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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

James Mulvaney, Hero

Maureen has an amazing amount of information about her grandfather. Some time ago, I came across the description of James Mulvaney's heroism as a firefighter, rescuing a comrade from a burning building. Among the documents I received from Maureen was a letter from his chief commending his actions on that occasion. She tells me that he received the Henry Bookman Medal of Heroism, the second firefighter to be a recipient.

James Mulvaney NYFD Letter of Heroism 1921
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1 comment:

  1. Sanjay MaharajJanuary 27, 2010 at 6:37 PM

    Wow, this is a great piece of treasure, hope you will preserve and share it with future generations

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