Smokejumper Obituary: Peters, Victor John (Missoula 1945)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Victor, 79, died November 8,1999, in Hesston, Kansas. He was born March 13,1920, in Goessel, Kansas and was a member of the Mennonite faith. He was drafted into Civilian Public Service in 1942 from Peabody, Kansas, where he was a farmer. He jumped at Missoula during the 1945 season and got six training, three fire and one rescue jump.

Identifier

Peters_Victor-John_Missoula_1945

Publication Date

November 2020

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Peters, Victor John (Missoula 1945)" (2020). Smokejumper Obituaries. 313.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/313