Smokejumper Obituary: Swift, Eldo Wendell (Cave Junction 1956)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Mick died October 5, l993 from a heart attack at his home in Cave Junction, Oregon. He was born May 5, 1939, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He started jumping a year ahead of "legal" age and repeated his 18th birthday his 2nd year. Mick worked his way up to foreman at CJ before leaving to work for Air America. He is the person in the tree in the photo on the cover of the NSA video "History of Smokejumping". After his stint with Air America, he returned to Cave Junction where he jumped 1969-77. Mick jumped at Cave Junction 1956, 1962-65, 1969-77 and Redding 1957-61.

Identifier

Swift_Eldo-Wendell_Cave-Junction_1956

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: Swift, Eldo Wendell (Cave Junction 1956)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1271.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1271