Ladder Company 3 &mdash; 1958 Runs, January to June

Ladder Company 3 — 1958 Runs, January to June

This page and the page covering the runs from July 1 through December 31, 1958 show the when, where, what, and who involved in each incident.

At that time the Camden Fire Department had a three-platoon system. Here are the personnel who took part in the events recorded below. Note that all three regularly assigned Captains at one time or another served as Acting District Chief, a title equivalent to the present-day Battalion Chief. Also on occasion, Ladder 3 firefighters filled in as Chief’s Aides.

Chiefs in Charge
William Van Pfefferle, Chief of Department
Joseph H. Ballinghoff, District Chief
Harry J. Wagner, District Chief
John J. Graham, District Chief
William H. Deitz, District Chief
Edward R. MacDowell, District Chief
James Creato, Acting District Chief
Harold Megee, Acting District Chief
Louis J. Martelli, Acting District Chief
John J. O’Neil, Acting District Chief
Leonard E. Oshushek, Acting District Chief

Chief’s Aides
Charles Bates	Allen F. Hess Sr.
Howard G. Brickner	David W. Humphries
Paul V. Brutschea	Thomas J. McCabe
August F. Haverkamp	Edward Y. Scott

Ladder Company No. 3
James Creato, Captain	John J. O’Neil, Captain	Louis J. Martelli, Captain
Leon F. Chudzinski Transferred to Electrical Bureau, March 31, 1958	Roy R. Moffa	Philip B. Stinger
Thomas C. Blair	Thomas J. McCabe	William Harring Jr.
John L. Sterner	Howard G. Brickner	David W. Humphries
Alfred D. Nigro	James O. Jones	Edward Kreher
Edward N. Morgenweck Appointed June 30, 1958 — Assigned to Ladder Company 3
Served with Ladder Company No. 3 as Substitutes in 1958
Clarence E. McMullen	Leonard F. Garbrecht, Captain	Charles Christensen
Paul V. Brutschea	James H. Troutman
	Joseph G. Simpson