Smokejumper Obituary: Wallace, William Vincent (Missoula 1943)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Bill died February 15, 1995, in Berkeley, California. He was born November 5, 1912, In San Anselmo, California and was a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a degree in Public Health. Bill also graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California Berkeley. He was owner of an engineering and contracting firm and an instructor at Contra Costa Community College 1958-76. Note: not listed in Missoula records but is listed in CPS-103 master files and has a photo of him in his smokejumper outfit. Did he fail to finish training?

Identifier

Wallace_William-Vincent_Missoula_1943

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: Wallace, William Vincent (Missoula 1943)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1293.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1293