WILMINGTON, Ohio (WXIX)— Funeral services for Captain Curtis J. Angst, an Ohio National Guard pilot who died in an aircraft accident over western Iraq, will be held on Friday.
Angst, 30, of Wilmington, was serving as a KC-135 pilot in support of Epic Fury when he died March 12.
He will be laid to rest during a private ceremony at the Dayton National Cemetery on Friday.
According to the United States Air Force, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Cincinnati. Capt. Angst was aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker in Western Iraq when the refueling jet went down.
Angst graduated from Wilmington High School in 2014 before enlisting in the Ohio Air Force National Guard on May 6, 2015 as a Vehicle Maintenance Technician with the 123rd Air Control Squadron.
Capt. Angst earned a commission in 2021, attended undergraduate pilot training in 2022, followed by the KC-135R Pilot Initial Qualification in 2024.
He was a KC-135 pilot with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus.
Capt. Angst was deployed in 2015 and 2026 during the Spartan Shield and Epic Fury operations.
Six airmen were killed when their KC-135 Stratotanker went down in western Iraq, according to the Associated Press.
The family released a statement asking the public and media to respect their time to grieve.
Angst is survived by his wife, Mary Angst; his parents, Lisa and Matt Angst; and a sister, Jessica Angst.
The Fisher-Edgington Funeral Home in Wilmington is serving the family.
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