Charles R. Mendez

Inscribed

National September 11 Memorial South Pool · Panel S-20

Also kept at

ladder.nw ↗ Ladder Co. 7

In memory of

Charles R. Mendez

1963 – 2001

Born in
Brooklyn, New York
Killed that day
September 11, 2001, aged 38
Lived in
Floral Park, Long Island, New York
Worked
Firefighter, Ladder 7, New York City Fire Department

Their life

Killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of 11 September 2001. The first aircraft struck the north tower at 8:46 and the second the south tower at 9:03; the south tower came down at 9:59 and the north at 10:28. Two thousand seven hundred and fifty-three people were killed there.

South Pool · Panel S-20, 20 namesLADDER 7LADDER 105ENGINE 207LADDER 110LADDER 15LADDER 103ENGINE 285SQUAD 18Robert Joseph FotiVincent A. PrinciottaCharles R. MendezGeorge C. CainVernon Allan RichardVincent Edward BruntonHenry Alfred Miller, Jr.Dennis Patrick O’BergThomas Richard KellyKevin O. ReillyKarl Henry JosephShawn Edward PowellPaul Thomas MitchellEric Taube OlsenArthur Thaddeus BarryThomas W. KellyDouglas E. OelschlagerTimothy M. StackpoleRaymond R. YorkLawrence Virgilio

← S-19 · South Pool · Panel S-20 · S-21 → the bronze itself

Died together

Ladder 7, FDNY · 6 lost together

Vernon Allan Richard
George C. Cain
Robert Joseph Foti
Richard T. Muldowney, Jr.
Vincent A. Princiotta

What people have said 1

I did not know you, but I know what was taken that day. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026

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