MCFD 1973 | Cerro Gordo County, IAGenWeb

Mason City Fire Department Personnel
Year Ending December 31, 1973

Name	Title/Rank	Organization/Battalion
Karl P. Johannsen	Mayor	Mason City
Roger D. Pedelty	Chairman	Council Public Safety Committee
Stanley Reynolds	Member	Council Public Safety Committee
Harlan Johnson	Member	Council Public Safety Committee
John H. Holt	Chief of Department
Ronald C. VanHorn	Assistant Chief & Drillmaster
John H. Bender	Chief	Fire Prevention Bureau
Thomas O. Madden	Fire Department Inspector
Vincent A. Lauer	Captain	First Battalion
Dan N. Allen	Lieutenant	First Battalion
Richard Walsh	Lieutenant	First Battalion
James Hickey	Fireman	First Battalion
Gerald Tatum	Fireman	First Battalion
Lyle Battleson	Fireman	First Battalion
Larry Harrington	Fireman	First Battalion
Roger Poohl	Fireman	First Battalion
Larry Kuhl	Fireman	First Battalion
Richard Morris	Fireman	First Battalion
Claude Funk	Fireman	First Battalion
William Trask	Fireman	First Battalion
Randy Wedmore	Fireman	First Battalion
Richard R. Blunt	Captain	Second Battalion
Marvin R. Gerdes	Lieutenant	Second Battalion
George Pierson	Lieutenant	Second Battalion
Ralph Luecht	Fireman	Second Battalion
Charles Swanson	Fireman	Second Battalion
James Johnson	Fireman	Second Battalion
Dennis Scott	Fireman	Second Battalion
Spencer Weaver	Fireman	Second Battalion
Terry Wedmore	Fireman	Second Battalion
James Koch	Fireman	Second Battalion
Fredrick Lehmann	Fireman	Second Battalion
Robert Allen	Fireman	Second Battalion
Louis V. Rice	Captain	Third Battalion
Dwaine O. McDougle	Lieutenant	Third Battalion
Harold Marsh	Lieutenant	Third Battalion
Donald Wedmore	Fireman	Third Battalion
Robert Lofing	Fireman	Third Battalion
Robert Arndt	Fireman	Third Battalion
Norman Chase	Fireman	Third Battalion
David Balek	Fireman	Third Battalion
Kenneth Christensen	Fireman	Third Battalion
Max Hubbard	Fireman	Third Battalion
Albert Dietz	Fireman	Third Battalion
James Myklestad	Fireman	Third Battalion
Kurt Murod	Fireman	Third Battalion

Name	Rank	Date Appointed	Promoted to Rank	Total Service to December 31, 1973
				Years	Months	Days
John H. Holt	Chief	July 18, 1946	April 1, 1970	27	5	13
Ronald C. Van Horm	Assistant Chief	February 1, 1956	July 1, 1970	17	11	0
John H. Bender	Chief of Fire Prevention Bureau	June 1, 1951	July 1, 1970	22	7	0
Vincent A. Lauer	Captain	April 16, 1946	February 1, 1963	27	8	15
Louis V. Rice, Jr.	Captain	January 1, 1947	February 1, 1963	27	0	0
Richard B. Blunt	Captain	March 20, 1948	February 26, 1969	25	9	11
Thomas O. Madden	Inspector	January 1, 1956	July 1, 1970	18	0	0
Dwaine O. McDougle	Lietenant	July 19, 1946	February 1, 1956	27	5	12
Dan N. Allen	Lietenant	November 19, 1946	February 26, 1969	27	1	12
Marvin R. Gerdes	Lietenant	July 16, 1951	February 1, 1963	22	5	12
Harold R. Marsh	Lietenant	October 23, 1953	August 16, 1960	20	2	8
George R. Pierson	Lietenant	November 16, 1962	July 1, 1970	11	1	15
Richard M. Walsh	Lietenant	January 7, 1963	July 1, 1970	10	11	24
Ralph R. Luecht	Fireman First Class	November 1, 1951	November 1, 1953	22	2	0
Charles F. Swanson	Fireman First Class	November 1, 1954	November 1, 1956	19	2	0
James J. Hickey	Fireman First Class	June 16, 1955	June 16, 1957	18	6	15
Donald Wedmore	Fireman First Class	March 16, 1957	March 16, 1957	16	9	15
Robert P. Lofing	Fireman First Class	April 1, 1959	April 1, 1961	14	9	0
James E. Johnson	Fireman First Class	August 16, 1960	August 16, 1962	13	4	15
Robert H. Arndt	Fireman First Class	June 1, 1963	June 1, 1965	10	7	0
Norman J. Chase	Fireman First Class	February 5, 1964	February 5, 1966	9	10	29
Gerald M. Tatum	Fireman First Class	August 16, 1964	August 16, 1966	9	4	15
Dennis O. Scott	Fireman First Class	September 16, 1965	September 16, 1967	8	3	15
Lyle J. Battleson	Fireman First Class	October 16, 1965	October 16, 1967	7	2	15
Larry P. Harrington	Fireman First Class	June 1, 1966	June 1, 1968	7	7	0
Roger J. Poohl	Fireman First Class	August 16, 1966	August 16, 1968	7	4	15
David C. Balek	Fireman First Class	March 1, 1967	March 1, 1969	6	10	10
Spencer W. Weaver	Fireman First Class	May 16, 1968	May 16, 1970	5	7	15
Terry L. Wedmore	Fireman First Class	July 2, 1969	July 2, 1971	4	5	29
Larry L. Kuhl	Fireman First Class	April 28, 1970	April 28, 1972	3	8	3
Richard A. Morris	Fireman First Class	May 6, 1970	May 6, 1972	3	7	25
James J. Koch	Fireman First Class	June 2, 1970	June 2, 1972	3	6	29
Kenneth A. Christensen	Fireman First Class	August 4, 1970	August 4, 1972	3	5	27
Fredrick LJ. ehmann	Fireman First Class	August 4, 1970	August 4, 1972	3	5	27
Max K. Hubbard	Fireman First Class	October 28, 1970	October 28, 1972	3	2	3
Claude L. Funk	Fireman First Class	November 25, 1971	May 25, 1973	2	7	6
William L. Trask	Fireman Second Class	October 3, 1972	October 2, 1973	1	2	27
Randy C. Wedmore	Fireman Third Class	February 26, 1973	August 26, 1973	0	10	4
Robert J. Allen	Fireman Third Class	February 26, 1973	August 26, 1973	0	10	4
Albert B. Dietz	Fireman Third Class	February 26, 1973	August 26, 1973	0	10	4
Allen J. Myklestad	Fireman Third Class	February 26, 1973	August 26, 1973	0	10	4
Kurt W. Morud	Probationary Fireman	October 1, 1973	-	0	2	29

Average Years Service for Department Members: 12 years, 4 months, 18 days
Average Age of All Members: 37 years, 4 months, 25 days

Date of Pension or Retirement	Rank Held at Time of Retirement	Name	Monthly Pension
February 18, 1943	Lietenant	Earl W. Barker	$251.25
August 1, 1950	Fireman First Class	Leo D. King	$255.63
February 1, 1952	Captain	Thomas M. Keenan	$291.88
October 27, 1953	Fireman First Class	Douglas C. Fields	$272.50
August 1, 1954	Widow of Lieutenant	Mrs. Fred E. Moore	$241.86
October 1, 1954	Fireman First Class	William P. McGrath	$233.43
October 1, 1954	Lietenant	Marvin A. Lauen	$241.97
October 1, 1954	Widow of Lieutenant	Mrs. Martin J. Faktor	$145.63
September 1, 1956	Widow of Chief	Mrs. James Kelly	$173.86
August 1, 1961	Fireman First Class	Frederick O. Grelk	$280.50
November 1, 1962	Widow of Chief	Mrs. A. Boyd Arnold	$198.44
May 1, 1963	Widow of Lieutenant	Mrs. Harold H. Hutchinson	$150.00
February 1, 1954	Fireman First Class	Leo M. Powers	$294.55
May 2, 1966	Fireman First Class	Jesse J. Carroll	$296.44
February 1, 1967	Supt. Fire Prev. Bureau	Harold E. Shurtz	$321.05
February 1, 1960	Captain	John K. Cunningham	$388.75
April 18, 1969	Fireman First Class	Lyle E. Gardinier	$274.15
November 1, 1969	Widow of Clerk	Mrs. Ray D. Waller	$159.36
February 1, 1970	Fireman First Class	Alfred B. Hesse	$258.38
April 1, 1970	Chief	Clifford J. Pierce	$457.30
June 1, 1970	Lietenant	Elmer J. Fritz	$262.15
July 1, 1970	Fireman First Class	Lynn A. Arnold	$264.68
July 15, 1970	Fireman First Class	Lowell H. Moore	$386.76
August 1, 1970	Lietenant	Frank Hesse	$387.50
May 1, 1971	Fireman First Class	Mike M. Dosen	$244.48
October 1, 1972	Fireman First Class	Dennis J. Reardon	$295.51
February 11, 1973	Fireman First Class	Walter M. Berry	$271.79
August 31, 1973	Widow of Fireman First Class	Mrs. Warren H. Cunningham	$340.44

Name	Date	Former Rank	Promoted to Rank
Claude L. Funk	May 25, 1973	Fireman 2nd Class	Fireman 1st Class
William L. Trask	Oceobter 2, 1973	Fireman 3rd Class	Fireman 2nd Class
Randy C. Wedmore	August 26, 1973	Probationary	Fireman 3rd Class
Robert J. Allen	August 26, 1973	Probationary	Fireman 3rd Class
Albert B. Dietz	August 26, 1973	Probationary	Fireman 3rd Class
Allen J. Myklestad	August 26, 1973	Probationary	Fireman 3rd Class

Name	Date	Former Rank	Appointed to Rank
Kurt W. Morus	October 1, 1973		Probationary

Name	Date	Rank at Retirement	Service Record
Walter M. Berry	February 11, 1973	Fireman 1st Class	27 years Service

Source: Holt, John H., Chief. Mason City Fire Department Annual Report - 1973. Mason City Fire Department. 1973.
Transcribed for Cerro Gordo County IAGenWeb by Jennifer Gunderson (Mar 2021).