U.S. Air Force

Herman "Tre" Mackey III

December 15, 1982 to May 3, 2013

Herman Mackey III, known to family and friends as "Tre," was born in Anaheim and graduated from Bakersfield High School in 2001. He entered the Air Force immediately after high school. Mackey married Megan in 2009, and the couple later welcomed their daughter, Peyton Jade. He died on May 3, 2013, in Kyrgyzstan aboard a KC-135 aircraft while supporting combat operations in Afghanistan.

Unit

93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington

Family

Wife Megan and daughter Peyton Jade

Portrait Sponsor

Bob and Laurie McCarty