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Robert Dismas McMahon, photo courtesy of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation

Firefighter Robert "Bobby" Dismas McMahon (b. 1965) was killed at the World Trade Center during fire and rescue operations following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He was a member of Ladder Company 20 on Lafayette Street, and with his wife Julie, bought and renovated the house he grew up in in Woodside, Queens.

Sources:

Gil Tauber, "NYC Honorary Street Names," accessed June 15, 2022, http://www.nycstreets.info/

"Robert Dismas "Bobby" McMahon Obituary," The New York Times, November 9, 2001, via Remember: September 11, 2001 on Legacy.com, http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=130254&psl=1

"Robert Dismas McMahon," National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, accessed September 15, 2022, https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/robert-dismas-mcmahon/

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