Smokejumper Obituary: Hearn, Bernard Carter (Grangeville 1952)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Carter, 89, died May 2, 2022, in Fairfax, Virginia, after a year-long battle with lung cancer. He was born in February 1933. Carter earned his BA in Chemistry from Wesleyan University in 1954 and his Ph.D. in Geology from John Hopkins University in 1959. He was a contract Geologist at the Smithsonian Institution for 28 years. Carter jumped at Grangeville during the 1952 season.

Identifier

Hearn_Bernard-Carter_Grangeville_1952

Publication Date

December 2023

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Hearn, Bernard Carter (Grangeville 1952)" (2023). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1631.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1631