Smokejumper Obituary: Sylvia, Joseph Baron (Missoula 1948)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Joe, 24, died August 6, 1949, in St. Peters Hospital in Helena, Montana, as a result of burns suffered in the Mann Gulch Fire on August 5, 1949. He was born October 10, 1924, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He had three brothers and three sisters. Joe grew up in Plymouth and was a 1942 graduate of Plymouth High School. He joined the Marine Corps in August 1942, during WWII, and was discharged in October 1945. Joe jumped the 1948-49 seasons at Missoula. He is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Plymouth.

Identifier

Sylvia_Joseph-Baron_Missoula_1948

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: Sylvia, Joseph Baron (Missoula 1948)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1316.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1316