Alaska National Guard crash 1992

Carroll, Thomas Charles
Army Brigadier general

Thomas Charles Carroll, age 44, from Anchorage, Alaska .

Parents: Thomas Patrick and Kathleen Roberts Carroll
Spouse: Bonnie Carroll
Children: Katie, Mikii, Patrick

Service era: Cold War
Schools: Graduate of U.S. Army War College and University of New York
Military history: Alaska Army National Guard

Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 1992
Death details: He was among eight Alaska National guardsmen killed when their National Guard plane crashed on the Chilkat Pennisula en route to Juneau.

Source: Anchorage Daily News (1992), Juneau Empire (1992)

Kahklen, Archie
Army

Archie Kahklen, age 52, from Haines, Alaska .

Parents: Tom and Vivian Kahklen

Service era: Cold War
Schools: Ganado Mission High in Arizona (1959)
Military history: Alaska Army National Guard

Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 1992
Death details: He was among eight Alaska National guardsmen killed when their National Guard plane crashed on the Chilkat Pennisula en route to Juneau.

Source: Juneau Empire (1992), Anchorage Daily News (1992)

Himsel, Kenneth
Army Major General

Kenneth Himsel, age 55, from Johnson County Greenwood, Indiana .

Parents: Geneva Himsel
Spouse: Debby
Children: Krista and Kendra

Service era: Cold War
Military history: Alaska Army National Guard

Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 1992
Death details: He was among eight Alaska National guardsmen killed when their National Guard plane crashed on the Chilkat Pennisula en route to Juneau. Kenneth was on a brief active duty assignment out of Fort McPherson in Atlanta when he was killed.

Source: Juneau Empire (1992), Associated Press (1992)

Wood, Wilfried
Army Colonel

Wilfried Wood, age 49, from Eagle River, Alaska .

Parents: Norman
Spouse: Crystal
Children: Sharon Tucker, Ryan, Kristen, stepson John Nicolas

Service era: Cold War
Schools: East High, graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (1968)
Military history: Alaska Army National Guard

Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 1992
Death details: He was among eight Alaska National guardsmen killed when their National Guard plane crashed on the Chilkat Pennisula en route to Juneau.
Cemetery: Fort Richardson National

Source: Juneau Empire (1992), Anchorage Daily News (1992)

Clark, Thomas
Army Colonel

Thomas Clark, age 46, from Champagne County Champagne, Illinois .

Military history: Alaska Army National Guard

Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 1992
Death details: He was among eight Alaska National guardsmen killed when their National Guard plane crashed on the Chilkat Pennisula en route to Juneau.

Source: Juneau Empire (1992), Anchorage Daily News (1992)

Pospilsil, John
Army Chief warrant officer

John Pospilsil, age 40, from Shiawassee County Owosso, Michigan .

Military history: Alaska Army National Guard

Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 1992
Death details: He was among eight Alaska National guardsmen killed when their National Guard plane crashed on the Chilkat Pennisula en route to Juneau.

Source: Juneau Empire (1992), Anchorage Daily News (1992)

Schmidt, Michael
Army Sergeant

Michael Schmidt, age 31, from McHenry County Anamoose, North Dakota .

Parents: Arthur And Evelyn
Spouse: Deanna Schmidt
Children: Infant son died 1989; Garrett and Preston

Schools: Graduated from Anamoose High in North Dakota (1978)
Military history: Alaska Army National Guard

Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 1992
Death details: He was among eight Alaska National guardsmen killed when their National Guard plane crashed on the Chilkat Pennisula en route to Juneau.

Source: Juneau Empire (1992), Anchorage Daily News (1992)

Brink, Richard
Army Sergeant 1st class

Richard Brink, age 41, from Kenton County Villa Hills, Kentucky .

Military history: Alaska Army National Guard

Date of death: Thursday, November 12, 1992
Death details: He was among eight Alaska National guardsmen killed when their National Guard plane crashed on the Chilkat Pennisula en route to Juneau.

Source: Juneau Empire (1992), Anchorage Daily News (1992)

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