John McLoughlin (born c. 1953) is one of two Port Authority Police Officers who survived after being trapped in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. His rescue and that of William Jimeno is the subject of the Oliver Stone film World Trade Center released in 2006, which McLoughlin was portrayed by Nicolas Cage.
McLoughlin graduated from the State University of New York at Oswego, where he was a member of the Sigma Tau Chi fraternity...
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John McLoughlin (born c. 1953) is one of two Port Authority Police Officers who survived after being trapped in the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. His rescue and that of William Jimeno is the subject of the Oliver Stone film World Trade Center released in 2006, which McLoughlin was portrayed by Nicolas Cage.
McLoughlin graduated from the State University of New York at Oswego, where he was a member of the Sigma Tau Chi fraternity.
McLoughlin led a team of officers, including Jimeno, who were on the main concourse between the two towers when the South Tower collapsed. The five ran toward a nearby freight elevator, and were buried in the ensuing collapse of the concourse. Officers Antonio Rodrigues and Chris Amoroso were killed immediately. McLoughlin, Jimeno and a third officer, Dominick Pezzulo, were trapped but alive. The freight elevator withstood the devastation, creating breathing room that saved their lives. Pezzulo, who was the only one not pinned, immediately...
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