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Obituary
Howard, 91, died August 24, 2023, at his home in Sequim, Washington. He was born in Cleveland in September 1931 and went through his primary education in Nova Scotia and Massachusetts. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Forestry from the University of Idaho where he was a classmate of Bob Sallee (MSO-49). Howard spent 1953-57 on active duty with the Army as an explosive and ordnance disposal officer. Prior to that he jumped at McCall for the 1952 season and worked as a Lookout before jumping. He worked 1960-62 as a Range Analyst on the Rio Grande NF, 1962-65 in Range Research, USFS, Tempe, AZ, 1965-85 in Natural Resource Studies, Dept. of Interior in Seattle.
Identifier
Chadwick_Howard-W_McCall_1952
Publication Date
July 2024
Keywords
Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; National Smokejumper Association; Wildfire fighters; Obituaries
Disciplines
Forest Management
Recommended Citation
National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Chadwick, Howard W. (McCall 1952)" (2024). Smokejumper Obituaries. 1726.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/1726
