Smokejumper Obituary: Newton, Gideon A. "Gid" (Cave Junction 1955)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Gid, 27, died July 16, 1963, when the Air America C-46 he was in hit a ridge in Laos. He was working as a "Kick" dropping cargo to General Vang Pao's Hmong troops. Gid was born January 14, 1936, in Cooper Hollow, Oregon. He graduated from Dallas H.S. (Dallas, Oregon) in 1956 and apparently rookied before his senior year at Cave Junction. Gid had served in the military. He jumped at CJ-55-58, 60, and at Fairbanks 1961-63.

Identifier

Newton_Gideon-A-Gid_Cave-Junction_1955

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: Newton, Gideon A. "Gid" (Cave Junction 1955)" (2002). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1378.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1378