Smokejumper Obituary: Paluso, Charles F. "Chuck" (Missoula 1951)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Chuck died May 13, 2009, in Coalsdale, Arkansas. He was a retired Lt. Colonel in the USAF and flew transports and gunships in Vietnam. Chuck was introduced to smokejumping while he worked lookout towers in the Selway N.F. during the summers of 1949 and 1950. He rookied in 1951 at Missoula. Chuck broke his ankle in 1952 hitting a snag in Yellowstone. He finished the season as an aerial spotter and did the same job in 1953.

Identifier

Paluso_Charles-F-Chuck_Missoula_1951

Publication Date

June 2009

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Paluso, Charles F. "Chuck" (Missoula 1951)" (2009). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1510.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1510