Smokejumper Obituary: Lycklama, Lester (McCall 1946)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Lester was born January 11, 1923, in Harrison, South Dakota. He died July 5, 1946, at age 23 and is buried in Meridian, Idaho. Lester was the second smokejumper to die in the line of duty when hit by a falling snag on a fire jumped out of McCall in 1946. He enlisted in the Army April 1, 1941.

Identifier

Lycklama_Lester_McCall_1946

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: Lycklama, Lester (McCall 1946)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1355.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1355