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Harvey W. Barnhill (ca. 1902-ca. late 1950s) one of the founders of Barnhill & McGee Airways
Lucien Frank Barr (1903 - 1983) signer of the Alaska Constitution
Joe Barrows (1903-1983)
Elmer A.A. Bennett (b. ca1888)
Harry Blunt (1889-1985)
Vernon Bookwalter (1892-1975)
Edward "Lonnie" Brennan (1898-1967)
Hugh Brewster (d.1950s)
Chet Browne (b. 1909)
Nathan C. "Nat" Browne (1895-1979)

Estol Call pilot for McGee Airways
Robert "Bob" Carlson (d. 1937)
Jesse "Jack" Carr (not to be confused with the Jesse Carr who led Alaska's Teamsters Union Local 959 from the early 1960s to the early 1980s)
Pearl Laska Chamberlain (1909 – 2012), pilot and flight instructor based in Nome
Hakon Christensen (1902-1956)
Alonzo Cope (1897-1939)
John Milton Cross (1895 – 1981) pilot based in Kotzebue, signer of the Alaska Constitution
Joseph E. Crosson (1903 - 1949)
Marvel Crosson (1904 - 1929)

Roy S. Dickson (1901–1958) pilot for McGee Airways, Woodley Airways, Star Air Lines & founder of Bering Sea Airways
James M. "Jim" Dodson (1902–1969) pilot for McGee Airways, Bowman Airways, Noel Wien's family of air services & founded Jim Dodson Air Service
Frank G. Dorbandt (1893 - 1935)
Ed Dorrance (d. 1937)
Wesley Earl Dunkle (1887 - 1957)

Ed Fageros pilot for McGee Airways, Noel Wien's family of air services
Archie R. Ferguson (1895 - 1967) pilot based in Kotzebue, founded Ferguson Airways, later sold to Wien and ran Wien's Kotzebue hub
Frank R. Ferguson (1939 – 2003) son of Archie Ferguson, served in the Alaska Legislature during the 1970s and 1980s
Neal W. "Willie" Foster (1916 – 1979) pilot and air carrier operator based in Nome, served in the territorial and state Senates
Richard Foster (1946 – 2009), son of Willie Foster, took over the family's air service

(Charles) Harold Gillam (1903–1943) pilot based in Fairbanks, founded Gillam Airways, later sold to Frank Barr
Don Glass (died 1943) pilot for McGee Airways, Woodley Airways, Star Air Lines
Don H. Goodman (born 1909) pilot for McGee Airways, Star Air Service & co-founder of Alaska Interior Airlines
William E. "Bill" Graham (b. ca1898)
Charles "Slim" Gropsis (d. 1936)

Murray Hall
Walter Hall
Jay Hammond (1922 – 2005)
Dick Hawley
Jack Herman
Art Hines
Alex Holden
Roy J. Holm (1913 - 2000)
Allen E. "Al" Horning (b. ca. 1908)
Percy M. Hubbard (b. ca1899)
Vern Hurlbert (b. 1938) pilot based in Bethel in the 1960s and 1970s, later served in the Alaska House of Representatives

Jack Jefford (1910-1979)
Arthur D. Johnson (1920 – 1961) Wien pilot based in Nome, was serving in the Alaska House at the time of his death in a plane crash
Jerry Jones
Roy F. Jones (1893 - 1974)
Holger "Jorgy" Jorgenson (b. 1927)
Herman "Herm" Joslyn (1905 - 1969)

Gordon MacKenzie (1894–1963) pilot for McGee Airways, Star Air Service, Woodley Airways, Mirow Air Service, Alaska Airlines
Linious "Mac" McGee (1897–1988) co-founder of Barnhill & McGee Airways, founder of McGee Airways
Owen E. Meals (1891 - 1974)
Russel Hyde Merrill (1894 - 1929)
Eugene A. "Gene" Meyring (1904 - 1975)
Steven E. "Steve" Mills (1896–1936) one of the founders of Star Air Service
Hans Mirow (d. 1939)
Freddie Moller (d. 1944)
Alf Nikolai "Al" Monsen (d. 1947 in crash of Pan Am Flight 923)
John Wesley "Johnny" Moore (1907–1988) pilot for McGee Airways, Star Air Service, Mirow Air Service
Leo Moore
Herbert A. "Herb" Munter (1894 - 1970)
William "Bill" Munz pilot and air carrier operator based in Nome. Awarded the Air Medal by President Truman for his rescue of the crew of the downed B-29 "United States Air Force_ Pararescue#Clobbered_Turkey"

Martin L. Olson pilot and air carrier operator from Golovin, father of Donald Olson

Elbert E. "Al" Parmenter (1903 - 1978)
Jack Peck (1915 - 1978)
Ingrid Pederson, first person to fly a small airplane over the North Pole
Raymond Ingvard "Ray" Petersen (1912–2008) Pilot for Star Airways, founded Ray Petersen Flying Service which became part of Northern Consolidated Airlines
Frank Pollack

Robert Campbell Reeve (1902 - 1980)
Pat Renahan (d. 1930)
S.E. Robbins
Victor "Vic" Ross (1896 - 1975)
Albert E. "Bert" Ruoff (1904 - 1950)
Charles H. "Charlie" Ruttan (died 1994) one of the founders of Star Air Service
Joseph Patrick "Joe" Ryan (b. 1936), pilot and flight instructor in Interior Alaska late 1970s – early 1990s, later served in the Alaska House

Woodie Salmon (b. 1952) pilot in the Yukon Flats region, later served in the Alaska House
Murrell Sasseen (1906–1974) pilot for McGee Airways, Star Airways, Mirow Air Service, Woodley Airways, Alaska Coastal Airlines
Ward Sattler (b. 1940) pilot based in Bethel in the 1960s and 1970s, father of Mary Sattler
Ralph Savory (1909-2010) pilot for Star Air Lines, Pacific Alaska Airways
George S. "Tony" Schwamm (1902 - 1966)
Clayton L. "Scotty" Scott (1905 - 2006)
Sheldon B. "Shell" Simmons (1908 - 1994)
Merle K. "Mudhole" Smith (1907 - 1981), pilot based in Cordova, name is synonymous with the history of aviation in the Copper River and Prince William Sound regions, namesake of Cordova's main airport
Murray Stuart

Clarence E. "Slim" Walters (1914 - 2005)
Clyde Wann (d. 1967)
John E. "Jack" Waterworth (1906–1969) one of the founders of Star Air Service
Frank H. Whaley (1906 - 1997)
Samuel Otho "Sam" White (1891 - 1976) pioneering game warden and later bush pilot based in Fairbanks
Noel Wien (1899 - 1977)
Ralph Wien (1897 - 1930)
Sigurd "Sig" Wien (1903 - 1994)
Oscar Winchell (1903–1987) pilot for McGee Airways, founded Oscar Winchell Flying Service & co-founder of Alaska Interior Airlines
Arthur Gordon "Art" Woodley (1906 - 1990)

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 * Leo Moore
 * Herbert A. "Herb" Munter (1894 - 1970)
-* William "Bill" Munz pilot and air carrier operator based in Nome
+* William "Bill" Munz pilot and air carrier operator based in Nome. Awarded the [[Air Medal]] by President Truman for his rescue of the crew of the downed B-29 "[[Clobbered Turkey|United States Air Force_ Pararescue#Clobbered_Turkey]]"
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