Kenneth John Phelan, Sr.

Inscribed

National September 11 Memorial South Pool · Panel S-13

Also kept at

ladder.nw ↗ Engine Co. 217

In memory of

Kenneth John Phelan, Sr.

1960 – 2001

Born in
Brooklyn, New York
Killed that day
September 11, 2001, aged 41
Lived in
Queens, New York
Worked
Lieutenant, Engine 217, 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-13, 18 namesLADDER 9LADDER 8ENGINE 33ENGINE 217ENGINE 6Thomas Patrick Cullen IIIR. Bruce Van HineMichael J. LyonsBrian G. AhearnJeffrey StarkEdward James White IIIJohn Patrick TierneyVincent Gerard HalloranDavid Gregory ArceMichael BoyleJohn R. FischerJames Michael GrayRobert D. McMahonThomas G. O’HaganKenneth John Phelan, Sr.Steven CoakleyNeil J. LeavyPhilip T. Hayes, RET.

← S-12 · South Pool · Panel S-13 · S-14 → the bronze itself

Died together

Engine 217, FDNY · 4 lost together

What people have said 1

I came looking for your name and I found it, and I stopped here a while. Rest easy.

S. Vincent Anthony 11 September 2026