Tom Burnett
✓ Source-basedrisingVice president and COO of a Pleasanton, California, medical devices company, Thoratec Corporation (1963-2001)
Thomas Edward Burnett Jr. was an American man, who was the vice-president and chief operating officer of Thoratec Corporation, a medical devices company based in Pleasanton, California; he resided in nearby San Ramon, California.
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The plaque that rests beneath the memorial flag dedicated to Burnett in Bloomington, Minnesota
Tom Burnett's boarding pass for Flight 93
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Burnett memorial flag in Bloomington, Minnesota
Burnett's name is located on Panel S-68 of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum's South Pool, along with those of other passengers of Flight 93.
Burnett and other names on the Flight 93 National MemorialNearby in business professionals 6
About this person
Thomas Edward Burnett Jr. was an American man, who was the vice-president and chief operating officer of Thoratec Corporation, a medical devices company based in Pleasanton, California; he resided in nearby San Ramon, California. On September 11, 2001, Burnett was a passenger on board United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked by al-Qaeda terrorists as part of the September 11 attacks. He, along with other passengers, formed the plan to retake the plane from the hijackers, and led the effort that resulted in the crash of the plane into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, thwarting the plan of the hijackers to crash the plane into a building in Washington, D.C., most likely either the U.S. Capitol Building or the White House.
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