In memory of
Kenneth Francis Tietjen
- Died
- September 11, 2001, aged 31
- Killed that day
- September 11, 2001
- Killed that day
- The World Trade Center
Also kept at
badge.nw↗Police Officer Kenneth Tietjen was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.
Officer Tietjen was killed when the first tower collapsed after he reentered it to rescue victims.
Officer Tietjen had served with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department for eight years. He received commendations for subduing subjects who had stabbed law enforcement officers in separate incidents.
You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Police Officer Tietjen gave the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jersey City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Tietjen.
S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Survived by
He was survived by his parents, two sisters, and fiancee.