Boston Fire Department

HONORS

ROLL OF MERIT

The Roll Of Merit of the Boston Fire Department was established in 1880 and contains the names of those members
who have distinguished themselves in the discharge of their duties by saving human life at the risk of their own.

1880 Senior Ladderman E.B. Smith Hook & Ladder Co. 8	1966 Fire Fighter William M. Callaghan Ladder Co. 14	1981 Fire Fighter David L. Hale Engine Co. 24	2003 Fire Fighter Brian D. Burke Ladder Co. 16
Captain George F. Griffin Hook & Ladder Co. 8	Fire Fighter Leo G. Bowen Ladder Co. 14	Fire Fighter John F. Carey Ladder Co. 28	Fire Lieutenant Robert J. Connolly Ladder Co. 11
Ladderman T.E. Simonds Hook & Ladder Co. 1	Fire Fighter Elliott J. Miller Engine Co. 41	Fire Fighter Richard M. Feeley Ladder Co. 28	Fire Fighter Stephen F. Irving Engine Co. 7
1882 Foreman Nathan L. Hussey Engine Co. 23	Fire Fighter John J. McHugh Ladder Co. 11	Fire Fighter Joseph M. Gilmore, Jr. Engine Co. 18	Fire Fighter Brian Cobb Ladder Co. 14
Foreman Edwin H. Sawyer Ladder Co. 4	Fire Fighter Lawrence E. Lacasse Ladder Co. 14	Fire Fighter William J. McCarthy Ladder Co. 23	Fire Fighter Brian M. Sellon Ladder Co. 4
1883 Foreman Edwin H. Sawyer Ladder Co. 4	Fire Fighter William F. Roache Ladder Co. 14	Fire Lieutenant John J. McKenna Rescue Co. 1	Fire Fighter Michael D. O'Reilly Engine Co. 14
1887 Ladderman James F. Bailey Ladder Co. 17	Fire Fighter Timothy F. Sullivan Ladder Co. 14	1982 Fire Lieutenant Donald C. Kernan Fire Prevention Division	Fire Fighter Gregory Kelly Tower Ladder 10
1898 Ladderman Eugene Rogers Ladder Co. 1	Fire Fighter John P. Byrne Ladder Co. 26	Fire Fighter John T. Brignoli Ladder Co. 7	2004 Fire Lieutenant Robert F. Moriarty Engine Co. 33
1900 Captain Peter Callahan Engine Co. 4	Fire Fighter Theodore M. Brown Ladder Co. 3	1983 Fire Fighter Timothy T. McGillicuddy Engine Co. 14	Fire Lieutenant Donald P. Doenges Engine Co. 50
Lieutenant Joseph A. Kelley Chemical Engine Co. 1	Fire Fighter Howard F. Clinkscale Ladder Co. 13	Fire Fighter Paul P. Keeley Rescue Co. 1	2005 Fire Lieutenant Joseph R. Wilson Engine Co. 5
Hoseman Timothy E. Heffron Engine Co. 4	Fire Lieutenant Leo J. McElaney Ladder Co. 26	Fire Lieutenant Martin J. Nee Rescue Co. 1	Fire Fighter Kenneth Marrero Engine Co. 17
Hoseman James E. Downey Engine Co. 6	Fire Lieutenant Elliott J. Miller Engine Co. 52	Fire Fighter Henry J. Belluche Ladder Co. 9	Fire Lieutenant Patrick D. Murphy Ladder Co. 23
1901 Ladderman Frederick F. Leary Ladder Co. 12	1967 Fire Fighter Robert L. Mayhew Engine Co. 12	Fire Fighter Arthur E. Hitchman Ladder Co. 9	Fire Fighter Joseph G. Welch Ladder Co. 23
Ladderman Florence Donoghue Combination Co. 8	Fire Fighter William E. Pero Ladder Co. 4	1984 Fire Fighter Kevin E. Ranahan Ladder Co. 4	Fire Fighter Joseph J. Houlder Ladder Co. 23
Captain James J. O'Connor Engine Co. 7	Fire Fighter Walter G. Austin Ladder Co. 4	Fire Fighter Henry J. Sheridan Ladder Co. 23	2006 Fire Lieutenant Santiago Lasa Rescue Co. 1
Lieutenant James F. McMahon Combination Co. 8	Fire Fighter Arthur E. Hutchinson Engine Co. 21	Fire Lieutenant John J. Simpson Headquarters (Ladder Co. 23)	Fire Fighter Robert C. Moritz Rescue Co. 1
Hoseman Martin A. Kenealy Engine Co. 7	1968 Fire Fighter Kevin J. Mochen Ladder Co. 4	Fire Fighter William J. McCarthy Ladder Co. 23	Fire Lieutenant Jonathan Rodriguez Ladder Co. 24
Hoseman Denis Driscoll Engine Co. 7	Fire Fighter Joseph M. Martin Engine Co. 36	Fire Fighter John J. Nee Engine Co. 7	Fire Fighter Shawn J. Hardiman Engine Co. 4 (detailed to Ladder Co. 24)
Ladderman William H. Magner Ladder Co. 8	Fire Fighter William P. Carroll Engine Co. 3	Fire Fighter Edward J. Hudalla Ladder Co. 29	Fire Fighter Joseph M. Bacchi Incident Command Technician, District 5
Hoseman Thomas J. Muldoon Chemical Engine Co. 8	Fire Fighter Charles J. Connolly Ladder Co. 20	Fire Lieutenant Donald E. Mullen, Jr. Headquarters (Engine Co.22)	Fire Lieutenant Michael G. Aylward Ladder Co. 6
Ladderman Dennis McGee Combination Co. 5	Fire Fighter Anthony J. Rock Engine Squad 45	Fire Fighter Joe E. Montoya Engine Co. 22	2007 Fire Fighter (FFOP) Andrew C. Lee Engine Co. 24
1902 Ladderman Joseph P. Hanton Ladder Co. 17	1969 Fire Fighter William H. Greene Engine Co. 14	1985 Fire Lieutenant Robert J. Counihan Ladder Co. 29	Fire Fighter Peter McDonnell Engine Co. 24
Ladderman Michael J. Teehan Ladder Co. 17	Fire Fighter Richard P. Hickey Engine Co. 14	Fire Lieutenant John J. McKenna Rescue Co. 1	Fire Fighter Glenn S. Preston Engine Co. 17
1903 Lieutenant Charles W. Conway Ladder Co. 13	Fire Fighter Richard T. O'Donnell Engine Co. 2	Fire Fighter (Aide to District Chief) William D. Ferrara Engine Co. 53	Fire Fighter (FFOP) Daniel B. Donahoe Ladder Co. 15
Ladderman Michael J. Dacey Ladder Co. 13	Fire Fighter John F. Scott Engine Co. 45	Fire Fighter (Aide to District Chief) Joseph R. Murphy Engine Co. 42	Fire Fighter Leamon R. Miller District 8
District Chief Patrick E. Keyes District 1	Fire Fighter Rodney Horton Ladder Co. 23	Fire Fighter Walter T. McGinn Ladder Co. 1	Fire Lieutenant Michael Sameski Engine Co. 16
1909 Hoseman Thomas H. Downey Engine Co. 8	Fire Fighter Nino N. Tramontozzi Engine Co. 37	1986 Fire Fighter (Aide to District Chief) Francis L. Shaughnessy Engine Co. 17
1917 Lieutenant Edward McDonough Aide to the Chief of Department	1970 Fire Lieutenant John A. Rose Ladder Co. 15	Fire Fighter Reynolds A. Shepherd Ladder Co. 17
Ladderman John J. Kennedy Ladder Co. 13	Fire Fighter Arthur L. Mulrey Ladder Co. 15	Fire Fighter (FFOP) Gregory J. Mackin Tower Co.
1918 Hoseman Henry J. Kelley Engine Co. 32	Fire Lieutenant George J. Gottwald Rescue-Pumper Unit	1987 Fire Fighter Robert J. Watson Fire Prevention Division
1922 Lieutenant Carl S. Bowers Aide to the Chief of Department	Fire Lieutenant Robert P. Foley Ladder Co. 7	Fire Fighter John F. Hart Ladder Co. 18
1924 Ladderman Carl V. Anderson Ladder Co. 8	Fire Fighter James M. McCarthy Ladder Co. 7	Fire Fighter Edward T. Loder Rescue Co. 1
Hoseman James J. Buchanan Chemical Engine Co. 7	Fire Fighter John J. O'Brien Ladder Co. 23	Fire Lieutenant John F. Joyce Rescue Co. 1
Hoseman Arthur A. Ryan Chemical Engine Co. 7	Fire Captain George E. Thompson Engine Co. 37	Fire Fighter Paul G. Carey Rescue Co. 1
1927 Lieutenant Dennis M. Condon Ladder Co. 1	Fire Fighter Arthur G. Ainsworth Engine Co. 37	1988 Fire Lieutenant Charles M. Parillo Ladder Co. 14
Ladderman Gilbert W. Jones Ladder Co. 15	Fire Fighter George F. McCafferty Engine Co. 22	Fire Fighter Richard F. Felton Ladder Co. 14
*Hoseman Walter P. Corbett Engine Co. 28	Fire Fighter Frederick J. Barrett Ladder Co. 30	Fire Fighter Paul D. Hynes Aide to District 12
Hoseman Edward J. Murphy Engine Co. 15	1971 Fire Fighter George W. Girvan Ladder Co. 23	1989 Fire Lieutenant Timothy F. McGillicuddy, Jr. Engine Co. 7
1929 Ladderman William O. Cheswell Ladder Co. 1	Fire Fighter John F. Carey Ladder Co. 23	Fire Fighter (Inspector) Phillip E. Marsh Fire Prevention Division
Ladderman John J. Martin Ladder Co. 13	Fire Fighter Robert J. McCue Engine Co. 23	Fire Fighter Gerard A. Yanovich Engine Co. 3
1932 Hoseman John A. O'Connor Engine Co. 32	Fire Fighter Paul A. Christian Ladder Co. 20	Fire Fighter John J. Kelly Special Unit
1933 Hoseman William C. Jeffers Engine Co. 3	Fire Fighter Donald J. LaPorte Engine Co. 12	Fire Fighter John J. Sullivan Ladder Co. 7
1935 District Chief James F. Sheehan District 4	Fire Fighter James J. Ochs Ladder Co. 23	Fire Fighter John L. McKay Ladder Co. 7
1938 Hoseman Dennis J. McLaughlin Engine Co. 23	District Fire Chief Clarence X. Frost District 11	Fire Fighter Ralph P. Walker Ladder Co. 29
1939 Ladderman Thomas F. Maloney Ladder Co. 14	Fire Captain Joseph L. Tehan Engine Co. 29	Fire Fighter Donald E. Oliver Ladder Co. 2
1940 Captain William M. Phelan Ladder Co. 31	Fire Fighter Roger M. Corrigan Ladder Co. 4	1990 Fire Fighter James M. Hardy Rescue Co. 1
1942 Captain James A. Kennedy Rescue Co. 3	Fire Fighter Thomas J. Fogel Engine Co. 24	Fire Fighter Robert P. Breen Rescue Co. 1
Hoseman Owen J. Coyne Rescue Co. 3	Fire Fighter Dennis P. Greenwood Engine Co. 24	Fire Fighter Anthony J. O'Brien Rescue Co. 1
Hoseman William Callaghan Engine Co. 10	Fire Fighter (FFOP) Paul Richardson Engine Co. 24	1991 District Fire Chief William W. Hayhurst District 4
Hoseman Patrick H. Murphy Engine Co. 35	Fire Fighter James E. France Engine Co. 39	Fire Fighter Paul J. McCarthy Tower Co.
Ladderman Thomas J. Cooney Ladder Co. 29	Fire Fighter John J. McKenna Engine Co. 39	Fire Fighter Paul G. Carey Rescue Co. 1
Hoseman Edward B. Nolan Engine Co. 26	Fire Lieutenant Robert A. Doyle Engine Co. 14	Fire Fighter James M. Doyle Engine Co. 42
1943 Hoseman Arthur L. Bourdo Engine Co. 52	Fire Fighter Vincent G. Mahoney Engine Co. 24	Fire Fighter Anthony Green Engine Co. 42
1944 Ladderman James A. McDonald Ladder Co. 12	Fire Fighter Henry J. Cullen Ladder Co. 30	Fire Fighter Thomas W. McKernan Engine Co. 4
Lieutenant Raymond W. Frazel Engine Co. 4	Fire Fighter Harold R. Donovan Engine Co. 21	Fire Fighter Neil J. Martin Ladder Co. 15
Hoseman George J. Roy Engine Co. 33	Fire Lieutenant Paul J. O'Brien Ladder Co. 4	1992 Fire Fighter (Aide to District Chief) Daniel F. Robishaw Engine Co. 39
1946 Aide to Deputy Chief J.F. Holland Engine Co. 22	1972 Fire Fighter Robert W. Beals Engine Co. 9	Fire Fighter James L. Berlo Engine Co. 39
1953 Deputy Chief Walter E. Crouch Division 3	Fire Fighter Howard K. Lomas Engine Co. 2	Fire Lieutenant Francis J. Manning Engine Co. 24
Lieutenant James G. Boles Ladder Co. 6	Fire Fighter Edward H. Hudalla Engine Co. 43	Fire Fighter Thomas J. Blake Ladder Co. 16
Hoseman John E. Kelley Engine Co. 16	Fire Fighter William M. Burns Ladder Co. 29	Fire FIghter (Aide to District Chief) Walter T. Cobe Engine Co. 53
1954 Lieutenant Andrew J. Canning Engine Co. 34	Fire Fighter Robert E. Dillon Ladder Co. 29	1993 Fire Fighter Kirk Johnson Rescue Co. 2
Fire Fighter John C. Murphy Ladder Co. 14	1973 Fire Fighter Bradley F. Rattigan Engine Co. 17	Fire Fighter Jeffery S. Riley Ladder Co. 7
1955 Fire Fighter Raymond M. McDonough Engine Co. 21	Fire Fighter Francis L. Shaughnessy Engine Co. 17	Fire Lieutenant Dennis A. MacDonald Headquarters (Engine Co. 18)
Fire Fighter Warren F. Hall Engine Co. 28	Fire Lieutenant Acicio J. Gazo Ladder Co. 29	Fire Lieutenant Michael E. Tierney Ladder Co. 15
Fire Fighter William E. Pero Ladder Co. 3	Fire Fighter Robert T. Kilduff Ladder Co. 29	Fire Fighter Sheldon K. Jackson Ladder Co. 15
1956 Fire Fighter John J. Devine Ladder Co. 4	Fire Fighter Donald J. LaPorte Engine Co. 12	Fire Fighter Edward T. Loder Rescue Co. 1
Fire Fighter George W. Girvan Ladder Co. 4	1974 Fire Fighter Edward K. Fitzgerald Engine Co. 53	Fire Fighter David Crespo Engine Co. 14
Fire Fighter George J. Lohnes Ladder Co. 4	Fire Lieutenant Robert D. Callow Ladder Co. 10	Fire Fighter William B. O'Sullivan Ladder Co. 26
Fire Fighter Joseph V. Morgan Ladder Co. 13	Fire Fighter Paul R. Moore Ladder Co. 30	Fire Captain James E. Welsh Headquarters (Ladder Co. 10)
1958 Fire Fighter William B. Linnane Ladder Co. 14	Fire Fighter Joseph M. Welsh Ladder Co. 10	Fire Fighter Reynold A. Maughn Ladder Co. 10
Fire Fighter Leon G. Crispo Ladder Co. 12	Fire Fighter Walter E. O'Hearn Ladder Co. 19	Fire Fighter (Aide to District Chief) Paul J. Zepf Engine Co. 42
Fire Fighter William H. Halpin Ladder Co. 13	Fire Fighter John J. Simpson Ladder Co. 15	Fire Fighter Gary L. Walker Ladder Co. 23
Fire Fighter Robert L. LaRose Ladder Co. 13	Fire Fighter Francis A. Baxter Ladder Co. 17	Fire Fighter (Aide to District Chief) Paul J. Zepf Engine Co. 42
Fire Lieutenant George F. Lee Ladder Co. 3	Fire Fighter John J. Stanton Engine Co. 42	Fire Fighter Gary L. Walker Ladder Co. 23
Fire Fighter Warren J. Cudmore Ladder Co. 18	Fire Fighter James B. Fitzgerald Engine Co. 7	1994 Fire Fighter Don F. Cuddahy Tower Co.
Fire Fighter Thomas J. Heanue Engine Co. 1	Fire Fighter Eugene P. Irwin Engine Co. 7	Fire Lieutenant Michael E. Tierney Ladder Co. 15
Fire Fighter Henry J. Miller Engine Co. 43	Fire Fighter Ernest A. LaPorte Engine Co. 7	Fire Fighter Richard H. Graham Ladder Co. 15
1959 Fire Fighter Wilbur W. Luacaw Engine Co. 42	1975 Fire Fighter Robert M. Greene Ladder Co. 23	Fire Fighter Edward C. Doherty Ladder Co. 15
Fire Fighter Frank Gambardello Engine Co. 33	Fire Fighter Walter T. McGinn Aerial Tower 2	Fire Fighter Brendan Collins Ladder Co. 15
Fire Fighter John Nicholas Engine Co. 33	Fire Fighter Charles A. Seaboyer Engine Co. 18	Fire Fighter Robert Cox Ladder Co. 29
Fire Fighter James L. Fitzgibbons Ladder Co. 15	Fire Fighter Robert P. McNiff Ladder Co. 13	1995 Fire Fighter Charles J. Papineau Ladder Co. 26
Fire Fighter Leo M. Myott Ladder Co. 21	1976 Fire Fighter Stephen T. Langone Engine Co. 24	Fire Fighter Paul D. Fountaine Engine Co. 18 (detailed to Ladder Co. 6)
Fire Lieutenant Francis J. Cummings Ladder Co. 13	Fire Fighter Paul S. Rankin Rescue Co. 1	Fire Fighter Edward J. Glasheen Tower Co.
1961 Fire Fighter Leonard A. D'Amico Engine Co. 12	Fire Fighter Robert F. Mackey Rescue Co. 1	Fire Fighter Don F. Cuddahy Tower Co.
Fire Fighter Francis E. Callahan Ladder Co. 24	Fire Fighter Martin J. Glynn Ladder Co. 17	Fire Captain Robert J. Calobrisi Personnel Division (detailed to Ladder Co. 26)
Fire Fighter Francis J. Troy Ladder Co. 24	Fire Lieutenant Joseph L. Pistorino Engine Co. 16	Fire Fighter William O'Sullivan Ladder Co. 26
Fire Fighter Robert F. Mackey Engine Co. 3	Fire Fighter Leo D. Scanlon Engine Co. 16	Fire Fighter Arthur D. Espinosa Ladder Co. 26
Fire Fighter Felix F. Cosgrove Engine Co. 2	Fire Fighter Paul D. Manning Engine Co. 16	Fire Fighter Edward E. Munroe Ladder Co. 29
Fire Fighter Richard T. O'Donnell Engine Co. 2	Fire Fighter Thomas S. Lydon Engine Co. 2	Acting Fire Lieutenant David A. Sylvester Ladder Co. 23 (detailed to Ladder Co. 14)
Fire Fighter Joseph A. Desmond Ladder Co. 15	1977 Fire Fighter Thomas Whalen Fire Prevention Division	1996 Fire Fighter William Benevelli Rescue Co. 2
Fire Fighter Warren J. Cudmore Ladder Co. 18	Fire Fighter John R. Harrison Engine Co. 21	Fire Fighter Lawrence Brennan Engine Co. 22
Fire Fighter William J. O'Brien Ladder Co. 26	Fire Fighter Thomas F. Myers Engine Co. 21	1997 Fire Captain James E. Welsh Ladder Co. 15
1962 Fire Fighter Kristo A. Apostol Engine Co. 13	Fire Fighter Paul R. Moore Ladder Co. 30	Fire Lieutenant Richard M. Quinlan Ladder Co. 17
Fire Fighter John D. Sheehan Ladder Co. 22	Fire Fighter Peter F. Nee Ladder Co. 20	Fire Fighter Dennis E. Keith Ladder Co. 15
Fire Fighter John L. Campbell Ladder Co. 23	Fire Fighter Robert T. Kilduff Ladder Co. 29	Fire Lieutenant Donald R. Mullen Engine Co. 3
1963 Fire Fighter Philip E. Spruill Ladder Co. 4	Fire Fighter Daniel C. Patterson Engine Co. 11	Fire Fighter Richard S. O'Neill Ladder Co. 15
Fire Fighter William T. Haggerty Ladder Co. 13	Fire Fighter James B. Stack Engine Co. 20	Fire Fighter James E. White Engine Co. 8
Fire Fighter Vincent P. Hurley Ladder Co. 4	Fire Lieutenant James J. Famolare Engine Co. 22	1998 Fire Fighter Eugene B. Fortes Engine Co. 51
Fire Fighter Julius C. Sutton Engine Co. 40	Fire Fighter John D. Sheehan Engine Co. 26	Fire Fighter George S. Thibodeaux Engine Co. 4
Fire Fighter Paul D. Crimmins Engine Co. 5	Acting Fire Lieutenant Dennis G. Callanan Engine Co. 37	Fire Fighter John F. Linnell Ladder Co. 17
Fire Fighter John J. Feeney Engine Co. 1	Fire Fighter Patrick A. Munroe Engine Co. 22	Fire Fighter Francis G. Clines Ladder Co. 24
Fire Lieutenant Leo J. Fama Engine Co. 21	Fire Fighter Robert F. Bowen Aerial Tower 1	Fire Lieutenant Richard M. Quinlan Ladder Co. 17
Fire Lieutenant Warren A. Hardy Ladder Co. 7	Fire Lieutenant William W. Hayhurst Headquarters	Fire Fighter Kevin G. Mitchell Ladder Co. 17
Fire Fighter Henry W. Young Ladder Co. 24	Fire Lieutenant William P. Ahearn Fire Prevention Division	Fire Fighter Thomas Flynn Ladder Co. 24
Fire Fighter George J. Gottwald Engine Co. 22	Fire Fighter Lawrence P. Kelley Fire Prevention Division	Fire Fighter Edward T. Loder Rescue Co. 1
Fire Fighter John D. Sheehan Ladder Co. 3	Fire Lieutenant Michael J. Bruno Ladder Co. 10	1999 Fire Fighter Joseph Johnson Engine Co. 4
Fire Fighter Joseph H. Hardiman Ladder Co. 3	1978 Fire Fighter Thomas E. Bernhard Engine Co. 21	Fire Lieutenant Ronald J. Savicke Engine Co. 2
Fire Fighter James F. Loftus Ladder Co. 10	Fire Fighter John E. McNally Engine Co. 21	Fire Fighter John J. McGrath Engine Co. 2
Fire Fighter Bernard F. Woods Engine Co. 13	Fire Lieutenant Nicholas P. Keenan Ladder Co. 15	2000 Fire Captain William J. Meyer Ladder Co. 29
Fire Fighter John M. Morrissey Ladder Co. 3	Fire Lieutenant Stephen E. McLaughlin Rescue Co. 2	Fire Fighter Kevin B. Garry Ladder Co. 29
Fire Fighter James F. Donovan Ladder Co. 23	Fire Fighter Roger J. Dunn Rescue Co. 2	Fire Fighter Levi Harris Ladder Co. 29
1964 Fire Fighter Francis A. Kane Ladder Co. 3	Fire Fighter Ronald Gatnik Engine Co. 52	Fire Lieutenant Joseph G. McNulty Engine Co. 17
Fire Fighter William H. Irvine Ladder Co. 7	Fire Fighter Richard L. Stedman Engine Co. 43	Fire Lieutenant Michael P. Finn Ladder Co. 14
Fire Fighter Thomas J. Callaghan Engine Co. 22	Fire Fighter John L. Cheatham Ladder Co. 16	Fire Fighter Yuji Hairston Ladder Co. 14
Fire Fighter Joseph H. Hardiman Ladder Co. 3	1979 Fire Fighter Edward G. O'Brien Engine Co. 22	Fire Fighter Robert E. Medico Engine Co. 18
Fire Fighter John M. Morrissey Ladder Co. 3	Fire Fighter Thomas J. McDuff Aerial Tower 1	Fire Lieutenant Patrick D. Murphy Ladder Co. 7
Fire Lieutenant John J. McCorkle Engine Co. 24	Fire Fighter Arthur E. Perkins Aerial Tower 1	Fire Fighter James G. O'Brien Ladder Co. 7
Fire Lieutenant John J. Geswell Ladder Co. 26	Fire Captain George F. Gravellese Engine Co. 32	Fire Fighter Vincent E. Dimino Ladder Co. 7
Fire Fighter Francis L. Murphy Engine Co. 24	Aide to Chief John J. McDonald District 13	Fire Fighter Gregory P. Conlan Ladder Co. 7
Fire Fighter James B. Sheedy Ladder Co. 4	Fire Fighter Robert M. Staunton Ladder Co. 4	2001 Fire Fighter Edward T. Loder Rescue Co. 1
Fire Fighter Robert J. Clougherty Engine Co. 3	Fire Fighter Kenneth J. Bresnahan Ladder Co. 18	Fire Fighter Paul F. Flaherty Engine Co. 18
1965 Fire Lieutenant Walter J. Cameron Ladder Co. 7	Fire Lieutenant James M. Solletti Engine Co. 1	Fire Lieutenant Gregory J. Mackin Engine Co. 16
Fire Lieutenant Arthur E. Ruggere Ladder Co. 7	Fire Fighter James A. Ellis Engine Co. 22	2002 Fire Lieutenant William A. Tobin Rescue Co. 2
Fire Lieutenant Richard A. Kemp Engine Co. 43	Fire Fighter Richard A. Laureana Engine Co. 22	Fire Fighter Paul E. Covington Rescue Co. 2
Fire Fighter James J. Mahon Engine Co. 43	1980 Fire Fighter John J. Harrison Engine Co. 21	Fire Fighter Robert J. Ryan Ladder Co. 16
Fire Fighter Charles E. Graul Engine Co. 1	Fire Fighter Paul J. Spacco Engine Co. 17	Fire Fighter (Aide to Deputy Chief) Paul B. Walsh Rescue Co. 1
Fire Fighter Thomas S. Lydon Engine Co. 1	Fire Fighter Lawrence F. Ricci Engine Co. 17	Fire Lieutenant Robert T. Kilduff Ladder Co. 23
Fire Fighter Charles F. McNally Ladder Co. 19	Fire Fighter Timothy T. McGillicuddy Engine Co. 12	Fire Fighter Kevin A. Deagle Ladder Co. 6
Fire Fighter Francis X. McDonnell Ladder Co. 19	Fire Fighter John P. Carey Engine Co. 12	Fire Fighter David M. Dowd Rescue Co. 2
Fire Fighter Fred I. Smith Engine Co. 12	Fire Fighter Joseph M. Connolly Engine Co. 18	Fire Lieutenant Scott J. Malone Tower Ladder 10
Fire Fighter William P. Kenney Engine Co. 12	Acting Fire Lieutenant Gerald F. Lucas Engine Co. 24	Fire Fighter Christopher Corwin Ladder Co. 1
Fire Fighter George E. Thompson Ladder Co. 15		Fire Fighter Michael S. Dannaher Ladder Co. 1

* Posthumous

On April 20, 1880, the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Boston Fire Department voted that a permanent Roll of Merit be established, to contain the names of those officers and members of the department as may have distinguished themselves in the discharge of their duties, by saving human life at the risk of their own. This remained the highest award in the Boston Fire Department until 1922 when the first departmental medal was awarded.

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Boston Fire Department

HONORS

ROLL OF MERIT

The Roll Of Merit of the Boston Fire Department was established in 1880 and contains the names of those memberswho have distinguished themselves in the discharge of their duties by saving human life at the risk of their own.

The Roll Of Merit of the Boston Fire Department was established in 1880 and contains the names of those members
who have distinguished themselves in the discharge of their duties by saving human life at the risk of their own.