New Jersey State Police, New Jersey
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: 22 years
Badge Number: 5147
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Date of Incident: September 11, 2001
Weapon Used: Aircraft; Passenger jet
Suspect Info: 19 suicide attackers
Lieutenant Bill Fearon died as the result of a rare form of cancer that he developed following recovery work he performed at the World Trade Center for two years following the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks.
Lieutenant Fearon had served with the New Jersey State Police for 22 years. He is survived by his wife and three children.