Smokejumper Obituary: Diettert, Eldon Eugene (Missoula 1949)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Eldon died August 5, 1949, along with 11 other Missoula smokejumpers in the Mann Gulch Fire. He was a honor roll forestry student at the University of Montana. Eldon was called away from his 19th birthday luncheon to go the Mann Gulch Fire. He was born August 5, 1930, in Moscow, Idaho.

Identifier

Diettert_Eldon-Eugene_Missoula_1949

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: Diettert, Eldon Eugene (Missoula 1949)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1310.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1310