Thomas T Walker

Thomas T Walker was born May 30, 1938, in Aberdeen, Washington, United States arrived in Anchorage in 1942 with his father, Tom Walker II, a well-known Bush pilot, accountant and treasurer for Gov. William Allen Egan, and his mother, Agnes Walker Burns, who owned a beauty school and operated multiple beauty shops throughout Anchorage.

Tom graduated from Anchorage High School in 1956 and went on to receive his bachelor's degree in aeronautics at Arizona State University. He later earned his master's degree in international relations.

Upon graduation from ASU, Tom entered the Air Force as an officer. During his military career he trained pilots, served two combat tours as a fighter pilot in Vietnam and received the Silver Star medal, was director of readiness for NATO, and served as base commander at Shemya Air Force Base in the Aleutian Islands.

He is one of two Americans to receive the Norwegian Military Gold Marksmanship Medal. Tom retired in 1989 as a full colonel. At that time he served as vice commander, Alaskan Air Command.

After retirement, Tom continued his pursuit of adrenaline by obtaining his pyrotechnical license and hosting fireworks shows for the residents of Big Lake, Alaska and other communities around Alaska.

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