No police department in this nation's history lost as many officers in a single incident as did the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department on September 11, 2001.  From its inception on June 1, 1928 to September 10, 2001, the PAPD lost a total of 7 officers in the line of duty ... 7 officers over a period of 78 years.  On September 11, 2001, the Port Authority Police Department lost 3% of its total force!  Every uniformed rank of the Department lost someone on that fateful day. Along with the 37 officers, an additional member of the PAPD force was also lost and is often overlooked in the statistics.  Sirius, an Explosive Detection K-9, was a 4 year old yellow labrador retreiver that was killed in the collapose of WTC Tower One. This page is dedicated to the memory of all the 37 brave and fearless members of the Port Authority Police Department, whose selfless actions and incredible courage in the face of extreme personal risk, made sure that others escaped the World Trade Center, while sacrificing their own lives, so others could live. The men and women of the PAPD, like me, who are left to serve and honor their memory will do so now and forever.  There can be no other way.  Their memory will always be honored and never forgotten!  Our Department Motto has a new value to us, because of the 37 ... PRIDE - SERVICE - DISTINCTION May God Bless them and their families. Lt. Kevin Hassett, Port Authority Police Dept., Emergency Services Unit John F. Kennedy International Airport

All gave some ... and some gave ALL This Medal of Honor was given to the families of the 37 PAPD Heroes you see here.

Superintendent of Police Fred V. Morrone 63 years of age - body not recovered 5 years PAPD service - Headquarters Command

Chief of Police James A. Romito body recovered 51 years of age 30 years PAPD service Headquarters Command

Captain Kathy N. Mazza body recovered 46 years of age 14 years PAPD service Commanding Officer PAPD Academy

Police Inspector Anthony P. Infante, Jr. body not recovered 46 years of age 21 years PAPD service Commanding Officer JFK International Airport

Lieutenant Robert D. Cirri body recovered 39 years of age 15 years PAPD service Executive Officer PAPD Academy

Sergeant Robert M. Kaulfers body recovered 49 years of age 21 years PAPD service PATH ESU (Port Authority Trans Hudson Railroad)

Police Officer Christopher Amoroso body recovered 29 years of age 2 years PAPD service Tactical Response Unit

Police Officer Maurice V. Barry body not recovered 48 years of age 30 years PAPD service PATH ESU

Police Officer Liam Callahan body not recovered 44 years of age 23 years PAPD service PATH ESU

Police Officer Clinton Davis body recovered 39 years of age 14 years PAPD service WTC Command

Police Officer Donald A. Foreman body recovered 53 years of age 29 years PAPD service Holland Tunnel Command

Police Officer Gregg J. Froehner body not recovered 46 years of age 21 years PAPD service PATH ESU

Police Officer Thomas E. Gorman body not recovered 42 years of age 14 years PAPD service PATH ESU

Police Officer Uhuru Gonga Houston body recovered 32 years of age 7 years PAPD service WTC Command

Police Officer George G. Howard body recovered 44 years of age 15 years PAPD service JFK ESU

Police Officer Stephen Huczko body recovered 45 years of age 15 years PAPD service Newark Int'l Airport Command

Police Officer Paul W. Jurgens body not recovered 47 years of age 21 years PAPD service PAPD Academy

Police Officer Paul Laszczynski body recovered 49 years of age 15 years PAPD service PATH ESU

Police Officer David P. Lemagne body recovered 27 years of age 1 year PAPD service PATH Command

Police Officer John J. Lennon body not recovered 44 years of age 21 years PAPD service PATH ESU

Police Officer John D. Levi body recovered 50 years of age 30 years PAPD service Port Authority Bus Terminal

Police Officer James F. Lynch body recovered 47 years of age 22 years PAPD service WTC Command

Police Officer Donald J. McIntyre body not recovered 38 years of age 14 years PAPD service PATH Command

Police Officer Walter A. McNeil body recovered 53 years of age 31 years PAPD service Holland Tunnel Command

Police Officer Joseph M. Navas body not recovered 44 years of age 21 years PAPD service PATH ESU

Police Officer James Nelson body recovered 40 years of age 15 years PAPD service PAPD Academy

Police Officer Alphonse J. Niedermeyer body not recovered 40 years of age 15 years PAPD service Commercial Vehicle Inspection Unit

Police Officer James W. Parham body recovered 33 years of age 2 years PAPD service PAPD Academy

Police Officer Dominick A. Pezzulo body recovered 36 years of age 1 year PAPD service Port Authority Bus Terminal Command

Police Officer Bruce A. Reynolds body recovered 41 years of age 15 years PAPD service George Washington Bridge Command

Police Officer Antonio J. Rodrigues body recovered 35 years of age 1 year PAPD service Port Authority Bus Terminal Command

Police Officer Richard Rodriguez body recovered 31 years of age 8 years PAPD service PAPD Academy

Police Officer John P. Skala body not recovered 31 years of age 8 years PAPD service Lincoln Tunnel Command

Police Officer Walwyn W. Stuart body not recovered 28 years of age 1 year PAPD service PATH Command

Police Officer Kenneth Tietjen body not recovered 31 years of age 8 years PAPD service PATH Command

Police Officer Nathaniel Webb body not recovered 57 years of age 28 years PAPD service Holland Tunnel Command

Police Officer Michael T. Wholey body not recovered 37 years of age 8 years PAPD service PATH Command

Police K-9 Sirius body recovered 4 1/2 year old yellow lab 17 months PAPD service Explosive Detection Team

22 PAPD Officers were recovered
(20 men, 1 woman and 1 K-9)
The bodies of 16 PAPD Officers were
never recovered from Ground Hero

One made pancakes for his kids, Another helped poor people on the skids, One did the training academy run, At Kennedy Airport one was top gun. These four cops plus another thirty-three, Did rush to defend liberty. When their beloved Towers did fall, They heard the cry, one and all. No thought of self was first in mind, They went to save all humankind. "Higher, higher up the stairs!" "It's an inferno, but we're not scared!" "We'll save as many as we can, For we truly love our fellow man." But a time came when there was a shout, "TIME TO EVACUATE & GET OUT! "We're sorry but we have to stay, So more can see the light of day." No time to think of self at all, Then suddently did the Towers fall. They are angels now, patrolling the beat, Their block is heaven's safest street! They lived and died for the red, white and blue, Port Authority 37, we won't forget you! © 2004 - Eileen Cunningham (Sister-in-Law of Inspector Anthony Infante)

New York State Fraternal Order of Police
Memorial Wall
Hicksville, New York
The names of the 37 fallen Port Authority Police Officers were added
May 4, 2002

New York State Shields Medal of Valor Presented to the 37 PAPD Heroes May 11, 2002 New York, New York

The 14th Annual National Law Enforcement Officers Candlelight Vigil
May 13, 2002 - Washington D.C.
The names of these 37 NY/NJ Port Authority Police Department Officers,
who died in the line of duty, were officially added to the
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

"In Valor There Is Hope"

PAPD JFK Airport 9-11 Memorial In Memory of Our "Brave 37" Who Sacrificied Their Lives So Others Could Live NEVER FORGOTTEN BY THE MEMBERS OF THE J.F.K. COMMAND

Click the Memorial to see it's Dedication on 7/19/03

La Guardia Airport Memorial Police Emergency Garage The steel is from the WTC The cut-out Shield represents the 37 PAPD Officers killed "In Memory of the 37 Port Authority Police Officers who made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001"

"The tiny PAPD force has long been overshadowed by the NYPD and NYFD.  But in deed and spirit, the Port Authority Police heroes stand shoulder to shoulder with their famous counterparts at ground zero - and wing to wing in heaven." - New York Post, 12/20/01, Michelle Malkin.

NY/NJ PAPD Proclamation click to read full size version

NY/NJ PAPD Memorial Quilt click to see larger picture

The dedicated men, women and K-9s of the Port Authority Police Department make up a force that is responsible for the safety and security of all the Port Authority land, sea, air and rail facilities in the Port District.  They are proud of the excellent services they provide the traveling public at the Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark Airports; the PATH Subway System that runs between New York City and New Jersey; the Port Authority Bus Terminal in the Times Square section of New York City; Port Newark and Port Elizabeth; the George Washington Bridge and the three Staten Island Bridges; the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels; and up until September 11th, the World Trade Center. This page/project began as a page to honor a fallen police officer, which I did "In Memory of Police Officer George G. Howard."  Through that page and contact I have had with the Howard family and Lt. Hassett of the Port Authority Police Department, it has grown into what you see here.  I want to thank Lt. Kevin Hassett for his help and for supplying me the information necessary to create this page as a tribute to the Port Authority Police personnel who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Cathy

A lone PAPD Officer pays tribute to his fallen commrades
at Ground Zero on 9/11/04

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