Smokejumper Obituary: Richards, Harold R. (Missoula 1942)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Dick,82, passed away April 8, 2003. He graduated from Libby High and attended Antioch College Ohio and the University of Montana. Dick jumped the 1942 season before entering the Army Air Corps where he was a B-25 co-pilot stationed in the Philippines and was eyewitness to the dropping of the A-bomb over Hiroshima. He settled in Portland, Oregon after the war and was employed by United Airlines. Dick worked for the FAA for many years retiring from that organization and living in Oceanside, California until his death.

Identifier

Richards_Harold-R_Missoula_1942

Publication Date

October 2003

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Richards, Harold R. (Missoula 1942)" (2003). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1141.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1141