Joseph W. Pfeifer
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Joseph W. Pfeifer is a retired American firefighter who served with the New York City Fire Department. Pfeifer served as First Deputy Commissioner of the FDNY from February 2023 until September 2024,
Pfeifer in 2015, as assistant chief
The camera that Jules Naudet used to film the impact of the first plane and the crisis that unfolded from Chief Pfeifer's point of view (on display at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum)
Pfeifer at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, October 10, 2015.
Ordre national du Mérite
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The Ordre national du Mérite is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the o
Joseph W. Pfeifer
…of service, making him the last fire chief on site of the September 11 attacks to leave the FDNY. On September 12, 2021, he was awarded Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite at the Consulate General of France, New York City by Philippe Étienne, Ambassador of France to the United States. On February 18, 2023, FDNY Commissioner…
Commandant Jacques Cousteau, a Grand-Croix of the Ordre national du Mérite.
US Navy Admiral Frank Bowman, an Officier of the Ordre national du Mérite
Actor, director and writer Jacques Weber, a Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite.