Smokejumper Obituary: Goetschius, William R. (Missoula 1961)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

U.S. Army Private William R. Goetschius, 23, died November 20, 1962, at the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, of blood poisoning. He was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and graduated from Ramsey H.S. and attended Paul Smith College and Utah State University prior to entering the army. He jumped at Missoula 1961-62. No further details are known. Thanks to Larry Edwards for finding this obit as William was one of our “lost” smokejumpers. (Ed.)

Identifier

Goetschius_William-R_Missoula_1961

Publication Date

May 2022

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Goetschius, William R. (Missoula 1961)" (2022). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1611.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1611