Smokejumper Obituary: Cowan Jr., John L. (Smokejumper Pilot 0000)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

John, 65, died of liver failure May 29,1993, in a Gresham care center. He was born June 10, 1927, in Portland and grew up on a farm on the Smith River near Reedsport. During World War II, he served in the Marine Corps and was honorably discharged as a technical sergeant in 1949. John was a smokejumper pilot for many years and retired in 1980 as regional air officer for the U.S. Forest Service. From 1987 to 1992, he worked as a seed certification specialist for Oregon State University and the Washington Crop Improvement Association.

Identifier

Cowan-Jr_John-L_Smokejumper-Pilot_0000

Publication Date

January 2021

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Cowan Jr., John L. (Smokejumper Pilot 0000)" (2021). Smokejumper Obituaries. 244.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/244