Claude Daniel Richards

Inscribed

National September 11 Memorial South Pool · Panel S-25

Detective

Also kept at

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In memory of

Claude Daniel Richards

1955 – 2001

Born in
Bethpage, Long Island, New York
Killed that day
September 11, 2001, aged 46
Lived in
Manhattan, New York
Worked
Detective, Bomb Squad, New York City Police Department

Detective Claude Richards was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.

Detective Richards was a U.S Army veteran and had served with the New York City Police Department for 18 years. He was assigned to the Bomb Squad.

Survived by

He is survived by his three sisters and two brothers.

South Pool · Panel S-25, 15 namesJames Patrick LeahyClaude Daniel RichardsKeith Michael RomaJerome Mark Patrick DominguezWalter Edward WeaverDavid Marc SullinsSantos Valentin, Jr.Ronald Philip KloepferGlen Kerrin PettitRamon SuarezMark Joseph EllisFrancis Saverio RiccardelliKenneth George GrouzalisCarlos S. da CostaRobert Henry Lynch, Jr.

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We never met, but I have read your name and I will not forget it.

S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026

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