Prince George's County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association


Community Events
There are currently no events
Web Counters
Website Visitors
Since
April 11, 2007
2,619,950
Visitors Today
Apr 29, 2025
36

 

 HALL OF FAME

Persons inducted into the Hall of Fame are individuals that have been determined by their department, any other department of the Association, the officers and Board of Directors of the Association, or the members of the Hall of Fame Committee to have demonstrated distinguished service to his/her fire department or rescue service, the Prince George's County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, the Maryland State Firemen's Association and to the citizens of his/her own community or Prince George's County.

The Hall of Fame was established in 1981 with the induction of the first 25 members. Every year since, 10 persons have been inducted. Listed below are those distinguished persons.

September 17, 1981

CHARLES E. TROTT, SR. HYATTSVILLE
VINCENT A. SIMMEL COTTAGE CITY
* KARL A. YOUNG MOUNT RAINIER
* JAMES E. SAMPSON BRENTWOOD
* FRANK BRIGUGLIO CAPITOL HEIGHTS
* WILLIAM J. TIERNEY HILLSIDE
* JOHN MC BROWN SEAT PLEASANT
* FLOYD B. HEIMER BRANCHVILLE
* GEORGE C. HUDGINS BERWYN HEIGHTS
* NOAH JOFFEE BOWIE
* JOHN FRANCIS "POP" SUMMERS BADEN
* CLAIR M. LOUGHMILLER MORNINGSIDE
* WILLIAM W. FOX LANDOVER HILLS
* JOHN J. FAINTER HYATTSVILLE
* T. WESTON SCOTT, SR. COTTAGE CITY
* WILLIAM S. FREEMAN MOUNT RAINIER
JOSEPH R. ROBISON LAUREL
LAWRENCE R. WOLTZ COLLEGE PARK
* RALPH N. SMALL, JR. BOULEVARD HEIGHTS
WALTER V. DUTTON GREENBELT
* PIERCE M. DAMEWOOD BELTSVILLE
* JAMES F. DORSEY CHILLUM ADELPHI
* NORRIS BEARD LAUREL
* WILLIAM F. ACETO BOULEVARD HEIGHTS
CHARLES B. BURTON LANDOVER HILLS

 

September 23, 1982
* FRANCIS X. GEARY HYATTSVILLE
* FRED RICHARDSON MOUNT RAINIER
* ROBERT BRUCE CRISWELL RIVERDALE
* H. L. "DOC" LEONARD BLADENSBURG
* CHARLES REELEY LAUREL
* TED R. RICHARDS COLLEGE PARK
* TED C. GARDNER RIVERDALE HEIGHTS
* C. ROBERT ENTWISLE FORESTVILLE
* CLIFFORD G. MONTGOMERY ACCOKEEK
* HARRY C. LANCASTER CHAPEL OAKS

 

September 22, 1983

 

* NOBLE F. RUSHE HYATTSVILLE
* PHIL RYAN MOUNT RAINIER
* FRANCIS W. "FRED" XANDER MOUNT RAINIER
CLARENCE B. SELKE RIVERDALE
* RICHARD F. HUGHES BRANCHVILLE
GEORGE W. MOORE GLENN DALE
* RAMON GRANADOS BOWIE/RIVERDALE HGTS
GERALD A. GLAUBITZ MORNINGSIDE
ROY L. WOOD BELTSVILLE
* DAVID H. DAVENPORT CHILLUM-ADELPHI

 

September 20, 1984
* JOSEPH A. "COKIE" PLUMER MOUNT RAINIER
* CLARENCE M. MACE SEAT PLEASANT
JAMES H. WILLETT GLENN DALE
* WILLIAM H. WALKER BERWYN HEIGHTS
THOMAS P. COLLINS BELTSVILLE
ANDREW F. FORRESTER BELTSVILLE
* JOSEPH A. MALINOSKY BRENTWOOD
LEROY J. KOCH WEST LANHAM HILLS
* JOSEPH W. PORTER BRANCHVILLE
* CHARLES H. XANDER MOUNT RAINIER

 

September 19, 1985
* IRWIN I. MAIN SEAT PLEASANT
* NORRIS C. BEALL LAUREL
WILLIAM J. FLESHMAN BELTSVILLE
JOSEPH F. X. MAYHEW LANDOVER HILLS
* WILLIS O. THORNBURG BADEN
SAMUEL HILTON CONLEY ACCOKEEK
* HORACE A. DUKE SILVER HILL
* FRANK NYMARK MOUNT RAINIER
* JOHN SIMPSON SILVER HILL
* GEORGE G. WISEMAN HYATTSVILLE

 

September 11, 1986
PAUL E. FOWLER SEAT PLEASANT
ROBERT F. BAESCHLIN KENTLAND
* JOHN GODFREY, JR. LANDOVER HILLS
JOSEPH P. FUSCO BOULEVARD HEIGHTS
PAUL W. UNDERWOOD ALLENTOWN ROAD
* ALBERT W. WINDSOR FORESTVILLE
* FRED C. KNAUER BELTSVILLE
WARREN H. LITCHFIELD LAUREL
* GEORGE E. WEBSTER, SR. BOWIE
S. MAGRUDER DENT SILVER HILL

 

September 17, 1987
FRED T. RIDGEWAY BELTSVILLE
EARL G. LUTZ, SR. GLENN DALE
JOSEPH E BALL RITCHIE
* ARTHUR N. HILL, SR. WEST LANHAM HILLS
HARRY E. DAVIS KENTLAND
* EARLE S. DORRELLE HYATTSVILLE
DONALD W. BORNMAN BOULEVARD HEIGHTS
* ALBIN FAIRALL LAUREL
DONALD J. EIERMAN LANDOVER HILLS
M. H. (Jim) ESTEPP SEAT PLEASANT

 

September 22, 1988
OSCAR MAYERS CHILLUM ADELPHI
CONARD R. HORTON BELTSVILLE
CURTIS L. HIMELRIGHT GLENN DALE
ROBERT MC DERMOTT KENTLAND
NICHOLAS C. FINAMORE ALLENTOWN ROAD
* FRANK G. LESER, JR. COLLEGE PARK
* BENJAMIN WESLEY CRANFORD MARLBORO

 

September 28, 1989
DONALD B. "DOC" MOLTRUP HYATTSVILLE
* FRANCIS H. CROWN MT. RAINIER
JAMES W. RANDALL, SR. FORESTVILLE
PAUL H. THORNE, JR. FORESTVILLE
* RAYMOND A. FIERSTEIN BLADENSBURG
* EDWARD TAUBER SILVER HILL
WILLIAM A. STANTON LAUREL

 

September 13, 1990
* LAWRENCE D. BEARDMORE MORNINGSIDE
THOMAS FENTON BOLTON, SR. LAUREL
WILLIAM BROWN ALLENTOWN ROAD
ROBERT MAX COULSON LAUREL
ARTHUR COX OXON HILL
* FRANCIS A. DEALING FORESTVILLE
GEORGE P. DUVALL, JR. COTTAGE CITY
WILLIAM R. HUTTENLOCH FORESTVILLE
* AUBREY A. SCHULTZ CLINTON
GERALD P. SOUDERS SEAT PLEASANT

 

September 19, 1991
* EARLE S. DORELLE HYATTSVILLE
ERNEST A. DAVIS HYATTSVILLE
RICHARD A. BARNARD MT. RAINIER
* OSCAR T. POORE CAPITOL HEIGHTS
DONALD L. STRINE MARLBORO
* I. LEROY NORFOLK FORESTVILLE
EDWIN F. THURSTON FORESTVILLE
RAYMOND CAMPBELL OXON HILL
FRANCIS N. "SKIP" WARD CLINTON
JOAN ROBISON LAUREL RESCUE SQUAD

 

September 17, 1992
* C. N. "DENNY" MANDRAGOS BADEN
CRAIG ALAN MOE LAUREL
BARRY E. MILLER MOUNT RANIER
* THOMAS V. MOORE BLADENSBURG
* PAUL E. SORENSEN, SR. BERWYN HEIGHTS
* EARLE W. WOODS GLENN DALE
ARTHUR E. LEITCH MARLBORO
LES HEDRICK MORNINGSIDE
* JOSEPH N. RIDGLEY, JR. BADEN
* ADAM ANTHONY FIORAMONTI OXON HILL

 

September 16, 1993
MICHAEL A. SELLNER LAUREL
JAMES LEE DESKINS ACCOKEEK
PHILIP H. CARR BADEN
RICHARD EDELEN BADEN
* JAMES J. JEFFAS CHILLUM ADELPHI
JOHN B. PARDUE WEST LANHAM HILLS
THOMAS C. STOMMEL DISTRICT HEIGHTS
LOUIS D. LUBER LAUREL
WOODROW W. TOWNSHEND,SR. BRANDYWINE
KURT EISENSCHMIDT RIVERDALE HEIGHTS

 

September 22, 1994
ERNEST L. RIESS BADEN
WILLIAM HOWZDY GLENN DALE
ROBERT R. GRANT LAUREL
CLARENCE H. SETTLE, JR. ALLENTOWN ROAD
ALBERT F. BIGGS HYATTSVILLE
HARRY HUTH BRANCHVILLE
JIM NEAL KENTLAND
JOHN SUMMERS BADEN
WILLIAM E. RADISCH CHILLUM ADELPHI
LAWRENCE WOODS BOWIE

 

September 13, 1995
* CHESTER EDWIN REAMY BRENTWOOD
CHARLES THOMAS HUGHES BRANCHVILLE
CARROLL DIVEN ACCOKEEK
LLOYD KREMER ACCOKEEK
ALBERT W. RIESS BADEN
JAMES R. EDELEN UNDERWATER RESCUE
WILLIAM W. WILDMAN BOWIE
* C. EARLE WYVILL, SR. MARLBORO
* CLARENCE EUGENE RECTOR, JR. MARLBORO
* STEPHEN A. WHITE OXON HILL

 

September 12, 1996
JOHN CRISMAN COLLEGE PARK
CLAUDIA A. PLOOR BOWIE
CHARLES "SONNY" THORNE FORESTVILLE
FRANK J. UNDERWOOD BRANCHVILLE
EDWARD T.R. DE MARR ACCOKEEK
RAYMOND WATSON UNDERWATER RESCUE
* RICHARD A. "SMILEY" WESTMAN ALLENTOWN ROAD
THOMAS L. FLINT SILVER HILL
WILLIAM H. KING SILVER HILL
JOHN F. MULLIKIN CLINTON

 

September 18, 1997
LAWRENCE H. LEE ACCOKEEK/RITCHIE
BRIAN R. MOE LAUREL
MAURICE M. (MIKE) CAREY LAUREL
ROBERT G. JACOBS CHILLUM ADELPHI
SHIRLEY ANN BOSWELL BADEN
WILLIAM A. (ANDY) DIVINE Jr. CAPITOL HEIGHTS
ERNEST MORELAND CAPITOL HEIGHTS
BERNARD H. LOEFFEL RIVERDALE HEIGHTS
JAMES F. ALEXANDER LAUREL RESCUE SQUAD
JONATHAN RANSOM HYATTSVILLE

 

September 14, 1998
RALPH COLLINS BRENTWOOD
HOWARD HARRISON CAPITOL HEIGHTS
ROBERT E. McCLELLAND, Sr. CAPITOL HEIGHTS
EDWARD J. McMAHAN CLINTON
EDWARD M. MUTCHLER COTTAGE CITY
HARRY R. RITTER, Sr. ACCOKEEK
* EVERETT "Eddie" ROBERTS BRANCHVILLE
JOHN S. ROGERS BRENTWOOD
JOHN E. SNODDY GREENBELT
KARL A. STADLER BLADENSBURG

 

September 24, 1999
SALVADORE P. BARILE BERWYN HEIGHTS
RUSSELL W. BEALL LAUREL
JOHN J. BERNARD RITCHIE
THOMAS I. BINGHAM BERWYN HEIGHTS
JONATHAN P. BIGONY BOWIE
DUDLEY L. GARDINER CLINTON
RICHARD GOEHRING BELTSVILLE
JEFFREY P. LARKIN WEST LANHAM HILLS
JUDY A. LAU LAUREL
JULIAN R. TUCKER MARLBORO

 

September 28, 2000
WILLIAN BODKIN SILVER HILL
DAVE BREEDAN CAPITOL HEIGHTS
LEONARD JOHNSON, Jr. BRENTWOOD
CHARLES MILLER CAPITOL HEIGHTS
CARL OWENS LAUREL
CHARLES PHILLIPS MORNINGSIDE
JOHN RICHARDS KENTLAND
JOHN R. ROBERTS LANDOVER HILLS
GEORGE WEBSTER, Jr. LAUREL BOWIE
HENRY WYNKOOP GREENBELT

 

September 14, 2001
WILLIAM CRAWFORD COTTAGE CITY
MICHAEL GRANADOS BOWIE
EDWIN M. LEHAN KENTLAND
PAUL MARTEIN BERWYN HEIGHTS
JAMES E. MCCLELLAND, SR CAPITOL HEIGHTS
CHARLES NORRIS DISTRICT HEIGHTS
HENRY W. RHODES BRENTWOOD
ROBERT H. SIMMS, JR MARLBORO
HARVE E. WOODS GLENN DALE
DAVID A. WHITING RIVERDALE

 

September 19, 2002
CALVIN “COWBOY” CORDER KENTLAND
FINLEY DOCARMO LAUREL RESCUE SQUAD
MARK F. HENDLEY MORNINGSIDE
HAROLD J. HOFFMAN BRENTWOOD
RONALD LEIZEAR, SR. BRANCHVILLE
ROBERT “PETE” MADDOX OXON HILL
WILLIAM L. “SMITTY” SMITH KENTLAND
DONALD H. STEEN BLADENSBURG
GEORGE M. THOMPSON SILVER HILL

 

September 12, 2003
LOUIS “LOU” FELTON MORNINGSIDE
RAMON J. GRANADOS BOWIE
JOSEPH F. HUMPHREYS RITCHIE
JOSEPH F. HUMPHREYS BERWYN HEIGHTS
DAVID A. LEVY BOWIE
*WILLARD R. ROBERTS LANDOVER HILLS
ANNE E. SHEPHERD FORESTVILLE
GLEN SWISHER GLENN DALE
RONALD B. TALTON SILVER HILL
*MERRILL “SONNY” WELLS, SR. HILLSIDE

 

September 20, 2004
MICHAEL J. ALFIERI SILVER HILL
NATHAN BELLE RIVERDALE HEIGHTS
CALVIN COLWELL CHILLUM-ADELPHI
CHARLES DIVINCENZO HYATTSVILLE
RAY HANBURY ALLENTOWN ROAD
MICHAEL KRAKOSKY, SR MARLBORO
ROBERT RUSSELL CAPITAL HEIGHTS
BENJAMIN “GENE” WALLS BADEN
JAMES E. WILDMAN, JR. BOWIE
JOHN WOOD, SR RIVERDALE HEIGHTS

 

September 2005
MICHAEL CROTTS LAUREL
WILLIAM A. "BILL" DEVINE CAPITOL HEIGHTS
JOHN A. "NICK" NICHOLSON LAUREL RESCUE
DARYL FRANCIS  ALLENTOWN ROAD
REV. HARRY HETZ  BELTSVILLE
DAVID W. JORDAN ACCOKEEK
W. BRYAN LAU  LAUREL
KEN GILROY RIVERDALE HEIGHTS
MICHAEL HUGHES BRANCHVILLE
JOHN HUGHES BRANCHVILLE

 

September 13, 2006
VINCENT HARRISON RIVERDALE
ROBERT "BUDDY" BOSWELL BADEN
RICHARD CUNNINGHAM RITCHIE
GEORGE LINNELL HILLS LANDOVER
*ALAN LOPATIN HEIGHTS RIVERDALE
DONALD PRATHER BRANDYWINE
JACKIE MONTGOMERY, JR. ACCOKEEK
JOSEPH VESTRACI HILLS WEST LANHAM
STEVEN STEVEN COTTAGE CITY
   

 

September 20, 2007
J. ROBERT BREEN  BADEN
GARFIELD (KIRK) BIDDLE  GLENN DALE
JAMES COLLINS LAUREL
JOHN E. GARDINER BRANCHVILLE
WALTER FRANCIS HICKEY, JR ACCOKEEK
CLAUDE (JEAN) JORDAN ACCOKEEK
ALFRED LAUGHER HEIGHTS CAPITOL
JOHN G. RICHARDSON HEIGHTS RIVERDALE
ROBERT SMALL CLINTON
LAURA WOODS  GLENN DALE

 

September 11, 2008
Richard S. Findley BELTSVILLE(posthumously)
CHARLES M. SPITTLE HILLSIDE
WALTER SPITTLE HILLSIDE
RUSSELL B. WELLS  HILLSIDE
GEORGE NEVIL HEIGHTS RIVERDALE
FRANK HALL BADEN
JACK BROOKS CAPITAL HEIGHTS
JOHN MAHER  LAUREL
JOHN WYNKOOP GREENBELT
JAY REMENICK GREENBELT

 

September 8, 2009
JOHN ALTER WEST LANHAM HILLS
RONALD "REDS" WILKINSON BRANDYWINE
MICHAEL DUTTON GREENBELT
LEE LUTZ GLENN DALE
HAROLD "DAVE" FULLER MORNINGSIDE
TONY HALL BADEN
JOSEPH E. "PICK" PICKERALL ACCOKEEK
MICHAEL WILSON HEIGHTS  RIVERDALE
DONALD "DONNIE" WELLS MARLBORO/HILLSIDE
EDWARD SMITH KENTLAND

 

September 16, 2010
TIMMY CLARK MARLBORO
SCOTT KAISER CLINTON
HUGH D. OWENS, JR. GLENN DALE
GREIG BERNARD RITCHIE
FRANCIS W. WINTERWERP BADEN
ROLAND PEARIE POSTHUMOUSLY HILLSIDE
JOHN M. COLEMAN BELTSVILLE
ROBERT M. MCGHEE CLINTON
VICTOR WHIPPLE LAUREL
WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM, SR. RITCHIE

 

September 22, 2011
LOUIS KAVAKOS BELTSVILLE
DEL WALKER BELTSVILLE
DAVID W. SUTTON RIVERDALE
JOHN B. CLARK BOWIE
GEORGE CLARK BOWIE
CHARLES W. WALKER CHILLUM-ADELPHI
RANDY O'SULLIVAN  RITCHIE
DARLENE SUSAN GRIMSLEY ACCOKEEK
EDWARD LOUIS PAYNE, JR. BLADENSBURG
DONALD H. ELLIS BADEN

 

September 20, 2012
GEORGE TAUBER ALLENTOWN ROAD 
KENNETH STAIR GREENBELT
NANCY MANDRAGOS BADEN
ROBERT WILHITE FORESTVILLE
STEVE CORBIN BELTSVILLE
THOMAS WARREN MORNINGSIDE
JOHN BENJAMIN GLENN DALE
KEVIN FROST LAUREL
JEFFREY DICKEY BRANCHVILLE
MARGIE DICKEY BELTSVILLE

 

September 19, 2013
ROBERT ALLEN, SR. BELTSVILLE
NELSON R. ALLCOCK CHILLUM-ADELPHI
DONALD CHRIS FLESHMAN GREENBELT
STEVE FLORA BELTSVILLE
CHARLES "CHUCK" FUSCO BERWYN HEIGHTS
ROBERT "BOBBY" HEDRICK BADEN
SANDI LUTZ GLENN DALE
RODNEY HALL LESER BRANCHVILLE
RICHARD "RICKY" RILEY KENTLAND
THOMAS "TOMMY" WELLS  MARLBORO

 

September 18, 2014
JAMES "DOC" BROOKS VOLUNTEER MARINE FIRE
RESCUE (POSTHUMOUSLY)  
DONALD BUSL, JR. ACCOKEEK
(POSTHUMOUSLY)  
TIMOTHY J. DALY BOWIE 
HAROLD C. FLETCHER DISTRICT HEIGHTS
NANCY L. ROBERTS LANDOVER HILLS
ROBERT THOMAS SCAGGS LAUREL
WAYNE R. VAN TASSEL BADEN
JOHN "JEFF" WYVILL MARLBORO

 

September 17, 2015
ALFRED "AL" SCHWARTZ BELTSVILLE
TERESA ANN CRISMAN GREENBELT AND BRANCHVILLE
RICHARD "RICKY" LEIZEAR BRANCHVILLE
CHARLES L. BALDI CAPITOL HEIGHTS
JOHN HESS BERWYN HEIGHTS
HILMER G. PORTER, JR. CHAPEL OAKS
ROBERT C. BEAVERS MARLBORO
JOHN "DALE" SELLERS SILVER HILL
CINDY FREND BERWYN HEIGHTS (POSTHUMOUSLY)
WILLIAM C. "BILL" LEDERER BADEN

 

September 29, 2016
BARRY JOHNSON LAUREL RESCUE
EDWARD LOUIS PAYNE, III BLADENSBURG
ERIC VAN TASSELL MARLBORO
CHARLES "JOE" DIANA SILVER HILL
KIRK INGRAM DISTRICT HEIGHTS
MERRILL WELLS, JR. HILLSIDE
ROBERT SIMMS MARLBORO (POSTHUMOUSLY)
RONALD BOBO DISTRICT HEIGHTS
SALLY BROWN CLINTON
STEVEN WISEMAN BRANCHVILLE

September 21,2017

Charles "Mike" Chaney                                                    Bladensburg

 Kathryn M. Fortgang                                                       Accokeek      

                                             Francis "Buddy" Gormley                                                Bowie

                                             Lee D. Havens                                                                  Bowie

                                             Daniel McCarthy                                                              Hillside         

                                             Robert E. McClelland Jr.                                                  Capitol Heights

                                             Dennis O'Leary                                                                Accokeek

                                             Todd M. Ready                                                                Riverdale Hgts.

                                             Glenn A. Sherman                                                           Accokeek

                                             Gerald Spence                                                                 Clinton

                                                                               September 13, 2018

                                            Randy Korb                                                                       Greenbelt

                                            William E. Edwards                                                          Marlboro

                                            George J. Klein Sr.                                                            Landover Hills

                                            Fred W. Holtzberger III                                                    Landover Hills

                                            Cora S. Goldsmith                                                            Baden

                                            Christopher S. Maggi                                                       Accokeek

                                            Jeffery M. Cox                                                                   Accokeek

                                            John Hixson                                                                      Riverdale Hgts.

                                           Glenn L. Johnson                                                               Brandywine

                                           Piero "Pete" Mellits                                                           Morningside

                                                                                       September 26 2019

                                           James Atchison                                                                  Marlboro

                                           Jeffrey Beavers                                                                  Marlboro

                                           Frederick E. Brewer                                                          College Park

                                           Janet Demeritt                                                                   Marine Fire & Rescue

                                           Thomas A. Grooms                                                            Morningside

                                           Dave Hall                                                                          Baden  

                                           Elaine Huttenloch                                                             Forestville

                                           Richard Melito                                                                  Brentwood

                                           Robert G. "Bobby" Mutchler                                             Mount Rainier

                                           Aldo Zambrana                                                                 Riverdale Hgts.                                                                                                                                     September 18, 2020

                                           Dwayne Frost                                                                   Capitol Heights

                                           Thomas Ray                                                                      Greenbelt 

                                           John Moats                                                                        Brentwood

                                           Steve Hampton                                                                 Brentwood

                                           Richard Catterton                                                             Silver Hill

                                           Matthew Fowler                                                                Silver Hill

                                           Kevin Hodges                                                                    Marlboro

                                           Marian Nicholson                                                             Laurel

                                                                                        Sertember 23, 2021

                                           Jonathan D. Howard                                                         Bowie

                                          Glenn Locker                                                                     Bowie

                                          Rosa Maher                                                                       Laurel

                                          Joseph "Tiny" Breakall                                                      Bladensburg

                                          Wayne T. Higdon                                                               Silver Hill

                                          Jeffery "Scooter" Sosebee                                                 Glenn Dale

                                          Jay Gardiner Lusby                                                           Glenn Dale

                                          Thomas Lloyd                                                                    Forestville

 

                                    

 

Footer
Website Designed and Hosted By Content Proudly Maintained By Contact Info
Firehouse Solutions
www.FirehouseSolutions.com

Prince George's County Volunteer
Fire & Rescue Association

6820 Webster Street
Landover Hills, MD 20784

Emergency Dial 911
Phone: (301) 583-1910
E-mail: info@pgcvfra.org
Member's E-mail
Copyright © 2025 Firehouse Solutions (A Service of Technology Reflections, Inc.)