Gale Hill Wilcox
District Ranger
End of Watch: March 9, 1960
Age: 48
Park: Grand Teton National Park
Cause of Death: Exposure trying to save Ranger John Fonda while on backcountry patrol (Snake River). Posthumously awarded Citation of Valor, Department of Interior Bronze Medal and Carnegie Hero Commission
Years of Service: 24
Buried: Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD
On March 9, 1960, John Fonda, 27, assistant district ranger at Grand Teton National Park, drowned in the Snake River when the ice broke while he was skiing across it during a backcountry patrol. Gale Wilcox, 48, the district ranger, then died of exposure while trying to save Fonda.
Military Information: SGT, US ARMY
District Ranger
End of Watch: March 9, 1960
Age: 48
Park: Grand Teton National Park
Cause of Death: Exposure trying to save Ranger John Fonda while on backcountry patrol (Snake River). Posthumously awarded Citation of Valor, Department of Interior Bronze Medal and Carnegie Hero Commission
Years of Service: 24
Buried: Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD
On March 9, 1960, John Fonda, 27, assistant district ranger at Grand Teton National Park, drowned in the Snake River when the ice broke while he was skiing across it during a backcountry patrol. Gale Wilcox, 48, the district ranger, then died of exposure while trying to save Fonda.
Military Information: SGT, US ARMY
Gale Hill Wilcox
District Ranger
End of Watch: March 9, 1960
Age: 48
Park: Grand Teton National Park
Cause of Death: Exposure trying to save Ranger John Fonda while on backcountry patrol (Snake River). Posthumously awarded Citation of Valor, Department of Interior Bronze Medal and Carnegie Hero Commission
Years of Service: 24
Buried: Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD
On March 9, 1960, John Fonda, 27, assistant district ranger at Grand Teton National Park, drowned in the Snake River when the ice broke while he was skiing across it during a backcountry patrol. Gale Wilcox, 48, the district ranger, then died of exposure while trying to save Fonda.
Military Information: SGT, US ARMY
District Ranger
End of Watch: March 9, 1960
Age: 48
Park: Grand Teton National Park
Cause of Death: Exposure trying to save Ranger John Fonda while on backcountry patrol (Snake River). Posthumously awarded Citation of Valor, Department of Interior Bronze Medal and Carnegie Hero Commission
Years of Service: 24
Buried: Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, SD
On March 9, 1960, John Fonda, 27, assistant district ranger at Grand Teton National Park, drowned in the Snake River when the ice broke while he was skiing across it during a backcountry patrol. Gale Wilcox, 48, the district ranger, then died of exposure while trying to save Fonda.
Military Information: SGT, US ARMY
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