Peter J. Ganci, Jr.

Peter J. Ganci, Jr. (1946 - September 11 2001) was a career firefighter in the New York City Fire Department. At the time of the September 11 terrorist attacks he held the rank of Chief of Department, the highest ranking uniformed fire officer in the department.

He was appointed to the rank of Chief of Department in an acting capacity in March 1998 and assumed the office upon his formal appointment in October 1999.

He was among the 343 New York City firefighters and paramedics who were killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He perished in the collapse of the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

He is survived by his sons, FDNY Firefighters Peter and Christopher, and his daughter Danielle.

Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan was unofficially renamed for him as Ganci Air Base.

On Memorial Day, 2003 the post office at 380 Main Street in Farmingdale, New York was named for him.

External links

* http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/people/1618.html
* http://www.cbu.edu/Academics/honors/2005/hj2k5_hero.htm
* [http://www.antonnews.com/farmingdaleobserver/2003/05/30/news/ Farmingdale Post Office renamed]