What did Tom Burnett do on 911?

Thomas Edward Burnett Jr. On September 11, 2001, Burnett was a passenger on board United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked as part of the September 11 attacks.

Where is Tom Burnett buried?

His remains were eventually recovered and interred in Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota. His name can be found on Panel S-68 of the National September 11 Memorial in Manhattan, New York City, New York, and on the on the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

What did Tom Burnett do?

On September 11, 2001, Tom Burnett helped lead the passenger revolt against the hijackers aboard United Flight 93 — and saved untold lives in the process. Tom Burnett was as playful as he was bookish and often joked that he was one of the last renaissance men alive.

Where was United 93 supposed to go?

We know that Flight 93 was destined for Washington D.C. According to the 9/11 Commission Report, at 9:55 am, the terrorist pilot Ziad Jarrah dialed in the frequency for the navigational aid at Washington Reagan National Airport, clearly indicating that the attack was planned for the nation’s capital.