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Wolff, William L.

September 22, 1905

Camden, NJ

Act: Drowning

Wolkin, Paul

April 8, 1954

East Montpelier, VT

Act: Submerging Vehicle

Wollenberg, Nathan H.

February 11, 2000

Delphos, KS

Act: Assault

Wollmann, Arthur P.

August 8, 1961

Jewell, IA

Act: Burning Vehicle

Wollner, Sam S.

June 18, 1916

Santa Rosa Island, FL

Act: Drowning

Womack, Louie C.

December 17, 1944

Pontiac, MI

Act: Ice

Womack, Charles R.

February 6, 1992

Fort Worth, TX

Act: Submerging Vehicle

Won, Yuen Kong

July 18, 2003

Paradise, CA

Act: Burning Building

Wood, Oliver J.

March 3, 2001

Madison, OH

Act: Moving Vehicle (rescue from path of)

Wood, Joseph Dane

January 14, 2003

Dallas, TX

Act: Burning Vehicle

Wood, Samantha L.

October 17, 2006

Sterling Heights, MI

Act: Burning Building

Wood, Warren L. Jr.

November 10, 2011

Crozet, VA

Act: Burning Vehicle

Wood, Liane Heather

February 6, 2013

Frankford, ON

Act: Submerging Vehicle

Wood, Daniel Marvin

February 6, 2013

Frankford, ON

Act: Submerging Vehicle

Wood, Waynn Sheldon

September 3, 1972

Geneva, OH

Act: Impending Explosion

Wood, James Lee

January 30, 1977

South Milwaukee, WI

Act: Boat

Wood, John Charles

April 11, 1978

Mc Alester, OK

Act: Animal Attack

Wood, Robert Wayne

October 4, 1984

St. Marys, WV

Act: Suffocation

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