Smokejumper Obituary: McDonald, Theodore H. "Ted" (Missoula 1947)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Ted, 40, Beaverhead Forest Engineer, died September 23, 1966, in the crash of a helicopter near Quake Lake. He was working out of Dillon at the time. Eight smokejumpers parachuted to the scene the following day to rescue one survivor and clear a landing spot for a rescue helicopter. He was born July 8, 1926, in Kemmerer, Wyoming, and married Daphene Randall in Missoula in 1946. Ted was a WWII Navy veteran

Identifier

McDonald_Theodore-H-Ted_Missoula_1947

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: McDonald, Theodore H. "Ted" (Missoula 1947)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1251.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1251