Arizona Department of Public Safety, Arizona
End of Watch Sunday, October 2, 1983
Add to My HeroesThomas P. McNeff
Officer/Pilot Thomas McNeff and Officer/Paramedic Richard Stratman were killed in a helicopter crash during a rainstorm near Marana.
They were en route to pick up a pregnant woman stranded by floodwaters for a medical transport to Tucson when the Bell Jet Ranger helicopter crashed into a flooded field.
Officer McNeff was a military veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for eight years. He was survived by his wife and infant daughter.
Bio
- Age 36
- Tour Not available
- Badge 1758
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Aircraft accident
Most Recent Reflection
View all 17 ReflectionsOfficer McNeff,
On today, the 40th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam fighting the NVA. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
R.I.P.
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United States Border Patrol
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