Capt Victor John “Vic” Saracini

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Capt Victor John “Vic” Saracini Veteran

Birth
Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
Death
11 Sep 2001 (aged 51)
Financial District, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA Add to Map
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Former Navy Pilot and Pilot of United Air Flight 175, which crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, after the plane was hijacked.

Mr. Saracini, a resident of Lower Makefield Township, was piloting United Airlines Flight 175 when it was hijacked after it's takeoff from Boston. Mr. Saracini worked as a corporate pilot for Johnson & Johnson in Trenton, and was a Captain with the former Penn Commuter and the former Wings Airways, both in Pennsylvania. Upon graduation in 1975 from the New Mexico School of Mining and Technology with a Bachelor's degree in biology, Mr. Saracini joined the Navy's Aviation Officer Candidate School. He was commissioned as an ensign and received his Naval Flight Officer Wings in Pensacola, Fla., in 1976. Starting in 1980, Mr. Saracini served in the Naval Reserve at Willow Grove until his discharge as a Lieutenant in 1985. Mr. Saracini was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Navy "E" Ribbon, and Expert Marksmanship Ribbon. His hobbies included playing the guitar, boating, motorcycling and cooking.
Former Navy Pilot and Pilot of United Air Flight 175, which crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City, after the plane was hijacked.

Mr. Saracini, a resident of Lower Makefield Township, was piloting United Airlines Flight 175 when it was hijacked after it's takeoff from Boston. Mr. Saracini worked as a corporate pilot for Johnson & Johnson in Trenton, and was a Captain with the former Penn Commuter and the former Wings Airways, both in Pennsylvania. Upon graduation in 1975 from the New Mexico School of Mining and Technology with a Bachelor's degree in biology, Mr. Saracini joined the Navy's Aviation Officer Candidate School. He was commissioned as an ensign and received his Naval Flight Officer Wings in Pensacola, Fla., in 1976. Starting in 1980, Mr. Saracini served in the Naval Reserve at Willow Grove until his discharge as a Lieutenant in 1985. Mr. Saracini was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Navy "E" Ribbon, and Expert Marksmanship Ribbon. His hobbies included playing the guitar, boating, motorcycling and cooking.

Inscription

𝓜𝔂 𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓭 𝓢𝓸𝓷
VICTOR J. SARACINI
AUG. 29, 1950 – SEPT. 11, 2001
CAPTAIN
UAL FLIGHT 175



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  • Added: Sep 16, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135995598/victor_john-saracini: accessed ), memorial page for Capt Victor John “Vic” Saracini (29 Aug 1950–11 Sep 2001), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135995598, citing Laurel Memorial Park and Crematory, Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by XO (contributor 48319893).