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WILLIAM L. KAMMAN was born on August 26, 1938 to William and Bertha Kamman. The 1940 City Directory shows the family, which included siblings Alice, Richard, and Wayne, living at 1254 Thurman Street. By 1943 they had moved to 1091 Thurman Street and they remained at that address through at least the fall of 1959. William Kamman joined the Camden Fire department on August 15, 1961. He married not long afterwards, his wife Patricia bearing one child, a son, also named William. The Kamman family lived at 1111 Morton Street through at least 1970. William L. Kamman was promoted to Captain on February 1, 1989. He on January 1, 1994 after over 32 years with the Camden Fire Department. His last years were spent in Florida, where he died on May 18, 2007. |
Camden Courier-Post * February 5, 1966 | |
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SHROUD-COVERED body of one of three biys who died in row house fire on Mechanic Street near 4th Street is carried out by firemen while neighbors look on from nearby porch. |
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Mechanic
Street Edward V. Michalak George P. Baxter Thomas Carter Ratcliffe Randy Smith Robert Smith Emilene Green Edward sharp Philip Bocelli James Snyder James Green Shirley Ratcliffe George Pugh Emma Lou Ratcliffe Patricia Smith William Roane Benjamin Walters William Kamman William Stibi Jr. John Dimaggio James T. McGrory Ladder Company 2 Rescue Company 1 Engine Company 3
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CAMDEN POLICE lead woman tentatively identified as grandmother of three children killed in fire away from scene of tragedy |
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ABOVE, LEFT: SMOKE SWIRLS around fireman as he leans from second-floor window of row house on Mechanic Street near 4th where three small boys perished in blaze |
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Camden Courier-Post George
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Camden Courier-Post * August 30, 1981 |
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Robert Williams - John Hale - DiMedio Lumber Company - DiMedio Lime Company - Concrete Steel Company |
Camden Courier-Post * August 31, 1981 |
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William Dukes - James McGrory |
1980s - Camden Firemen outside of City Hall, collecting for the Variety Club. |
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L to R: Ron Boyle, Bill Kammen , Frank McGuckin, Bill DiPompo , Sonny Frett, Bill Kammen Jr., Bud Rotchford, Captain Roy Moffa |
Camden Courier-Post * May 22, 2007 |
KAMMAN,
WILLIAM L. |