Smokejumper Obituary: Schmidt, Carl H. (North Cascades 1948)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Carl died August 9, 2006. He graduated from Twisp high school in 1939 and moved to Seattle to work for Boeing. During WWII, Carl was a waist gunner on bombers stationed in Italy and completed 50 missions including ones on the Ploeste oil fields. After the war, he graduated from Eastern Washington College and began a teaching career in Spokane that lasted until his retirement in 1976. Carl jumped two seasons at NCSB.

Identifier

Schmidt_Carl-H_North-Cascades_1948

Publication Date

August 2006

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Schmidt, Carl H. (North Cascades 1948)" (2006). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1087.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1087