Patch
Photo credit: Michael Hnatov
Accession Number: C.2011.38.4
Dimensions: 4.5 in X 4 in
Dimensions (Metric): 11.43 cm X 10.16 cm
Dimensions (Metric): 11.43 cm X 10.16 cm
Source: Joan Rudzainis DeMeo
Credit Line: Gift of The DeMeo Family
Description
FDNY Engine 33/Ladder 9 patch belonging to Martin N. DeMeo. The patch is white and shield-shaped with yellow-threaded trim. "F.D." is embroidered in black on the left and "N.Y." is embroidered in black on the right with "ENGINE 33 - LADDER 9 | Bowery 'U'" embroidered at the top in red and "GREAT JONES | STREET" embroidered at the bottom. In the center of the patch is a yellow Maltese cross badge with a figure of a cartoon-like fireman in the center; he has a gray beard and smokes a cigar while holding up an axe and wearing a gray mortar board hat.
FDNY Engine 33/Ladder 9 patch belonging to Martin N. DeMeo. The patch is white and shield-shaped with yellow-threaded trim. "F.D." is embroidered in black on the left and "N.Y." is embroidered in black on the right with "ENGINE 33 - LADDER 9 | Bowery 'U'" embroidered at the top in red and "GREAT JONES | STREET" embroidered at the bottom. In the center of the patch is a yellow Maltese cross badge with a figure of a cartoon-like fireman in the center; he has a gray beard and smokes a cigar while holding up an axe and wearing a gray mortar board hat.
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.
