Lapel Pin
Photo credit: Jin S. Lee
Accession Number: C.2011.38.7
Dimensions: 1 in X 1 in X 0.25 in
Dimensions (Metric): 2.54 cm X 2.54 cm X 0.635 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 2.54 cm X 2.54 cm X 0.635 cm
Source: Joan Rudzainis DeMeo
Credit Line: Gift of The DeMeo Family
Description
FDNY Engine 33/Ladder 9 lapel pin belonging to Martin N. DeMeo. The pin is a white shield shape with yellow enamel. "ENG. 33 LAD. 9 | Bowery 'U'" appears in red. In the center is a yellow Maltese cross with a figure of a cartoon-like fireman in the center with a beard and smoking a cigar. He is holding a hose and wearing a fire helmet.
FDNY Engine 33/Ladder 9 lapel pin belonging to Martin N. DeMeo. The pin is a white shield shape with yellow enamel. "ENG. 33 LAD. 9 | Bowery 'U'" appears in red. In the center is a yellow Maltese cross with a figure of a cartoon-like fireman in the center with a beard and smoking a cigar. He is holding a hose and wearing a fire helmet.
Historical Notes
Born in Glen Cove, Long Island, Martin DeMeo lived in nearby Farmingville with his wife, Joan, and their two teenage children. Martin was a baseball fan and had collected hundreds of Major League players’ autographs on baseball cards and balls. A 16-year FDNY veteran assigned to Hazmat Company 1, on September 11 Firefighter DeMeo responded with his unit to the World Trade Center. He was 47 years old.
Born in Glen Cove, Long Island, Martin DeMeo lived in nearby Farmingville with his wife, Joan, and their two teenage children. Martin was a baseball fan and had collected hundreds of Major League players’ autographs on baseball cards and balls. A 16-year FDNY veteran assigned to Hazmat Company 1, on September 11 Firefighter DeMeo responded with his unit to the World Trade Center. He was 47 years old.
