Smokejumper Obituary: Kalbfus, Charles Lyon (Missoula 1945)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Charles was born March 24, 1925, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. We have no record of his death at this time (12/20). He jumped at Missoula during the 1945 season and got nine training and six fire jumps. Charles jumped at McCall during the 1946 season getting seven fire jumps and returned to Missoula for the 1948 season in which he got two practice jumps.

Identifier

Kalbfus_Charles-Lyon_Missoula_1945

Publication Date

December 2020

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Kalbfus, Charles Lyon (Missoula 1945)" (2020). Smokejumper Obituaries. 303.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/303