| Known
Members: |
| Name |
Dates |
Position |
Comments/Recollections |
| ALDEN, Lewis |
1950 |
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| BAXTER, Harry Ogden - 8 |
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The only Moyamensing
member to die in the line of duty in World War II. [Biography] |
| CORNISH, Henry |
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| DEVLIN, James |
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Later
a Chester Fire Chief Second
assistant chief January 1944 and December 1945
Devlin was also the city's building inspector.
[December 4, 1945 news article] |
| DIGGINS, Frank |
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| DIGGINS, Edward (Eddie) |
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| DIGGINS, Joe - 7 |
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| EAVES, William |
1950 |
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| EDMUNDS, Robert "Reds"
- 10 |
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| GAMBLE, Dave |
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| GRESCH, John (Jack) - 6 |
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"I was a Moya
Jr. since I was 14 I'm now 48. I was past chief of the Jr. and past Lt. in the senior
company when I was a volunteer. Now I'm a Captain in the Chester Fire Dept with 24
yrs." |
| GUZZO, Rocco - 1 |
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| HAAS, Richard - 6 |
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| HAAS, Robert - 6 |
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| HAMILTON, Jack - 5 |
c. 1930-1956 |
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| HEYWOOD, Hartley |
1949 |
Driver |
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| HINCKLEY, John - 1 |
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| HILL, Edward "Lumpy" -
1 |
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| LAMB, James |
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| LAMEY, Edward |
late 50's into the 60's |
Driver |
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| LEE, Ricky - 6 |
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| LEE, Roddy - 6 |
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| LITTLEY, Daniel M. - 1 |
1960 |
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| LYKENS, Jim - 7 |
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"My dad, Jim
Lykens was an honorary member and also did a short stint driving the coffee
wagon and serving as Chief of the Juniors. Sadly he passed away suddenly in his sleep on
July 26, 1998." - Pat
Lykens |
| McMAHON, Clarence
"Butch" - 1 |
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| MAYS, Mark - 6 |
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| MULLINS, "Moon" -1 |
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| NASSINO, Gessie Duke - 9 |
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| NEWS, Albert - 8 |
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President December
1945 [December
4, 1945 news article] |
| OGDEN, Robert |
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Later
a Chester Fire Chief |
| PEET, Harry - 5 |
1930-1956 |
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| POTTER, G. W. |
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President c. 1903 |
| SHROPSHIRE, Dave - 6 |
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| SHROPSHIRE, Steven - 6 |
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| TAYLOR, John W. |
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| TOPPIN, Alexander
"Jiggs" - 8 |
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"Alexander "Jiggs" Toppin, good
friend and boarder of George Watson was a longtime member of
the Moya's and a paid driver before George was a driver. Mr.Toppin was in the Army in WWI
and in WWII. He is buried in Soldier's Circle at Chester Rural Cemetery." - Lee Bennington |
| TRUAX, Raymond |
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| WATRAS, Julian Jule - 9 |
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| WATSON,
George Edward ("Ed", "Smokey") - 8 |
|
Foreman for many years, later a paid driver, the tillerman of
the hook and ladder. |
"George Edward
Watson was a lifetime member of the Moyamensing Hook and Ladder Company, serving as
foreman for years. Later in life he became a paid driver, actually was the tillerman of
the hook and ladder. "Ed", as he was known, was driver when the companies were
unionized. He was a charter member of the union. There was a great picture on the front
page of the Chester Times the day after the Upland
Baptist Church fire of a fireman on the top of a fully extended aerial ladder throwing
water on the steeple. That was "Smokey" Watson (another nickname). I will try to
find a copy of that picture." [December 4, 1945 news article]
- Lee Bennington |
| WATSON,
Harry - 8 |
|
Tillerman of the hook & ladder |
"Harry Watson, a
brother to George, was a longtime Moya member. He was
tillerman of the hook and ladder before George." - Lee Bennington |
| WATSON,
Jimmy - 8 |
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|
"Jimmy Watson, a
cousin to George and Harry, was a
running member of the Moya's. He later moved to Eddystone and became a member there." - Lee Bennington
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| WELSH, Fred |
1950 |
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| WILLIAMS, Ron |
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| WINFREE, Wes - 3 |
?-1941-1959-? |
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| WORRILOW, Larry - 6 |
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| WORRILOW, Sr., Thomas - 6 |
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| WORILLOW, Jr., Thomas - 6, 9 |
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| ZANZINGER, Edward - 1 |
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See also a List of Deceased
Members of Chester Fire Departments courtesy of Florence E. O'Bryan, FOBionicBlonde@aol.com
|
Known
Junior
Members: |
Chester
Times Photo of Moyamensing Juniors, April 1957 courtesy of Herb Grubb
Among known members of
the "Moya Juniors":
Chuck Arthur - 13
Harry Ogden
Baxter - 8 [Biography]
Rodney Bowers - 11
David Burns - 13
Newman Calhoun - 13
Medford Cathcart - 12 [Picture]
Dave Cornich - 12 [Picture]
Bill Creilly - 2
Bobby Diggins - 13
Eddie (Squeaks) Diggins - 13
Raymond Diggins, Sr. (member 1964-68) - 13
Tommy Diggins -13
Charlie Dodds - 13
Bob Edmunds - 12
Mike Everett - 13
John (Jack) Gresch - 6
"I was a Moya Jr. since I was 14 I'm now 48. I was past
chief of the Jr. and past Lt. in the senior company when I was a volunteer. Now I'm
a Captain in the Chester Fire Dept with 24 yrs."
Herb Grubb - 12 [Picture]
Rocco J. Guzzo, Jr.
John Herrera - 13
Billy Hibbert - 13
Richard Hinckley / Hinkly - 12
John Hladasz, Sr. (member 1964-68) - 13
Stephen McGrady - 11
Joe Melligan - 12 [Picture]
Brian Mincy - 11
Joseph "Sonny" Parvis, Jr. - 4
"Sonny is my mother-in-law's brother and she said he
worked on the coffee wagon and spent many "wonderful" hours at the Fire Company.
Unfortunately, Sonny passed away in 1992 in Georgia."
Herbert Redman - 8
[December 4, 1945 news article]
Richard Replogle - 12 [Picture]
Joseph C. Simmons - 11
"I have great memories of the
Moyamensing Jrs. I was a member in the early 80's along with John Thompson,
Brain Mincy, Stephen McGrady and Rodney Bowers and others. It was a great
experience that help me out in life especially growing up in Chester at that
time. I still remember some of the paid and volunteer old timers. I still
have my Jrs. Captain badge."
Don Tees - 13
John Thompson - 11
Julian Jule Watras - 9
Ronnie Williams - 12 [Picture]
Thomas Worrilow, Jr. - 9
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|
Thanks to the following for
their contributions to this page: 1
- Dan Littley
"Also of note, many of these members started as members
of the Moyamensing Junior Fire Co. which was called out to many of the multi-alarm fires,
the light airplance crash on the old PMC football field, draggings for drowning victims,
etc."
2 - Bill
Crielly
3 - John
Winfree, son
4 - Loretta
Rodgers
5 - Peggy
Lewis, daughter of Harry Peet
6 - John (Jack)
Gresch
7 - Pat
Lykens & Marge Lykens (daughter and
widow of Jim Lykens)
8 - Lee
Bennington
9 - Julianwatras@aol.com
10 - Ken Edmunds, son of Robert
"Reds" Edmunds
11 - Joe
Simmons
12 - Herb Grubb, Niceville,
FL 13 - Ray Diggins |
