Deputy Commissioner Claude Everett Swackhammer

Deputy Commissioner Claude Everett Swackhammer | Alaska Department of Public Safety, Alaska
Alaska Department of Public Safety, Alaska
Deputy Commissioner Claude Everett Swackhammer

Alaska Department of Public Safety, Alaska

End of Watch Tuesday, October 11, 1994

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Claude Everett Swackhammer

Deputy Commissioner Swack Swackhammer and Sergeant Robert Lee Bittick, of the Alaska State Troopers, were killed in an airplane accident in British Columbia, Canada, just north of Haines, Alaska.

Sergeant Bittick was piloting the department's Grumman Goose seaplane from Anchorage to Juneau when it crashed into a mountainside during a snowstorm.

Deputy Commissioner Swackhammer had served with the Alaska State Troopers for 25 years and had been appointed by the governor to the Alaska Department of Public Safety. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and daughter.

Bio

  • Age 51
  • Tour 27 years
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Aircraft accident
  • Location Overseas

aircraft accident

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Deputy Commissioner Swackhammer,
On today, the 30th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Alaska. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

October 11, 2024

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