Cargo plane 28 July 2010

Malone, Aaron
Alaska Air National Guard Major

Aaron Malone from Coggon, Iowa, Linn county. Their last known residence was in Anchorage, Alaska.

Military history: Alaska Air National Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron. Had more than 2,100 military flying hours, including combat missions in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Date of death: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Death details: Aboard a C-17 cargo plane when it went down in a ball of fire at an Air Force base near Anchorage, Alaska during preparation for an air show. Killed were Aaron Malone, Michael Freyholtz, Jeffrey A. Hill and Thomas Cicardo.

Cemetery: Murdoch Linwood, Cedar Rapids

Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette, Anchorage Daily News, Star Tribune, CNN, grave marker

Freyholtz, Michael
Alaska Air National Guard Major

Michael Freyholtz from Hines, Minnesota, Beltrami county.

Parents: Mary Freyholtz
Spouse: Ex-wife Kim Freyholtz
Children: Son, 9; daughter, 8

Schools: Blackduck High graduate; University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Military history: Alaska Air National Guard’s 249th Airlift Squadron. Enlisted in Air Force May 1998. 608 combat hours in support of Operations Enduinrg Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

Date of death: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Death details: Aboard a C-17 cargo plane when it went down in a ball of fire at an Air Force base near Anchorage, Alaska during preparation for an air show. Killed were Aaron Malone, Michael Freyholtz, Jeffrey A. Hill and Thomas Cicardo.

Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette, Anchorage Daily News, Star Tribune, CNN, Bemideji Pioneer

Hill, Jeffrey A.
Alaska Air National Guard Captain

Jeffrey A. Hill from York, Pennsylvania, York county.

Spouse: Rachael Hill
Children: Two children

Military history: Elmendorf’s 517 Airlift Squadron

Date of death: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Death details: Aboard a C-17 cargo plane when it went down in a ball of fire at an Air Force base near Anchorage, Alaska during preparation for an air show. Killed were Aaron Malone, Michael Freyholtz, Jeffrey A. Hill and Thomas Cicardo.

Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette, Anchorage Daily News, Star Tribune, CNN, Jeff Hill Legacy Fund

Cicardo, Thomas
Alaska Air National Guard Senior master sergeant

Thomas Cicardo from Anchorage, Alaska, Anchorage county.

Military history: 249th Airlift Squadron liftmaster. Served in Marines, Army, Air Force Reserve, Joined Alaska National Guard September 1997.

Date of death: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Death details: Aboard a C-17 cargo plane when it went down in a ball of fire at an Air Force base near Anchorage, Alaska during preparation for an air show. Killed were Aaron Malone, Michael Freyholtz, Jeffrey A. Hill and Thomas Cicardo.

Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette, Anchorage Daily News, Star Tribune, CNN

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