Smokejumper Obituary: Piper, Leonard L. (Missoula 1949)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Leonard, 23, died August 5, 1949, along with 11 other Missoula smokejumpers in the Mann Gulch Fire. He was born July 5, 1926, in Blairsville, Pennsylvania. Leonard was a Machinist Mate 3rd Class U.S. Navy during WWII. He is pictured in the 1948 yearbook of Montana State University (Missoula).

Identifier

Piper_Leonard-L_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: Piper, Leonard L. (Missoula 1949)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1313.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1313