In memory of

William H. Donovan

1964 – 2001

Born in
Nunda, New York
Killed that day
September 11, 2001, aged 37
Lived in
Alexandria, Virginia
Worked
Commander, U.S. Navy

Commander, United States Navy, of the Navy Command Center, and a graduate of the Naval Academy in the class of 1986.

A classmate wrote a poem for him after, in his voice, which his family have kept: I'm still here, in the laughter of the children, in the candle burning bright; in the passing of the seasons, and the change from day to night.

He was thirty-seven.

How they died

Killed at the Pentagon on the morning of 11 September 2001, when American Airlines flight 77 struck the western face of the building at 9:37. A hundred and twenty-five people inside and fifty-nine aboard the aircraft were killed.

Named together

At their families' request, these names are cut side by side on the parapet.

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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