Smokejumper Obituary: Osborne, John J. “Jack” (Missoula 1946)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Jack, 99, died October 22, 2024, in Kalispell, Montana. He was born August 3, 1925, in Missoula, Montana. Jack graduated from Missoula County, H.S., and joined the Army Air Corps in WWII, where he qualified as a pilot at age 18. After the war, Jack rookied at Missoula, where he jumped 1946-47 seasons before graduating from the University of Montana. Jack worked as a photographer in Cut Bank, Montana, and then for Petrolane which took him to Billings and Long Beach, California. After five years in Long Beach, he moved back to Cut Bank to partner in a business with a tire shop, motel, and gas station. At age 42, he became a certified public accountant and continued in that profession until he retired at age 75.

Identifier

Osborne_John-J-“Jack”_Missoula_1946

Publication Date

November 2024

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Osborne, John J. “Jack” (Missoula 1946)" (2024). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1696.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1696