Smokejumper Obituary: Janus, Joseph John (Missoula 1956)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Joe, 43, died in Missoula May 14, 1979, of cancer. He was born January 22, 1936, in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Joe graduated from the University of Indiana with a bachelor's degree and from the University of Montana with a master's in Biology. Joe taught school in Myersdale, Pennsylvania, for 13 years. He was in the Navy from 1957 to 1959. In 1975 he moved to Missoula and became a full-time smokejumper. Joe jumped at Missoula 1956 and 1963-78.

Identifier

Janus_Joseph-John_Missoula_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: Janus, Joseph John (Missoula 1956)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1352.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1352