Smokejumper Obituary: Navon, David R. (Missoula 1949)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

David, 28, died August 5, 1949 along with 11 other Missoula smokejumpers in the Mann Gulch Fire. He was a 2nd lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division and jumped into Holland in the fall of 1944. Wounds in that battle took him back to England for recovery. He was discharged in 1946, after five years of service, as a 1st lieutenant. David enrolled in the forestry program at the University of California Berkeley graduating with his degree in June 1949. The 1949 season was to be his last jumping as he was going to pursue a career in forestry and get advanced degrees in the field.

Identifier

Navon_David-R_Missoula_1949

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: Navon, David R. (Missoula 1949)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1196.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1196