Funeral Homes in Hill AFB, UT

Facts about the city

Hill Air Force Base (IATA: HIF, ICAO: KHIF, FAA LID: HIF) is a major U.S. Air Force base located in northern Utah, just south of the city of Ogden, and near the towns of Clearfield, Riverdale, Roy, Sunset, and Layton. It is about 30 miles (48 km) north of Salt Lake City. The base was named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill of the U.S. Army Air Corps, who died test-flying a prototype of the B-17 Flying Fortress bomber. In this decade Hill AFB is still the sixth-largest employer in the state of Utah, and the third-largest one excluding the State Government and Higher Education employers.Hill AFB is the home of the Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC) Ogden Air Logistics Complex which is the worldwide manager for a wide range of aircraft, engines, missiles, software, avionics, and accessories components. The commander of the Air Logistics Complex is Brigadier General H. Brent Baker Sr. The Ogden Air Logistics Complex is part of the Air Force Sustainment Center.The host unit at Hill AFB is the Air Force Material Command's 75th Air Base Wing (75 ABW), which provides services and support for the Ogden Air Logistics Complex and its subordinate organizations. The Wing and Installation Commander of Hill Air Force Base is Colonel Ronald Jolly. Additional tenant units at Hill AFB include operational fighter wings of the Air Combat Command (ACC) and the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC).

Hill AFB Obituaries

It was disclosed by Canon City Daily Record on June 16th, 2014 that Laramie Sue Hayden (Marshall) died in Colorado.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Laramie Sue's life.

It was disclosed by Austin American Statesman on December 11th, 2011 that Amberlyn Michelle Miss Fett died in Dripping Springs, Texas.  Fett was 22 years old and was born in Hill AFB, UT.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Amberlyn Michelle Miss's life.

History

Hill Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in northern Utah, south of the city of Ogden, adjacent to the cities of Clearfield, Roy, Sunset and Layton and is approximately 29 miles north of Salt Lake City. As of 2002 Hill AFB is currently the sixth largest employer in the state of Utah, and third largest not including state-government and higher education employers.

Hill Air Force Base is named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill (1894-1935), Chief of the Flying Branch of the Air Corps Material Division at Wright-Patterson AFB Field in Dayton, Ohio. Major Hill had died as a result of injuries received from the crash of the Boeing experimental aircraft B-17_Flying_Fortress_variants#Boeing_Model_299 Model 299 at Wright Field, the prototype of what would later become the famous B-17 B-17 Flying Fortress. The base is named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill, who died testing a prototype of the B-17 bomber. .

The official website for the city of Hill AFB is http://www.hill.af.mil.