Fred was a dear friend of mine up until the time of his death. We played and worked together throughout our high school years and after. Fred owned and skippered a shrimp boat during our high school years and I was his crew for the majority of time.
Tragically, Fred was killed in a plane crash on Lime Peak Alaska in March 1981. At the time he was a Captain, United States Army serving as the Company Commander to the Direct Support Detachment, 172d Support Battalion, Fort Wainwright Alaska and was 38 years old. He was a helo pilot for the Army but was flying a civilian ski equipped Super-Cub when the accident occurred. Ironically, he and a friend were searching for a way to gain access to a plane that had crashed some months earlier that had to be removed.
Fred was a dear friend of mine up until the time of his death. We played and worked together throughout our high school years and after. Fred owned and skippered a shrimp boat during our high school years and I was his crew for the majority of time.
Tragically, Fred was killed in a plane crash on Lime Peak Alaska in March 1981. At the time he was a Captain, United States Army serving as the Company Commander to the Direct Support Detachment, 172d Support Battalion, Fort Wainwright Alaska and was 38 years old. He was a helo pilot for the Army but was flying a civilian ski equipped Super-Cub when the accident occurred. Ironically, he and a friend were searching for a way to gain access to a plane that had crashed some months earlier that had to be removed.
Fred is a friend that has gone, but most certainly has not been forgotten!
Steve Smietana
Fred was a dear friend of mine up until the time of his death. We played and worked together throughout our high school years and after. Fred owned and skippered a shrimp boat during our high school years and I was his crew for the majority of time.
Tragically, Fred was killed in a plane crash on Lime Peak Alaska in March 1981. At the time he was a Captain, United States Army serving as the Company Commander to the Direct Support Detachment, 172d Support Battalion, Fort Wainwright Alaska and was 38 years old. He was a helo pilot for the Army but was flying a civilian ski equipped Super-Cub when the accident occurred. Ironically, he and a friend were searching for a way to gain access to a plane that had crashed some months earlier that had to be removed.