The three daughters of Vincent Danz were young when their dad was killed on 9/11. Abigail was not quite a year old, oldest daughter Winnie was 9 years old and middle daughter Emily was 6 years old. All three were on deck for the commissioning.
The three daughters of Vincent Danz were young when their dad was killed on 9/11. Abigail was not quite a year old, oldest daughter Winnie was 9 years old and middle daughter Emily was 6 years old. All three were on deck for the commissioning. ( Photo: Marco A. Gutierrez Rosales/U.S. Coast Guard)

In the dark days after 9-11, the first memorial service held for a fallen NYPD officer was for Vincent Danz, a member of an elite ESU squad who perished when the North Tower collapsed. Now the Coast Guard’s newest cutter has been named for Danz.

Vincent Danz Remembered: U.S. Coast Guard Names Ship for 9/11 Hero
07 Jun 2026 | 02:23
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Has it really been nearly 25 years? Vincent Danz was a United States Marine, a U.S. Coast Guard Reservist and, on the day he died in the North Tower on 9/11, a member of the elite Emergency Service Unit 3 of the NYPD. Now, following a May 22 ceremony at the Intrepid Museum, there’s another Danz in public...

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