Smokejumper Obituary: Kirk, Edward N. (Missoula 1944)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Ed died July 14, 2009, in Barnesville, Ohio, at age 89. He was a member of the Religious Society of Friends and jumped the 1944 and 1945 seasons as a member of the CPS-103 jumpers. Ed was badly injured on a jump when a tree collapsed his parachute. He worked for the Crane/Demming Pump Co. in Salem, Ohio, for most of his adult life before moving to Barnesville.

Identifier

Kirk_Edward-N_Missoula_1944

Publication Date

September 2009

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Kirk, Edward N. (Missoula 1944)" (2009). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1498.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1498