Roll of Honor
Thomas Patrick O'Hara
Incident
Park Ranger Thomas O'Hara was killed in an aircraft accident while assisting the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in conducting a moose tracking survey in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve.
The plane crashed on the tundra east of Upper Ugashik Lake without sending out any distress signals.
After the aircraft failed to return on its scheduled flight plan, a large search was undertaken and the crash site was located the following morning. Ranger O'Hara's passenger was suffering from compound fractures to both legs and hypothermia when he was rescued.
Ranger O'Hara had over 11,000 hours of flight time in command, and had been with the National Park Service for 12 years. Because of his piloting skills, he was often asked to assist other nearby agencies.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Park Ranger O'Hara gave the United States Department of the Interior 12 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Ranger O'Hara.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Park Ranger Thomas Patrick O'Hara is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service, 28 of 40 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 70% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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Incident Location
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