Smokejumper Obituary: Watkins, Norman Arthur (Missoula 1945)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Norman died June 19, 1993, in Ferndale, Washington. He was born December 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. Norman jumped at Missoula 1945-50 and had seven training and four fire jumps during the 1945 season. Records indicate that he was in the Army 1943-44. Possible Airborne since he came to Missoula to jump. He married Josephine Rankin in 1951 while living in Montana.

Identifier

Watkins_Norman-Arthur_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: Watkins, Norman Arthur (Missoula 1945)" (2020). Smokejumper Obituaries. 307.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/307