Rick Rescorla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rick Rescorla

War hero, and victim and hero of 9/11

Date of Birth: 27-May-1939

Place of Birth: Hayle, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Sep-2001

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Cyril Richard Rescorla (May 27, 1939 – September 11, 2001) was a soldier, police officer and private security specialist of British origin.
He served as a British army paratrooper during the Cyprus Emergency and a United States commissioned officer in the Vietnam War.
He rose to the rank of colonel in the United States Army.
As the director of security for the financial services firm Morgan Stanley at the World Trade Center, Rescorla anticipated attacks on the towers and implemented evacuation procedures credited with saving thousands of lives.
He died during the attacks of September 11, 2001, while leading evacuees from the South Tower.