Smokejumper Obituary: Kosan, Douglas J. (Missoula 1952)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Doug died February 10, 2001, from cancer. He was born November 23, 1932 and jumped at Missoula in 1952 and Grangeville in 1953. Doug graduated from Penn State University with a degree in Agronomy in 1954 and was commissioned in the USAF where he served 21 years. He was a navigator/bombardier on B-52s and retired in 1975 as a Lt. Colonel. Doug then went to work for the Defense Dept. retiring again in 1997.

Identifier

Kosan_Douglas-J_Missoula_1952

Publication Date

June 2022

Keywords

Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; National Smokejumper Association; Wildfire fighters; Obituaries

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Kosan, Douglas J. (Missoula 1952)" (2022). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1600.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1600