BILL KIRKWOOD
1947 - 1970
STATION AGENT, STATION MANAGER
EMM RKS


Description of letter
1947 KEMMERER to BILLINGS Challenger Airlines  
Very attractive cover canceled 14 June 1947 at Kemmerer, Wyoming 
to commemorate the first Challenger Airlines airmail flight from Kemmerer to Billings, Montana. 
Backstamped at Billings on the same day. 
The pilot was Floyd H. Ririe. 
Only 798 pieces were carried. 
-Ebay
(7/5/04) 

Description  of letter
1947 KEMMERER to SALT LAKE CITY Challenger Airlines 
Very attractive cover canceled 18 June 1947 at Kemmerer, Wyoming 
to commemorate the first Challenger Airlines airmail flight from Kemmerer to Salt Lake City, Utah. 
Backstamped at Salt Lake City on the same day. 
The pilot was Joseph A. Swan. 
Only 296 pieces were carried. 
-Ebay
(7/5/04)

I started with FL in May, 1955 in RKS.
Larry Jereb was mgr with Bill Kirkwood, Ray Aho, Bob White, Bob Cady as agents.
Had a RON DC3 from DEN so we got to do everything.
-Don Anderton
(4/11/09)

WILLIAM E. KIRKWOOD
EMM station agent
per the 7/15/48 CHA Roster.
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W. E. KIRKWOOD
RKS station agent
per the Nov 1955 FL Roster.
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W. E. KIRKWOOD
RKS station manager
DOB 12/26/27
DOH 6/9/47
per the Feb 1960 FL Roster.
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W E KIRKWOOD
Station agent seniority date of 6/9/47, #1 on list
per the 8/1/66 FL/ALEA Seniority List.
He is not on the 1/1/74 seniority list.
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Nothing at FindAGrave.com or Boller Files or web search.
I cannot find anything on Bill between the 1966 seniority list
and the 1974 seniority list so I will show he left in 1970
until I get more information.
-Jake Lamkins
(5/5/13)

Posted at FLacebook and the FL Club:
RKS station manager Bill Kirkwood's memorial webpage has been posted.
http://FAL-1.tripod.com/Bill_Kirkwood.html
Still need an obituary for Bill
and when he left the company.
-Jake Lamkins
(5/6/13)