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Obituary
Charles died February 8, 1999. He was born July 30, 1912, in Trenton, New Jersey. Charles was a member of the Quaker faith and was drafted into Civilian Public Service in 1943 from Trenton where his occupation was listed as "Procedure Analyst." He jumped the 1944 season at Missoula and had eight training jumps. According to base records, he fractured his skull while working on a hay stacker doing project work. After his release from CPS in 1946 he returned to New York where he earned his bachelor's degree from New York University. Charles worked for Metropolitan Life Insurance as a Compensation Consultant Supervisor. He is buried in Ewing, New Jersey.
Identifier
Rogers_Charles-Parr_Missoula_1944
Publication Date
October 2020
Keywords
Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; National Smokejumper Association; Wildfire fighters; Obituaries
Disciplines
Forest Management
Recommended Citation
National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Rogers, Charles Parr (Missoula 1944)" (2020). Smokejumper Obituaries. 352.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/352
