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George M. Townsend

Firefighters from Engine Company 9 after a fire, December 1928
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John C. Voll Jr.

John C. Voll Jr. (1900-1979) was born in Camden and served the Camden Fire Department for 40 years, entering the department on January 15, 1925 and retiring on December 1, 1965. He lived his later years at 2737 Garfield Avenue in the Cramer Hill section of Camden.

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William E. Jaeckel fire department personnel record
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William E. Jaeckel

William E. "Pud" Jaeckel (1888–1961) joined the Camden Fire Department in 1920 and served over thirty years with Engine Company 9 at North 27th and Federal Streets in East Camden, retiring on pension in January 1951.

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Newspaper clipping, "Captain Townsend of Engine No. 3 Dies," Camden Courier-Post, April 8, 1940
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Captain Townsend of Engine No. 3 Dies

Camden Courier-Post, April 8, 1940. Capt. George M. Townsend, 45, of Fire-Engine Company No. 3 at Broadway and Emerald Street, died at his home on Stevens Street days after the death of Battalion Chief Rollo R. Jones of the same station.

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