In Memory
Remembering Our Past Members
5-5-5 Explanation
Long before telephones and radios, fire departments used the telegraph to communicate. When the handle was pulled on the once-familiar red fire alarm boxes found on nearly every street corner of America, a special code was transmitted to every fire station.
When a firefighter died in the line of duty, the fire alarm office would tap out a special signal. That signal was five measured dashes, then a pause, then five measured dashes, another pause…then five more dashes.
This became universally known as the Tolling of the Bell and was broadcast over all telegraph fire alarm circuits.
This signal was a sign of honor and respect for all firefighters who had made the ultimate sacrifice and has become a time-honored tradition.
Members who have answered there final call to service...
Town of Watertown
(Dates Uncertain)
Gilbert Blackmer
Howard Cronk
Joseph DeGuff
Ovila Dufrense
Norman Giddings
Allan Hewitt
J. Dudley Jones
Howard Lister
Clarence Lowe
Kenneth Luffman
Fred Matthews
Clifford Smith
Herbert Winter
Town of Watertown
(Dates Known)
Edward Marcellus
July 22, 1894 - February 5, 1970
Elmer Pearson
March 29, 1909 - September 28, 1971
Ross Wilson
September 3, 1909 - April 2, 1974
Ned Madill
September 15, 1915 - January 10, 1976
Leo Williams
December 29, 1910 - April 13, 1976
Hubert Hart
October 6, 1902 - December 4, 1979
Henry Cornell
May 30, 1908 - April 4, 1980
Henry Rule
March 15, 1923 - June 24, 1980
Paul Jones
February 14, 1925 - February 8, 1981
Richard Sutton
November 20, 1930 - September 27, 1981
Thomas Oberton
November 5, 1909 - April 25, 1983
Joseph Pearson
July 28, 1905 - September 22, 1984
Neal Edgar
October 17, 1938 - June 22, 1987
Howard Jeffers
April 25, 1911 - January 25, 1988
Carl Wilson
October 12, 1924 - January 5, 1989
Donald Palmer
May 25, 1925 - October 27, 1989
Bernard Clement
August 25, 1933 - February 10, 1990
Maxwell Bauder
June 18, 1915 - July 8, 1990
Walter Fish
May 1, 1927 - April 14, 1992
Edward Mac
December 18, 1918 - May 8, 1992
Dalton Gilmore
July 11, 1936 - September 7, 1992
John Stone
- July 1, 1993
Gordon Kenfield
September 16, 1919 - September 8, 1994
Kenneth Heath
August 17, 1936 - July 10, 1995
Ray Churchill
March 22, 1919 - November 30, 1995
George Lyng
April 10, 1919 - January 3, 1996
Edison Conway
November 5, 1905 - May 28, 1996
Herbert Smith
July 17, 1905 - October 3, 1997
Kenneth Thomas
April 9, 1928 - January 29, 1999
Vincent Denicola
June 12, 1944 - October 8, 2000
Donald Clement
August 3, 1935 - March 14, 2001
Ralph Oberton
November 6, 1935 - June 3, 2001
Earl Crandall
May 3, 1917 - October 25, 2001
Robert Hughes
December 18, 1940 - February 12, 2002
Robert David
June 5, 1930 - May 2, 2004
Donald Tremont
June 20, 1922 - May 3, 2004
Harold Mustizer
- Dec. 6, 2004
Francis J. Myers
January 20, 1928 - March 14, 2005
David Reed
May 6, 1936 - April 5, 2005
Robert “Donald” Spink
- 2005
James “Red” E. Howland
January 7, 1922 - July 13, 2005
Roland A. Hoppe
May 7, 1917 - December 10, 2005
Franklin H. Scales
December 1, 1918 - February 13, 2006
Clyde A. Kirk
March 7, 1918 - May 12, 2006
Wesley Alcombrack
August 15, 1922 - September 6, 2006
Neil O. Fralick
Oct. 15, 1920 - June 10, 2007
Stanley Aloan
November 6, 1917- July 13, 2007
Richard W. Hodge
May 27, 1938 - July 19, 2007
Kenneth T. Sutton
September 23, 1929 - October 13, 2007
Laura G. Howland
June 23, 1949 - November 16, 2008
Leonard J. Pitcher
January 4, 1926 - January 30, 2009
Sanford J. “Sandy” Hartman
June 21, 1922 - May 15, 2009
Daniel Sullivan
January 13, 1917 - October 18, 2009
Edward L. Clark
November 24, 1915 - November 15, 2009
Randy J. Clement
August 21, 1959 - December 25, 2009
Clarence T. Waters
August 19, 1922 – April 1, 2010
Harvey D. Shippee
December 1, 1927 – April 21, 2010
George H. Carroll
April 10, 1952 - April 27, 2010
William G. "Bill" Mahon
October 21, 1927 - August 17, 2010
Robert "Bob" W. Barker
February 24, 1922 - December 7, 2010
Leonard S. Clement
December 6, 1937 - January 5, 2011
Roger E. Bull
4, 1958 - January 18, 2012
Mark A. Shippee
September 29, 1959 - August 30, 2012
Terrance "Terry" J. Smith, Sr.
October 3, 1936 - October 5, 2012
Bernard "Gary" Clement
January 21, 1952 - April 27, 2013
John A. Fraser
December 23, 1953 - April 4, 2014
Louis "Doc" Robert Fish
June 14, 1931 - January 8, 2015
Jody E. Carroll
January 31, 1958 - September 22, 2015
Amos C. “Andy” Cambron
July 18, 1922 – March 2, 2016
5-5-5 Explanation
Long before telephones and radios, fire departments used the telegraph to communicate. When the handle was pulled on the once-familiar red fire alarm boxes found on nearly every street corner of America, a special code was transmitted to every fire station.
When a firefighter died in the line of duty, the fire alarm office would tap out a special signal. That signal was five measured dashes, then a pause, then five measured dashes, another pause…then five more dashes.
This became universally known as the Tolling of the Bell and was broadcast over all telegraph fire alarm circuits.
This signal was a sign of honor and respect for all firefighters who had made the ultimate sacrifice and has become a time-honored tradition.
Members who have answered there final call to service...
Town of Watertown
(Dates Uncertain)
Gilbert Blackmer
Howard Cronk
Joseph DeGuff
Ovila Dufrense
Norman Giddings
Allan Hewitt
J. Dudley Jones
Howard Lister
Clarence Lowe
Kenneth Luffman
Fred Matthews
Clifford Smith
Herbert Winter
Town of Watertown
(Dates Known)
Edward Marcellus
July 22, 1894 - February 5, 1970
Elmer Pearson
March 29, 1909 - September 28, 1971
Ross Wilson
September 3, 1909 - April 2, 1974
Ned Madill
September 15, 1915 - January 10, 1976
Leo Williams
December 29, 1910 - April 13, 1976
Hubert Hart
October 6, 1902 - December 4, 1979
Henry Cornell
May 30, 1908 - April 4, 1980
Henry Rule
March 15, 1923 - June 24, 1980
Paul Jones
February 14, 1925 - February 8, 1981
Richard Sutton
November 20, 1930 - September 27, 1981
Thomas Oberton
November 5, 1909 - April 25, 1983
Joseph Pearson
July 28, 1905 - September 22, 1984
Neal Edgar
October 17, 1938 - June 22, 1987
Howard Jeffers
April 25, 1911 - January 25, 1988
Carl Wilson
October 12, 1924 - January 5, 1989
Donald Palmer
May 25, 1925 - October 27, 1989
Bernard Clement
August 25, 1933 - February 10, 1990
Maxwell Bauder
June 18, 1915 - July 8, 1990
Walter Fish
May 1, 1927 - April 14, 1992
Edward Mac
December 18, 1918 - May 8, 1992
Dalton Gilmore
July 11, 1936 - September 7, 1992
John Stone
- July 1, 1993
Gordon Kenfield
September 16, 1919 - September 8, 1994
Kenneth Heath
August 17, 1936 - July 10, 1995
Ray Churchill
March 22, 1919 - November 30, 1995
George Lyng
April 10, 1919 - January 3, 1996
Edison Conway
November 5, 1905 - May 28, 1996
Herbert Smith
July 17, 1905 - October 3, 1997
Kenneth Thomas
April 9, 1928 - January 29, 1999
Vincent Denicola
June 12, 1944 - October 8, 2000
Donald Clement
August 3, 1935 - March 14, 2001
Ralph Oberton
November 6, 1935 - June 3, 2001
Earl Crandall
May 3, 1917 - October 25, 2001
Robert Hughes
December 18, 1940 - February 12, 2002
Robert David
June 5, 1930 - May 2, 2004
Donald Tremont
June 20, 1922 - May 3, 2004
Harold Mustizer
- Dec. 6, 2004
Francis J. Myers
January 20, 1928 - March 14, 2005
David Reed
May 6, 1936 - April 5, 2005
Robert “Donald” Spink
- 2005
James “Red” E. Howland
January 7, 1922 - July 13, 2005
Roland A. Hoppe
May 7, 1917 - December 10, 2005
Franklin H. Scales
December 1, 1918 - February 13, 2006
Clyde A. Kirk
March 7, 1918 - May 12, 2006
Wesley Alcombrack
August 15, 1922 - September 6, 2006
Neil O. Fralick
Oct. 15, 1920 - June 10, 2007
Stanley Aloan
November 6, 1917- July 13, 2007
Richard W. Hodge
May 27, 1938 - July 19, 2007
Kenneth T. Sutton
September 23, 1929 - October 13, 2007
Laura G. Howland
June 23, 1949 - November 16, 2008
Leonard J. Pitcher
January 4, 1926 - January 30, 2009
Sanford J. “Sandy” Hartman
June 21, 1922 - May 15, 2009
Daniel Sullivan
January 13, 1917 - October 18, 2009
Edward L. Clark
November 24, 1915 - November 15, 2009
Randy J. Clement
August 21, 1959 - December 25, 2009
Clarence T. Waters
August 19, 1922 – April 1, 2010
Harvey D. Shippee
December 1, 1927 – April 21, 2010
George H. Carroll
April 10, 1952 - April 27, 2010
William G. "Bill" Mahon
October 21, 1927 - August 17, 2010
Robert "Bob" W. Barker
February 24, 1922 - December 7, 2010
Leonard S. Clement
December 6, 1937 - January 5, 2011
Roger E. Bull
4, 1958 - January 18, 2012
Mark A. Shippee
September 29, 1959 - August 30, 2012
Terrance "Terry" J. Smith, Sr.
October 3, 1936 - October 5, 2012
Bernard "Gary" Clement
January 21, 1952 - April 27, 2013
John A. Fraser
December 23, 1953 - April 4, 2014
Louis "Doc" Robert Fish
June 14, 1931 - January 8, 2015
Jody E. Carroll
January 31, 1958 - September 22, 2015
Amos C. “Andy” Cambron
July 18, 1922 – March 2, 2016
