Roll of Honor
John Joseph "Jay" Lennon, Jr.
Incident
Officer Jay Lennon was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
Officer Lennon had served with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department for 21 years.
September 11, 2001
Police Officer John Joseph "Jay" Lennon, Jr. was killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was 44 years old.
He is one of 72 officers honored here, and one of 37 at Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 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
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, two sons, father, brother, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Police Officer Lennon gave the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department 21 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Lennon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer John Joseph "Jay" Lennon, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, 41 of 60 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 68.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Joseph "Jay" Lennon, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How John Joseph "Jay" Lennon, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
19 suicide attackers
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Joseph "Jay" Lennon, Jr. is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John Joseph "Jay" Lennon, Jr. was killed by aircraft; passenger jet.
Incident Location
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