Rick Rescorla
Appearance
Rick Rescorla | |
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Birth name | Cyril Richard Rescorla |
Born | [1] Hayle, Cornwall, United Kingdom | May 27, 1939
Died | September 11, 2001 South Tower, Manhattan, New York, U.S. | (aged 62)
Allegiance | United States United Kingdom |
Service/branch | United States Army British Army |
Years of service | 1963–90 (U.S.)[source?] 1956–60 (United Kingdom) |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Parachute Regiment (UK) |
Battles/wars | Battle of Ia Drang |
Awards | Silver Star Bronze Star (OLC) Purple Heart Vietnam Gallantry Cross Combat Infantryman Badge |
Other work | World Trade Center Security Chief for Morgan Stanley |
Cyril Richard Rescorla (May 27, 1939 – September 11, 2001) was a United States Army officer and private security officer of British origin. He was a commissioned officer in the Vietnam War, where he was a second lieutenant in the United States Army.[2]
As the director of security for the financial services firm Morgan Stanley at the World Trade Center, Rescorla knew of a future attack on the towers following the 1993 bombings and created evacuation procedures which many believed he helped saved many lives.[3] He died during the attacks of September 11, 2001, while leading evacuees from the South Tower.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Deacon, Bernard (2004). The Cornish Family: The Roots of Our Future. Cornwall Editions Limited. p. 106. Archived at Google Books; retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Rick Rescorla, Security Manager and Hero", BBC, June 1, 2006.
- ↑ Stewart, James B. (February 11, 2002). "The Real Heroes Are Dead". The New Yorker.