Smokejumper Obituary: Warford, Roger P. (Missoula 1946)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Roger, 77, passed away June 13, 1999, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls after an extended illness. He was raised on the family homestead near Broadus Montana. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific. Roger graduated from the University of Montana in Forestry. While attending school, he worked summers as a smokejumper (46-49). In 1950 he went to work for the BLM, where he specialized in fire control and range management until his retirement in 1978. He worked in Miles City, Malta Bridger and Lewistown before being transferred to Missoula in 1957. Roger and his wife, Esther have been recently living in the Polson area.

Identifier

Warford_Roger-P_Missoula_1946

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: Warford, Roger P. (Missoula 1946)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1203.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1203