Smokejumper Obituary: Borgeson, Frank (Pilot 0000)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Former jumper pilot, Frank Borgeson died of cancer in Lewiston, ID on June 15, l998 at the age of 77. He is survived by his wife Barbara. Frank was a pilot during WWII and flew crop dusters after the war. He started flying smokejumpers out of McCall in 1958 and later transferring to the USFS where he became Chief Pilot based at the Boise Fire Center. He flew jumpers for 21 years.

Identifier

Borgeson_Frank_Pilot_0000

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: Borgeson, Frank (Pilot 0000)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1222.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1222