Smokejumper Obituary: Eggers, James E. (Cave Junction 1956)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Jim, of Elk Grove, California, died February 19, 2009. He attended college in Santa Barbara and Ashland, Oregon, where he was active in polo and was offered a baseball contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. Jim started a successful collection business known as Northwest Creditors and retired at age 49. He jumped at Cave Junction in 1956.

Identifier

Eggers_James-E_Cave-Junction_1956

Publication Date

October 2009

Keywords

Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; National Smokejumper Association; Wildfire fighters; Obituaries

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Eggers, James E. (Cave Junction 1956)" (2009). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1491.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1491