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William Philip Spencer (1890–1946) served in the Camden Fire Department from 1925 until his death in 1946, promoted to Captain on April 2, 1940. A World War I veteran who served in France, he was a charter member of the Box 315 Association and won a three-cornered fight for vice president of the Camden Police and Firemen's Association in 1933.
James Francis "Soup" Campbell was born on December 24, 1897, in Homestead, Pennsylvania. He likely learned to play basketball at the Homestead YMCA under the guidance of Sandy Shields, a star of the 23rd Street Wanderers.
James T. McGrory was born on July 25, 1927, to James T. McGrory and Marguerite McGrory (née unknown). In the 1930 Census, the McGrory family, including James' younger siblings Doris and Joseph, resided at 527 Fairview Street .
William Harry Deitz was born on May 16, 1937, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Frank C. Deitz and Caroline Deitz (née unknown).
Originally a part of Stockton Township , the area that is now known as East Camden was merged into Camden proper in 1899 along with the neighborhood now known as Cramer Hill .
Camden Courier-Post - November 15, 1962 Second District Fire Chief [William] Harry Deitz , 52, a 25-year veteran in the Camden Fire Department, collapsed and died Wednesday night.
Man and Woman Struck by Lightning; Mercury Tumbles A violent electric storm, which paralyzed a South Camden woman, accompanied by a driving rain tumbled the mercury last night and ended, temporarily, the six-day heat wave.