Smokejumper Obituary: Kinney, Richard Bruce (Missoula 1968)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Bruce, 50, died Thursday, July 16, 1998, in rural Minidoka County of southern Idaho, northwest of Paul while crop dusting. His aircraft collided with that of Mike Hoard of Burley, Idaho, at 8:15 a.m. over a potato field. He was born February 19, 1948, In Missoula, Montana. Bruce served with the U.S. army in Vietnam. He jumped at Missoula 1968, 71-73.

Identifier

Kinney_Richard-Bruce_Missoula_1968

Publication Date

January 2002

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Kinney, Richard Bruce (Missoula 1968)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1193.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1193