Year Honored | |
---|---|
2016 | |
Honoree | |
David J. Schneider, Jr. | |
Title | |
EMS Pilot | |
Agency | |
Native Air | |
Agency City | |
Globe | |
Agency State | |
Arizona | |
Last Call | |
12/15/2015 | |
Cause of Death | |
Air Medical Crash | |
Biography | |
On the evening of December 15, 2015, Native Air 5, while returning to base in Globe, Arizona, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, crashed into the Superstitions Mountains. David Schneider's career as a pilot spanned 25 years. He was no stranger to serving, not only his community in EMS, but his country. In the U.S. Army, he was a Warrant Officer and a special operations pilot serving multiple combat tours in the Middle East. |