Smokejumper Obituary: Sharp, Gary Fain (Cave Junction 1967)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Gary, 24, died in a private airplane crash near McGrath, Alaska, June 20, 1969. He was born September 19, 1944, in San Fernando, California. He trained at Cave Junction in 1967. In the 1968 season he helped set up the jumper base in Anchorage, Alaska. During the 1969 season, Gary and Dave Ames took off from the airstrip in McGrath. Soon after takeoff they experienced engine trouble and crashed. He is buried in Newhall, California.

Identifier

Sharp_Gary-Fain_Cave-Junction_1967

Publication Date

September 2004

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Sharp, Gary Fain (Cave Junction 1967)" (2004). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1547.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1547