African American Firefighters who perished on 9/11

Date: 14 Sep 2021 [unknown]
Location: New York City, New York, United States
Surname/tag: Black_Heritage

This is a list of the 12 African American firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11/2001 at the World Trade Center in New York City, New York.

1. Captain Vernon A Richard (abt.1948-2001)
2. FF Gerard Jean Baptiste (abt.1966-2001)
3. FF Vernon P Cherry (abt.1952-2001)
4. FF Tarel Coleman (abt.1969-2001)
5. FF Andre Fletcher (abt.1964-2001)
6. FF Keith A Glascoe (abt.1963-2001)
7. FF Ronnie L Henderson (abt.1949-2001)
8. FF William L Henry (-2001)
9. FF Karl H Joseph (abt.1976-bef.2001)
10. FF Keithroy M Maynard (abt.1971-2001)
11. FF Shawn E Powell (abt.1969-2001)
12. FF Leon W Smith Jr (abt.1953-2001)

Sources

• Lee, Trymaine. “Mothers Of Black Firefighters Killed On 9/11 Fight To Keep Their Sons’ Memories Alive,” 11 September 2011, updated November 09, 2011; HuffPost (https://www.huffpost.com : accessed 14 September 2021), "BLACK VOICES,"
• Arinde, Nayaba. Remembering our Black Firefighters lost on 9/11, 9 September 2021, Amsterdam News