Smokejumper Obituary: Lewton, Eugene Howard (Idaho City 1952)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Eugene Howard Lewton was born on March 22, 1928, in Buhl, Idaho. He lived in Buhl, Idaho, in 1946 and moved to Boise, Idaho, by 1993. He died on July 3, 2002, in Boise, Idaho, at the age of 74. He is listed in the Idaho State yearbook in 1950 and married June Stehwien in 1957. He was in the Marine Corps 1946-48 and jumped at Idaho City 1952-56. Death listed as from brain cancer.

Identifier

Lewton_Eugene-Howard_Idaho-City_1952

Publication Date

May 2021

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Lewton, Eugene Howard (Idaho City 1952)" (2021). Smokejumper Obituaries. 120.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/120