United States of America
U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
James Wendell Parham
1968 – 2001
James Wendell Parham served the U.S. Marine Corps. James was 32 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Mechanism
Aircraft
Place
New York
Terrorist attack
What Happened
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.
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.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and brother.
Keepsakes
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
Also Served
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department
Police Officer
Memorials
Also Remembered
September 11, 2001 — The World Trade Center
Burial Information
Cemetery
Calverton National Cemetery
Section
66
Grave
735A
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