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ROSTER OF THE BLACK FIREMEN
THE SEGREGATION YEARS
October
1897 to September 1956
| Appointed | Name | Rank/Date | Disposition |
10-02-1897 |
BRIGHT, George W. | Lieutenant 8-1-1902 |
Disability Pension 4-17-1917 Death |
3-28-1900 |
GLEN, W.W. | Resigned-Death | |
| 4- 1-1900 | WEBB, Hiram | ? Death | |
| 12-19-1903 | BROWN, Harry A. | Captain |
Service Pension 4-15-1931 Death |
| 4- 2-1904 | ANDERSON, Benjamin F. | Disability Pension 12-1-1907 Death 11-18-1918 |
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| 1-26-1905 | BOWAN, Edward, Jr. | Death-Active 1-27-1949 | |
| 1906 | BROWN, Walter | Engineer |
? 1910 Death |
| approx.1907 | JOHNSON, Osborn | ? Death |
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| approx.1908 | JONES, Harry | ? Death |
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| 2-25-1909 | HALL, William | Captain |
Service Pension 12-20-1931 |
| 04-14-1910 | HARRIS, James | Disability Pension 11-12-1918 Death 5-20-1921 |
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| 10-01-1910 | DAVIS, Andrias | Resigned 12-23-1920 Death |
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| 10-01-1910 | WALKER, Edward W. | Captain |
Discharge 1-4-1928 Death |
| approx.1910 | CALDWELL,Homer | Death | |
| approx.1910 | COLE, ? | Death | |
| 3-5-1912 | WALKER, Harold | Discharge 11-12-1918 | |
| 3-9-1912 | WILSON, Joseph | Service Pension 6-23-1933 Death 3-1-1950 |
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| 10-15-1913 | WASHINGTON, Lawrence | Captain | Death (Active) 10-08-1937 |
| 4-27-1914 | KYLE, Anthony | Captain |
Service Pension 12-25-1935 Death 6-17-1958 |
| about 1915 | STERNS | Resigned Death |
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| 6-5-1917 | BAILEY,Guy | Captain 1-9-36 |
Service Pension 7-31-1939 |
| about 1917 | HODGE, Frank | Death | |
| about 1917 | WALKER,William | Death | |
| about 1917-18 | BROOKS | Death | |
| 4-17-1918 Reinstated 5-21-1924 |
BROWN, Walter Jr. | Engineer 4-16-1941 |
Discharged 1918 Service Pension 9-17-1957 |
| 4-17-1918 | TAYLOR, Jackson | Captain 4-1-1929 |
Service Pension 6-30-1939 Death 3-9-1970 |
| 12-4-1918 | EDWARDS, Eugene | Auto Fireman 7-17-1923 |
Discharge 1-16-1928 Death |
| 2-5-1919 | TAYLOR, Henry | Discharge 5-18-1927 Death |
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| 9-1-1919 | FREEMAN, Edward | Service Pension 1-20-1941 Death 2-22-1958 |
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| 1-17-1921 | McDANIEL, Clinton | Service Pension 9-5-1942 | |
| 6-22-1922 | YOUNG, Harry | Captain 5-1-1931 |
Service Pension 1-4-44 Death 12-28-61 |
| 7-6-1923 | REYNOLDS, John | Disability Pension 3-24-1928 Death 2-19-1972 |
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| 1923 | MOORE, Denny | Death | |
| 4-16-1924 | BETTON, William | Discharged 1-9-1935 Death |
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| 4-16-1924 | BROWN, Otis | Discharged 3-13-1931 Death |
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| 4-16-1924 | DEAN, Charles | Service Pension 4-22-1944 Death 4-14-1971 |
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| 4-16-1924 | HOOKS, Bennie T. | Auto Fireman 7-19-1938 |
Service Pension 2-6-1957 Death 12-4-1966 |
| 4-16-1924 | McDONALD, Sammuel | Discharged 12-8-1924 Death |
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| 4-16-1924 | SHIPP, Claude L. | Service Pension 5-5-1945 Death 10-24-1952 |
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| 5-21-1924 | BYRD, William | Service Pension 5-29-1944 Death 4-2-1952 |
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| 5-21-1924 | GREEN, Horace | Service Pension 4-18-1945 Death 4-28-1956 |
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| 5-21-1924 | JORDAN, LaFrancis | Auto Fireman 7-1-1938 |
Service Pension 8-2-1944 Death 1-25-1969 |
| 5-21-1924 | McCARTY, Paul | Service Pension 7-3-1944 Death |
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| 5-21-1924 | WELCH, Preston E. | Service Pension 2-12-1958 Death 1-6-1960 |
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| 6-18-1924 | MILTON, Frank | Service Pension 7-16-1944 Death 12-66-1946 |
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| 11-1-1924 | ELKINS, Sylvester | Resigned 7-5-1925 Death |
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| 11-3-1924 | WHITE, Ford M. | Service Pension 1-21-1945 Death |
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| 12-12-1924 | RIVERS, Frank | Discharged 7-1-1932 | |
| 12-15-1924 | JEFFERY, Howard | Discharged 9-14-1933 Death |
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| 4-3-1925 | WEBB, Theodore | Auto Fireman 9-9-1941 |
Service Pension 3-25-1956 Death 9-29-1965 |
| 4-7-1925 | DIXON, William | Discharged 3-5-1932 Death 4-23-1941 |
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| 11-20-1925 | POWELL, John C. | Captain 3-8-1937 |
Service Pension 7-6-1963 |
| 5-20-1927 | HURD, Leslie W. | Disability Pension 8-13-1947 Death 3-2-1969 |
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| 2-5-1928 | DONALDSON, Cornelius | Discharged 10-16-1933 | |
| 11-1-1928 | WOODYARD, Archie W. | Captain 3-7-1937 |
Service Pension 2-2-1963 Death 6-16-1973 |
| 11-8-1928 | JOHNSON, Ajay D. | Resigned 7-20-1929 | |
| 7-14-1929 | JOHNSON, Lathean. | Discharged 3-5-1930 | |
| 9-1-1929 | LONG, John R. | Engineer 4-16-1941 |
Service Pension 9-28-1960 |
| 3-23-1930 | ARTHUR, Carl | Disability Pension 10-26-1943 Death 5-24-1946 |
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| 8-1-1930 | SMITH, George | Engineer 4-16-1941 |
Service Pension 8-16-1953 |
| 4-16-1931 | TRUITT, James | Discharged 2-20-1934 Death |
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| 4-22-1931 | BOMAR, Onan W. | Captain 2-11-1941 |
Service Pension 11-5-1954 |
| 6-19-1931 | PRAYER, John W. | Captain 7-19-1940 |
Service Pension 1-4-1971 |
| ? 1931 | FLOYD, Reginald | Resigned 7-31-1936 Death 1953 |
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| 1-6-1933 | ANDERSON, Perry B. | Engineer |
Disability Pension 1-14-1962 |
| 6-9-1933 | HARDEN, Vernon | Service Pension 4-3-? | |
| 6-16-1935 | ADDISON, Terry A. | Captain 2-21-1969 |
Service Pension 1-26-1972 |
| 8-1-1935 | LaVIGNE, Frank F. | Captain 7-19-1940 |
Service Pension 8-17-1957 Death 3-5-1973 |
| 1-16-1936 | BUFORD, George | Auto Fireman 11-16-1944 |
Service Pension 10-9-1967 |
| 11-2-1936 | ADDISON, Jacob H. | Captain 8-25-1966 |
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| 11-2-1936 | AKERS, James R., Jr. | Captain 4-5-1944 |
Service Pension 11-2-1950 Death 3-19-1971 |
| 11-2-1936 | CATLEY, Godfrey | Service Pension 11-6-1956 | |
| 11-2-1936 | HOOKS, Ashton | Resigned 1-2-1937 | |
| 11-3-1936 | FLINT, Harry | Disability Pension 9-15-1938 | |
| 11-3-1936 | LaVIGNE, George | Death-Active 10-8-1937 | |
| 11-3-1936 | STEWART, Lawrence, Jr. | Auto Fireman 3-1-1942 |
Service Pension 5-29-1957 |
| 11-11-1936 | HARRIS, Lewis J. | Engineer 9-1-1955 |
Service Pension 1-10-1971 Death 11-2-1972 |
| 11-12-1936 | McLINN, Cecil W. | Captain 7-19-1962 |
Service Pension 1-19-1972 |
| 1-15-1937 | BRAZLEY, Rozelle, B. | Captain 2-2-1965 |
Service Pension 3-7-1967 Death 5-16-1973 |
| 11-16-1937 | DRISDOM, Albert H. | Disability Pension 8-11-1953 Death 7-27-1973 |
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| 11-16-1937 | RHETTA, John A. | Service Pension 12-1-1957 | |
| 11-18-1940 | HARTSFIELD, Arnett L., Jr. | Service Pension 1-23-1961 | |
| 1-18-1941 | COTTERBELL, Carl D. | Captain 8-1-1967 |
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| 8-2-1941 | WINCHESTER, George | Captain 3-5-1963 |
Death-Active 4-1-1969 |
| 8-3-1941 | JONES, Sanford T. | Auto Fireman 7-14-1959 |
Service Pension 2-13-1962 |
| 8-4-1941 | PRIOLEAU, George | Probationary Discharge 1-13-1942 | |
| 11-18-1941 | HERBERT, Archie W. | Engineer 1-1-1961 |
Service Pension 11-12-1961 |
| 2-16-1942 | CANNADY, George C. | Resigned 11-4-1944 Death |
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| 4-5-1942 | COLLIER, Thomas C., Jr. | Died on Duty 7-5-1970 | |
| 4-26-1942 | CRAIG, Robert N. | Captain 9-23-1965 |
Service Pension 1-14-1973 |
| 11-18-1942 | CARR, Henry M. | Disability Pension 5-26-1967 | |
| 11-18-1942 | WILHITE, Emmit J. | Captain 8-8-1963 |
Death-Active 11-5-1972 |
| 11-18-1942 | WILLIAMS, Felix G. | Discharged 5-9-1954 Death 10/1971 |
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| 1-2-1944 | ROSS, Wilfred B. | Service Pension 1-25-1970 | |
| 1-12-1944 | BRUCE, Herman | Resigned 9-3-1946 | |
| 1-12-1944 | SPRAGIN, Herbert L. | ? | |
| 7-22-1946 | WESTBROK, Clarence | Service Pension 1-31-1956 | |
| 8-27-1946 | BANKS, Fitzhugh, Jr. |
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Disability Pension 9-2-1962 |
| 8-27-1946 | BRANDON, Altha L. |
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Disability Pension 3-1961 |
| 8-27-1946 | DE CUIR, Walace M. |
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? |
| 9-24-1946 | BRYANT, Grady E. |
Captain II 7-30-1972 |
? |
| 9-1946 | LAWRENCE, W. H. | Service Pension 6-1980 | |
| 9-24-1946 | HOUSTON, George W. |
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Service Pension 5-31-1972 |
| 9-24-1946 | NEAL, Nathan W. |
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? |
| 10-22-1946 | TUCKER, Garfield |
Sr.Inspector 11-3-1951 |
Service Pension 2-21-1972 |
| 10-22-1946 | WINCHESTER, William L. | Fireman II | Service Pension |
| 11-19-1946 | RHINEHARDT, Albert | Fireman II |
Service Pension |
| 11-19-1946 | SANDERS, Charles E. |
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? |
| 3-17-1947 | DUNCAN, Roger B. |
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Disability Pension 9-10-1957 |
| 3-17-1947 | WYNNE, John B. |
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Service Pension 9-3-1972 |
| 4-14-1947 | COTTERELL, William A. |
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? |
| 4-14-1947 | CUMMINGS, Louis, Jr. |
Engineer 1-1-1961 |
? |
| 4-14-1947 | KING, Wince V., Jr. |
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Service Pension 4-16-1972 |
| 5-12-1947 | ARNOLD, Harold F. |
Inspector 6-15-1973 |
? |
| 6-9-1947 | LOUPE, Stanley D., Jr. |
Engineer 3-3-1961 |
Disability Pension 12-6-1972 |
| 6-9-1947 | PATTERSON, Willie, Jr. |
Captain 11-4-1968 |
? |
| 6-9-1947 | WALKER, Joseph P. |
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Service Pension 7-9-1972 |
| 8-18-1947 | DUFFY, Jerome C. |
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Resigned 4-18-1964 |
| 9-22-1947 | GLADDEN, Robert C. |
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Died on Duty 11-25-1968 |
| 9-23-1947 | CHRETIAN, Joseph R. |
Captain 1-20-1965 |
? |
| 9-23-1947 | RICKS, Robert R. |
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Service Pension 8-19-1973 |
| 10-27-1947 | BEAVERS, Le Roy |
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Resigned 1-23-1949 |
| 10-27-1947 | GEORGE, Gerald |
Auto Fireman 7-19-1959 |
Service Pension 12-24-1967 |
| 10-28-1947 | CROMMELL |
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Service Pension 7-25-1968 |
| 10-28-1947 | PARKER, James E. |
Captain II 8-20-1973 |
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| 12-1-1947 | ROBERTS, Earnest |
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? |
| 2-9-1948 | CHICHESTER, James D. |
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Service Pension 7-7-1969 |
| 3-14-1948 | HARRIS, Jerva D. |
Engineer 6-1-1961 |
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| 3-15-1948 | ANDERSON, Charles |
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Disability Pension 5-24-1960 |
| 3-16-1948 | HARRISON, Frank, Jr. | Inspector |
Service Pension Death, 4-8-1979 |
| 3-16-1948 | JACKSON, Franklyn W. |
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Disability Pension 9-29-1953 Death 11-14-1968 |
| 4-20-1948 | YOUNG, Earl L. |
Inspector 11-3-1957 |
Death (Active) 11-26-1965 |
| 11-2-1948 | SHERN, James H. |
Battalion Chief 2-6-1968 |
Service Pension 9-18-1972 |
| 12-14-1948 | PATTERSON, Dermond E. |
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? |
| 12-14-1948 | SIMS, Finis, Jr. |
Inspector 12-18-1970 |
? |
| 7-12-1949 | BALLARD, Reginald |
Engineer 9-16-1973 |
? |
| 7-12-1949 | MOSELEY, Julius, Jr. |
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Disability Pension 11-13-1961 |
| 2-27-1950 | CAPERS, Harold L. |
Engineer 3-8-1962 |
? |
| 2-27-1950 | LOPEZ, Reynaldo E. |
Sr. Inspector 8-2-1965 |
? |
| 2-27-1950 | SMITH, Raymond L. |
Engineer 6-1-1961 |
Service Pension 4-6-1970 |
| 2-28-1950 | JONES, James L. |
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Resigned 9-24-1951 Death |
| 5-29-1951 | MOUTON, Louis, Jr. |
Engineer 5-9-1961 |
? |
| 7-3-1951 | McCLELLAND, Henry L. |
Inspector 1-18-1971 |
? |
| 12-18-1951 | TYUS, William D. |
Auto Fireman 7-2-1969 |
? |
| 6-16-1953 | GARRISON, Edsel | Fireman II |
Disability Pension 10-4-1992 |
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