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Ernest F. Fagan

Leon J. Johnson
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Leon J. Johnson

Leon J. Johnson (1935–2017) was a Camden firefighter who served the Camden Fire Department for over 28 years, from 1969 to 1997.

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Overcast residential street with bare trees, a blue Merriel street sign at the left, and three parked cars along the right curb
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35th Street

35th Street runs from the Delaware River south to River Avenue, then resumes east of the Pavonia railroad switching yard and again beyond Westfield Avenue, reaching Federal Street and continuing three blocks to Highland Avenue at the Pennsauken border. It is North 35th Street above Federal and South 35th below.

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Newspaper clipping "3 Firemen Grads Given Assignments," on three Camden firemen graduating from the Fire Training School.
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3 Firemen Grads Given Assignments

Three graduates of the Camden City Fire Training School received their company assignments in July 1964 — Truman Maples of 1024 North 35th Street, Ernest A. Fagan of 105 South 35th Street, and Spencer Smith 3d of 1523 Collings Road.

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Courier-Post clipping, "Smiths Firemen To 3d Generation," about a third-generation Camden fireman, June 1964
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Smiths Firemen To 3d Generation

Spencer Haines Smith 3d, 22, was sworn into the Camden fire department in June 1964, following his father, Spencer H. Smith Jr., and grandfather, Spencer H. Smith Sr.; an uncle, Earl A. Smith, was also a city fireman.

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