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^^^^ FURTHER INFO ON JOE....
He passed To A higher Level on 10-28-2020....RET 5-2-90 after 30 yrs OTJ....REST IN PEACE BROTHER....PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES.
Viewing/Visitation: - IMMEDIATE FAMILY ONLY -
Branch FH of Smithtown (631) 724-9500
190 East Main St. Smithtown, NY 11787
Friday 10/30/2020 6 - 8 PM

Funeral Mass: St. Joseph RC Church
59 Church Street
Kings Park, NY 11754
Saturday 10/31/2020 10:30 am

Interment: St. Patrick Cemetery (631) 265-2271
183 Mt. Pleasant Road
Smithtown, NY
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RIP Brother
 
RET LT ANTON VODVARKA LAD*101...
On 10-25-2020 in Hartley Delaware...RET 1-3-83 after 21 yrs OTJ
He was a FF in LAD*26 & R*3...R*1...ENG*92...LAD*82....REST IN PEACE BROTHER.....THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BOTH MILITARY (US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES) & FDNY.... PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES.
No Services
Info: Torbert FH Dover Delaware 19904
 
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68jk09 said:
RET LT ANTON VODVARKA LAD*101...
On 10-25-2020 in Hartley Delaware...RET 1-3-83 after 21 yrs OTJ
He was a FF in LAD*26 & R*3...R*1...ENG*92...LAD*82....REST IN PEACE BROTHER.....THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BOTH MILITARY (US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES) & FDNY.... PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES.
No Services
Info: Torbert FH Dover Delaware 19904
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RIP Lt
 
68jk09 said:
RET LT ANTON VODVARKA LAD*101...
On 10-25-2020 in Hartley Delaware...RET 1-3-83 after 21 yrs OTJ
He was a FF in LAD*26 & R*3...R*1...ENG*92...LAD*82....REST IN PEACE BROTHER.....THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BOTH MILITARY (US ARMY SPECIAL FORCES) & FDNY.... PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES.
No Services
Info: Torbert FH Dover Delaware 19904
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Wednesday October 1,1947
From the book
Rescue Company 3 on duty 0800 hrs
Captain Eberle (1)
Fr. Stanley Scarbeck (10)
Fr, Anton Vodvarka (11)
Fr. Eckert (12)
Fr, MacHoffie (13)
Fr. Milyko (14)....LODD 7/1/1953
Fr. Hayes (15)

RL Fr.Anthony Croce (5)
Fr. Howard Wanser (8)



Monday April 20, 1970
From the book
Rescue Company 3
0900 hrs
9x6 Lt. Trotta
Fr. Carmine Croce (24)
Fr. Stanley Scarbeck (1)
Fr. Kennedy
Fr. Lambert
Fr. Mulroy
Fr. Landau

6X9 Covering Lt.
Fr, Lambert
Fr. Wolert
Fr. Murphy
Fr.Anton Vodvarka (18)
Fr. Bugliarello

RL Fr. Hannon (25)
 
^^^^^^ 1947 the Father....1970 the Son....there was also an Uncle.....also note in the 1970 Roster you see FF Carmine Croce...."Buddy" Croce the Son ( who also had a Father & Uncle in R*3) came to R*3 from LAD*31 along with Tom Kennedy also on the 1970 Roster above....(Buddy & Tom both went back to 31).....Buddy was in my LAD Chauf. School class in March 1972.....Buddy after going back to 31 was driving the TL when the side siamese blew off badly damaging his knee putting him out of the Job....after that incident the shops placed a steel strap from the running board up to the side step above the siamese.
 
Rescue Company 3 Appt Badge
Anthony A Croce 5/1/37 7246
Andrew L Milyko 5/1/37 7345
Stanley M Scarbeck 10/19/32 931
Anton Vodvarka 3/16/36 6559

Matron
Mary Charboneau 1/19/32
 
RET CPT VINCENT J. BUCHANAN ENG*261.....
On 11-2-2020 RET 1-23-77 after 21 yrs OTJ. REST IN PEACE BROTHER...THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE BOTH MILITARY & FDNY....PRAYERS FOR THE COMFORT OF THE FAMILIES.
Viewing/Visitation: Moloney FH
840 Wheeler Rd. Hauppauge, NY
Wed. 11/4/2020 4 - 8 pm
Funeral Mass: St. Thomas More RC Church
115 Kings Highway Hauppauge NY
Thurs. 11/5/2020 9:45 am
Interment: Calverton National Cemetery
 
Chief JK, referring back to reply # 1545 wasn't Howard Wanser also a well known FDNY name from that era?
 
Howie Wanser (Appt 1/7/46) was Dick Hamilton's mentor when he transferred to Rescue 3 from 17 Truck in the fall of 1953. The Rescue Captain was Tom Phelan who was a Lieutenant there in 1947. By the way, Hamilton got his first medal on 2/21/54 while detailed to drive the ABC of the 14, the Captain of Ladder17 Joseph E. Contrastano (Appt 8/1/38). Contrastano was a firemen in Rescue 3 in 1947. Didn't he subsequently make Assistant Chief?
 
20,000 Alarms must have been where I recognized the name from. Thank you entropychaser.
 
entropychaser said:
Howie Wanser (Appt 1/7/46) was Dick Hamilton's mentor when he transferred to Rescue 3 from 17 Truck in the fall of 1953. The Rescue Captain was Tom Phelan who was a Lieutenant there in 1947. By the way, Hamilton got his first medal on 2/21/54 while detailed to drive the ABC of the 14, the Captain of Ladder17 Joseph E. Contrastano (Appt 8/1/38). Contrastano was a firemen in Rescue 3 in 1947. Didn't he subsequently make Assistant Chief?
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I do believe he did although I'm not certain of the year.
 
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