Clyde Seiler (1931-1969) was a Continental Airlines pilot and served in the Vietnam War as a fighter pilot.

Clyde Seiler was born on May 24, 1931 to Joseph F. and Mneatha B. (Lasher) Seiler in Erie, Pennsylvania. At some point prior to 1949, he relocated to Seattle, Washington where he attended the University of Washington and played on the football team. In the late 1950s-early 1960s he relocated to Colorado where he worked as Continental Airlines pilot. He was also a member of the Colorado Air National Guard, 120th Tactical Fighter Squadron. The unit was called to active duty for the Air Force in April 1968 due to the Vietnam War.

On March 27, 1969 Major Clyde Seiler was flying a North American F-100 Super Sabre when he was shot down and killed by enemy ground fire near Bien Ha, South Vietnam while conducting a strafing mission in support of American forces. Two months prior to his death in action, Seiler had set the squadron record of flying its 5,000th combat sortie mission since the unit arrived in Vietnam in May 1968. He received the Purple Heart.

Seiler married Joan Gellerman in 1952 in Seattle, Washington. The couple had a son. At some point the couple divorced and Seiler married Joyce (Redden) Rhoades, who had a son. The couple had a son together in 1967.

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Edgar Louis Olson (1904-1988) was a flight surgeon and hospital Commandant in the United States Air Force.

Edgar Louis Olson was born on June 11, 1904 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Ole and Anna E. (Fuhrmann) Olson. Circa 1928-1929 he began his military career as an intern physician at a United States Navy hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He briefly served as a physician aboard a troop transport ship. Olson left the Navy and began a private practice at the start of the Great Depression. However, due to the difficulty of the time, he enlisted in the United States Army as a First Lieutenant around 1932-1933. Olson was initially stationed at Fort Crook Air Force Base (now Offutt Air Force Base) in Omaha, Nebraska then transferred to Carlisle Barracks in Carlisle, Pennsylvania prior to a return to Omaha in 1934 where he worked in the dispensary.

Olson was accepted into the Aviation Medicine program and was transferred to Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas where he was certified as a Flight Surgeon. After training, he served as a Captain at Canute Air Force Base in Illnois and then was transferred to Panama in 1940. By early 1943, he had been promoted to the rank of Colonel. He briefly worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, in Ohio and Parks Air Force Base in California. Olson served in the Korean War as commander of all the Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals (MASH). For this service, he was awarded the Legion of Merit and the Presidential Unit Citation from the Republic of Korea.

After the Korean War, Olson chose to return to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for family reasons. He retired from military service in June 1957 at the rank of Colonel.

Ater his military retirement, Olson went into private practice in Winter Park, Florida. In the mid-1960s, he and Virginia, his wife, relocated to California to be closer to their children, eventually residing in Thousand Oaks.

Olson married Virginia Elizabeth Cheuvront (1905-1983) on December 23, 1926 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The couple had three children. Edgar Louis Olson died on February 17, 1988 in Thousand Oaks, California.

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Frank John Seiler (1907-1962) was a United States Air Force Colonel and served as Director of Science at Headquarters Air Force System Command.

Frank John Seiler was born on August 8, 1907 in Carlton, Minnesota to Joannes, also known as John, and Barbara (Schraml) Szeiler. Prior to World War II, he worked as a high school chemistry teacher. In 1939 he joined the Army Air Corps and was initially assigned to the Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland. At some point he asked for a transfer and became a supply officer. At the start of World War II he held the rank of Captain and was sent overseas, where he served in the European Theater. At the war's end, he had been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and was assigned to Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

At Wright Patterson, Seiler was involved in the early research decisions of the newly formed Air Force and became Commander of the Office of Air Research. Around 1951, he was transferred to Headquarters Air Force System Command and attained the position of Director of Science. He authored the "Seiler Report," which was influential in early Air Force in-house research. Seiler retired from military service in 1961 at the rank of Colonel.

After his military retirement he joined the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington as manager of administrative services in the Chemistry Department. He also served as a part-time lecturer.

Seiler married Marguerite Catherine Bardill (1907-1988) on December 13, 1928 in Minnesota. The couple had three sons. Colonel Frank John Seiler died on October 16, 1962 in Seattle, Washington due to a sudden heart attack. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. In 1963 the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado posthumously honored his memory with laboratory named after him.

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Gretchen (Seiler) Haskins served in the United States Air Force as a human factors engineer. She is an internationally known expert in human factors and is known as a leader in the aviation safety industry.

Gretchen Haskins graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1986 where she attained a B.Sc. in Human Factors Engineering. After graduation she was assigned to Norton Air Force Base in the Ballistic Missile Office. She was promoted to Systems Engineering Branch Chief as a Captain. While there, she also attained a Masters degree in Human Factors Engineering from the University of Southern California.

After the Air Force, Haskins and her husband moved to Britain in July 1992, where she took a position in defense research as head of human factors engineering at GEC Marconi. In 1996, she joined MOD Boscombe Down as the lead of the human factors engineering team assigned to evaluate miltary aircraft for use. In 2000, Haskins joined the National Air Traffic Services (NATS) as Head of Human Factor Engineering, She evenutally became the Director of Safety.

In April 2010, Haskins became Group Director of Safety for the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. Just nine days after she started, the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland erupted and caused disruption of air travel throughout Western Europe. Both she and her husband, Paul, who was then-Head of Safety for air traffic control in London, were closely involved in decision-making and public reporting to the public.

In 2014, Haskins founded HeliOffshore, an international helicopter safety company and served as CEO until 2020. She also served on the board of the Flight Safety Foundation from 2015-2024. As of 2026, she is active in the aviation safety industry.

Biography derived from collection materials, donor information, and public profile from LinkedIn.

Mary Elizabeth Seiler was a United States Air Force pilot in the Gulf War for Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm and later an American Airlines pilot.

Seiler attended the United States Air Force Academy from 1984-1988. She married a classmate after graduation and both attended pilot training at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma as part of class 90-1, possibly as the first married couple to go through training together at Vance. After training, they were transferred to Castle Air Force Base in Atwater, California where she trained on the KC-135R and her husband trained in the Boeing B-52. The couple was then stationed at Loring Air Force Base in Maine from mid-1989 until mid-1992. During this time, Seiler was deployed as part of Desert Shield and Desert Storm, first to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and later to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia. She was honorably discharged in mid-1992, while her husband was transferred to Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Post-service, Seiler worked as a figure-skating teacher for a few years. In 1995, she was hired by the 931st Aerial Refueling Group at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas to fly KC-135Rs. In 1996, she transferred to Tinker Air Force Base and the 507th Air Fueling Squadron, "the Okies." During her time there, Seiler worked as a GS-13 air reserve technician flying KC-135Rs. In 1999, she was hired by American Airlines as a pilot, and as of 2026, continues to work for the airline.

Seiler married Mike Toney in July 1988. The couple had a daughter, Elizabeth, and son, Joe. At some point they divorced. She married her second husband, Henrik Melen, in 1998. The couple had two daughters, Sarah and Kristina.

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Ole Olson (1877-1943) was a doctor and served in World War I.

Ole Olson, also seen as Oleson, was born on June 11, 1877 in Gardiner, Illinois to Mads N. and Anna A. (Thompson) Olson. His family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska when he was one. Circa 1907-1908, Olson began medical school and became a physician in Lincoln. During World War I, he served as head doctor for the 108th ammunition train of the 33rd Division of the Illinois National Guard. His unit was deployed to France in 1918. When the war ended, he remained for a time as part of the Army of Occupation in Luxembourg. He earned the rank of Major.

Olson married Anna E. Fuhrmann (1877-1966) on August 27, 1903 in St. Paul, Minnesota. The couple had three sons. Ole Olson died suddenly on November 8, 1943 due to a pulmonary embolism.

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Richard Frank Seiler, Sr. (1930-2019) was a United States Air Force pilot and served in the Korean War.

Richard Frank Seiler, Sr. was born on September 14, 1930 to Frank J. and Marguerite C. (Bardill) Seiler in Galesburg, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.S. in Physics in August 1953. While at University, he served with the ROTC and in September 1953, Seiler joined the United States Air Force as a 2nd Lieutenant. He completed pilot training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. After his training he was stationed at Randolph Air Force Base for a brief time in late 1954 for Boeing B-29 training. Seiler was then transferred to West Palm Peach, Florida for training on the KC-97. After completion of KC-97 training, he was transferred to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama followed by Lockbourne Air Force Base near Columbus, Ohio. Seiler was assigned to the 321st Air Refueling Squadron, part of the Strategic Air Command. As part of his service with the 321st, he often flew in and out of North Africa. In 1957, Seiler was stationed at Sidi Slimane Air Base in Morocco. He was honorably discharged from military service as a 1st Lieutenant in March 1958, atlhough he remained with the Air Force Reserve.

Post-service, he obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from Ohio State University in 1963. After his graduation, the family relocated to Seattle, Washington. Seiler worked for the Boeing Company in Seattle, Washington for over 25 years and was Chief of the Physics Department. After his retirement, Seiler remained active and played golf. He also served as president of the Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent, Washington.

Seiler married Janet Virginia Olson (1933-1982) on December 23, 1953 at Randolph Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The couple had four children. After Janet's death, Seiler married his second wife, Helen, in August 1983. Richard Frank Seiler, Sr. died on June 22, 2019 in Seattle, Washington.

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Robert Thomas Seiler (1945-2009) was an engineer for Southwest Airlines and cargo pilot in the Virgin Islands.

Robert Thomas Seiler was born on January 20, 1945 in Long Beach, California to Joseph Frank Szeiler (1903-1954) and his second wife, Vivian Mae Durst (1917-1954). Seiler became a pilot and flew cargo in the Virgin Islands. He also worked as an engineer for Southwest Airlines. Seiler ceased flying after he had a brain tumor removed.

Seiler married Zaida Perez on February 6, 1970. The couple had two daughters, Allison and Karin. They divorced in 1976 and in 1977 he married Marta Rios. The couple had two children, Ann and Robert. Robert Thomas Seiler died in 2009.

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