Smokejumper Obituary: Tracy, Richard S. (Missoula 1953)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Dick, 73, died March 24, 2006, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. He was born April 7, 1932, in Pollock, S.D., and moved to Shasta County (CA) in 1968 from Silver City, N.M. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a unit supervisor for the Redding Smokejumper Unit. Dick jumped at Missoula 1953-64 and came to Redding in 1968 to take charge of the California Smokejumpers. He was Base Manager there 1968-81.

Identifier

Tracy_Richard-S_Missoula_1953

Publication Date

March 2006

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Tracy, Richard S. (Missoula 1953)" (2006). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1096.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1096