Smokejumper Obituary: Hain, James T. (Missoula 1944)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Jim, 86, a long-time resident of Seattle, died April 29, 2006 of cancer. He was born November 30, 1919. He rookied in the CPS-103 Smokejumper Unit and jumped for two years, making a total of 21 jumps. In recent years, he made two tandem parachute jumps in memory of his smokejumper youth. After two years at Cornell College (IA), he pursued a career in logging, building and tunnel construction, and working in a power plant. Throughout his career he was active in back-country hiking and mountaineering, climbing in the Alps and North America.

Identifier

Hain_James-T_Missoula_1944

Publication Date

January 2007

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Hain, James T. (Missoula 1944)" (2007). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1072.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1072