Captain Michael F. Moran

Captain Michael F. Moran, badge# 741, served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was appointed on 12/16/1949 and was assigned to Engine 11. On 10/7/1960, he was promoted to Captain of Truck 9. On 7/19/1963, he transferred to Engine 11. During the Newark Riots on 7/15/1967, at Station 7113, he climbed Truck 11′s aerial to check the roof of a building where a fire alarm sounded. An unknown sniper shot him while on the aerial. He was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was 40 years old at the time of his death.