Smokejumper Obituary: Rodgers, Donald Everett (Missoula 1942)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Don, age 86, died March 29, 2009, at Yorba Linda, California. He was born September 2, 1922, in Greybull, Wyoming, and graduated high school there before enrolling at Montana State University in Missoula where he was a forestry major. Don enlisted in the US Navy as LtJG on October 10, 1942 and served in the Pacific theater until his discharge on February 20, 1946. Don resumed his studies at MSU and graduated in 1948. He worked as a land surveyor and is buried at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California.

Identifier

Rodgers_Donald-Everett_Missoula_1942

Publication Date

August 2020

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Rodgers, Donald Everett (Missoula 1942)" (2020). Smokejumper Obituaries. 433.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/433