On the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing into the World Trade Center towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A total of 72 law enforcement officers perished on that tragic day.
After the impact of the first plane at the World Trade Center, the law enforcement community and fire and EMS personnel rushed to the site to assist with rescue and recovery. Years later, illnesses linked to the exposure to toxic materials following the terror attacks has led to more than 350 deaths from 9/11-related illnesses. Unfortunately, this number continues to rise yearly. Here are the names of the officers who perished on 9/11 that we remember every year.
To read the names of those who have succumbed to 9/11-related illnesses, visit https://nleomf.org/memorial/remembering-9-11.
New York City Police Department
Sgt. John G. Coughlin
Sgt. Michael Curtin
Officer John D'Allara
Officer Vincent G. Danz
Officer Jerome M. Dominguez
Officer Stephen P. Driscoll
Officer Mark Ellis
Officer Robert Fazio
Sgt. Rodney C. Gillis
Officer Ronald Kloepfer
Officer Thomas Langone
Officer James Leahy
Officer Brian G. McDonnell
Officer John William Perry
Officer Glen Pettit
Detective Claude Richards
Sgt. Timothy Roy
Officer Moira Smith
Officer Ramon Suarez
Officer Paul Talty
Officer Santos Valentin Jr.
Detective Joseph Vincent Vigiano
Officer Walter Weaver
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department
Officer Christopher C. Amoroso
Officer Maurice Vincent Barry
Officer Liam Callahan
Lt. Robert D. Cirri Sr.
Officer Clinton Davis Sr.
Officer Donald A. Foreman
Officer Gregg John Froehner
Officer Thomas Edward Gorman
Officer Uhuru Gonja Houston
Officer George G. Howard
Officer Stephen Huczko Jr.
Inspector Anthony P. Infante Jr.
Officer Paul W. Jurgens
Sgt. Robert M. Kaulfers
Officer Paul Laszczynski
Officer David P. Lemagne
Officer John J. Lennon
Officer J.D. Levi
Officer James F. Lynch
Capt. Kathy N. Mazza
Officer Donald J McIntyre
Officer Walter Arthur McNeil
Superintendent Fred V. Morrone
Officer Joseph M. Navas
Officer James A. Nelson
Officer Alfonse J. Niedermeyer III
Officer James W. Parham
Officer Dominick Pezzulo
Officer Bruce A. Reynolds
Officer Antonio Jose Rodrigues
Officer Richard Rodriguez
Chief James A. Romito
Officer John P. Skala
Officer Walwyn W. Stuart Jr.
Officer Kenneth F. Tietjen
Officer Nathaniel Webb
Michael T. Wholey
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Special Agent Leonard W. Hatton
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Refuge Manager Richard Jerry Guadagno
U.S. Secret Service
Master Special Officer Craig James Miller
Fire Department of the City of New York
Fire Marshal Ronald P. Bucca
New York State Office of Court Administration
Senior Court Officer Thomas E. Jurgens
Capt. William Harry Thompson
Senior Court Officer Mitchel Scott Wallace
New York State Department of Taxation & Finance
Crime Specialist Clyde Frazier Jr.
Director of Investigations Charles M. Mills
Revenue Crimes Specialist Richard R. Moore
Revenue Crimes Specialist Salvatore Papasso
Assistant Deputy William H. Pohlmann
Information provided by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund