Inscribed
National September 11 Memorial South Pool · Panel S-29
Police Officer
Also kept at
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Police Officer
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In memory of
James Wendell Parham
1968 – 2001 Today would have been the birthday. A white rose is at the name.
- Born in
- Brooklyn, New York
- Killed that day
- September 11, 2001, aged 32
- Lived in
- Queens, New York
- Worked
- Police Officer, Police Academy, Port Authority Police Department
- Held on
- September 11, 2001 · The World Trade Center
Officer James Parham was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
Officer Parham was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department for two years. He had previously served with the Texas Department of Corrections and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was an instructor at the Port Authority Police Academy.
Survived by
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and brother.
← S-28 · South Pool · Panel S-29 · S-30 → the bronze itself
Died together
Police Academy, Port Authority Police · 5 lost together
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