Roll of Honor
Thomas Michael Langone
Incident
Police Officer Thomas Langone was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
Officer Langone had been a member of the New York City Police Department for 18 years, and is survived by his wife, son, and daughter. His brother, a New York City Fire Fighter, was also killed in the attack.
Officer Langone was posthumously awarded the New York City Police Department's Medal of Honor for his heroic actions. He was assigned to ESU Truck 10.
Officer Langone had been a member of the New York City Police Department for 18 years, and is survived by his wife, son, and daughter. His brother, a New York City Fire Fighter, was also killed in the attack.
September 11, 2001
Police Officer Thomas Michael Langone was killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was 39 years old.
He is one of 72 officers honored here, and one of 23 at New York City Police Department.
Seventy-two law enforcement officers from eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001, alongside 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and more than 2,800 civilians. A fourth aircraft went down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where a law enforcement officer aboard was among the dead.
Officers went into the towers while everyone else was coming out. More than 25,000 people reached safety because they did.
Survivors
Officer Langone had been a member of the New York City Police Department for 18 years, and is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
Family
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Tributes
You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Police Officer Langone gave the New York City Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Langone.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Thomas Michael Langone is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.
In NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 35.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York City Police Department, 382 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Michael Langone's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Michael Langone Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Michael Langone is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas Michael Langone was killed by aircraft; passenger jet.
Incident Location
Where the Name Is Cut
National September 11 Memorial · Panel 23
Also Remembered
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