In memory of
Leonard Hatton
- Died
- September 11, 2001, aged 45
- Killed that day
- September 11, 2001
- Killed that day
- The World Trade Center
Location: New York
Weapon: Aircraft; Passenger jet
Offender: 19 suicide attackers
Special Agent Leonard Hatton was killed during the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Special Agent Hatton had entered one of the towers in an attempt to evacuate more victims when the building collapsed.
Agent Hatton was assigned to the Joint Bank Robbery Task Force, and had served with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 15 years. Only three months before the attack he had testified in the trial of a follower of the terrorist group.
Agent Hatton was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Special Agent Hatton gave the United States Department of Justice 15 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Hatton.
S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Survived by
He is survived by his wife and four children.