U.S. Army · United States 
Kenneth Meisel
2020
Kenneth Robert Meisel served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Natural
Cause
COVID-19
Mechanism
Pathogen
COVID19
What Happened
Location: Minnesota
Incident Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Senior Federal Air Marshal Kenneth Meisel died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while on duty.
He was exposed to traveling public in airports and aircraft during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senior Federal Air Marshal Meisel was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the Federal Air Marshal Service for 18 years and was assigned to the Minneapolis Field Office. He had previously served with the Shawnee Police Department in Oklahoma for eight years.
Incident Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Senior Federal Air Marshal Kenneth Meisel died as the result of complications after contracting COVID-19 during a presumed exposure while on duty.
He was exposed to traveling public in airports and aircraft during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senior Federal Air Marshal Meisel was a U.S. Army veteran. He had served with the Federal Air Marshal Service for 18 years and was assigned to the Minneapolis Field Office. He had previously served with the Shawnee Police Department in Oklahoma for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
United States Department of Homeland Security - Transportation Security Administration - Federal Air Marshal Service
Senior Federal Air Marshal
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