Smokejumper Obituary: Martin, Bill (La Grande 1979)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Bill, 34, died May 31, 1991, while making a test jump with RAM air parachute system at the Missoula base. He was born September 28, 1956, in Moscow, Idaho, and graduated from Estacada High School in Oregon. Bill later attended Oregon State and the University of Idaho. Bill went to work for the forest service in 1978 and rookied at La Grande in 1979 and jumped at Grangeville 1980-91.

Identifier

Martin_Bill_La-Grande_1979

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: Martin, Bill (La Grande 1979)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1356.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1356