Lapel Pin
Photo credit: Jin S. Lee
Accession Number: C.2011.38.5
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 Hazardous Materials Co. No. 1 lapel pin belonging to Martin N. DeMeo. The pin is a Maltese cross with multicolored enamel. "F.D.N.Y. | HAZARDOUS | MATERIALS | CO. NO. 1" is printed in red in the crossbars. In the center of the pin is a diamond with four quadrants of color (blue, red, yellow, and white) underneath a figure wearing a green Hazmat suit with a blue number 1 on the front.
FDNY Hazardous Materials Co. No. 1 lapel pin belonging to Martin N. DeMeo. The pin is a Maltese cross with multicolored enamel. "F.D.N.Y. | HAZARDOUS | MATERIALS | CO. NO. 1" is printed in red in the crossbars. In the center of the pin is a diamond with four quadrants of color (blue, red, yellow, and white) underneath a figure wearing a green Hazmat suit with a blue number 1 on the front.
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.
