Smokejumper Obituary: Tower, Wallace (Pilot 0000)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Wally,88, died June 28, 2003. He grew up in Waldo Hills near Salem, Oregon. After high school he took flying lessons and earned his pilot's license in 1935. During WWII Wally trained pilots for the military through the War Training Service in Oregon. He was also a test pilot for Douglas Aircraft during the war. In 1952 he started flying seasonally for the Forest Service and became Chief Pilot for the Okanogan N.F. in 1954. Wally flew smokejumpers for the North Cascades Base for eight seasons from 1952-59. He became USFS Regional Air Officer (R-6) and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1976. During his 41-year flying career, he logged over 21,000 hours.

Identifier

Tower_Wallace_Pilot_0000

Publication Date

July 2003

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Tower, Wallace (Pilot 0000)" (2003). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1145.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1145