O'Sullivan	Ladder Co. 23
1949	District Chief Joseph F. Kilduff	District 9-10	1976	Fire Fighter James P. Manning	Engine Co. 18	2003	Fire Lieutenant Paul D. Lucas	Engine Co. 18
1950	Lieutenant John C. Reardon	Rescue Co. 3	1977	Fire Fighter Robert T. Gorman	Engine Co. 29	2007	Fire Fighter Michael Ronan	Ladder Co. 29
1951	Lieutenant Emilio F. Marino	Ladder Co. 12	1978	Fire Fighter James R. Neff	Ladder Co. 18	2009	Fire Lieutenant Michael V. Sameski	Engine Co. 16
1952	Lieutenant Joseph F. White	Ladder Co. 24	1979	Fire Fighter James B. Fitzgerald	Engine Co. 24	2010	Fire Fighter Philip J. Cetrino	Rescue Co. 1
1958	Fire Fighter William E. Pero	Ladder Co. 3	1980	Fire Lieutenant Edward J. Callahan	Ladder Co. 26	.	.	.
1959	Fire Fighter John L. Campbell	Ladder Co. 12	1983	Fire Fighter Robert M. Staunton	Ladder Co. 4	.	.	.
1960	Fire Captain Dante C. Ciampa	Ladder Co. 13	1984	Fire Fighter Patrick A. Munroe	Engine Co. 22	.	.	.
1961	Fire Fighter James J. Loftus	Ladder Co. 10	1985	Fire Fighter John R. Greene	Ladder Co. 4	.	.	.
1962	Fire Fighter John J. Gaddis	Ladder Co. 4	1986	Fire Fighter Robert M. Linnell	Engine Co. 7	.	.	.
1963	Fire Captain Richard B. Mullen	Engine Co. 16	1987	Fire Fighter James M. Hardy	Ladder Co. 19	.	.	.
1964	Fire Lieutenant Leo J. Fama	Engine Co. 21	1988	Fire Captain James M. Flaherty	Headquarters	.	.	.
1965	Fire Fighter Henry J. Miller	Engine Co. 43	1989	Fire Fighter Robert M. Staunton	Engine Co. 21	.	.	.

* Posthumous

Bequest of John E. Fitzgerald, the income to be collected by the City Collector and to be paid annually to the Fire Commissioner, to be used yearly in buying a gold medal to be presented to the fireman, who in the judgement of the Fire Commissioner, had performed the most meritorious act and whose conduct has called for special mention. Received bond from Executors of the estate of Henry J. Russell, Fire Commissioner, May 24, 1905. The first Fitzgerald Medal was awarded for an heroic act performed in 1922.

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