New York City Police Department, New York
End of Watch: Thursday, March 24, 2011
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 22 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: 9/11 related illness
Date of Incident: September 11, 2001
Weapon Used: Aircraft; Passenger jet
Suspect Info: 19 suicide attackers
Police Officer George Wong died from illnesses he contracted after inhaling toxic materials as he participated in the rescue and recovery efforts at the World Trade Center site following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Officer Wong served with the New York City Police Departmant for 22 years and during his career was assigned to the 5th Precinct, the Identification Section, and Headquarters Security.