Smokejumper Obituary: Link, Francis L. (Missoula 1941)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Francis died in the Veterans Hospital in Spokane, Washington, on June 30, 1973. He was born January 10, 1912 in Washington. He received an 8th grade education and worked in logging and for the USFS. At age 29, he signed on with the smokejumpers in 1941, 1942 but the records are not complete, and he was not named for any fire jumps in 1941. There are several fires in 1942 that lack jumper names. Both years were low-fire years. Francis enlisted in the Army on September 17, 1942 and served in the 280th Ordinance until his release on January 5, 1946 at the TEC3 grade. He married following the war, living in the Colville, Washington area. He is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Colville.

Identifier

Link_Francis-L_Missoula_1941

Publication Date

July 2020

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Link, Francis L. (Missoula 1941)" (2020). Smokejumper Obituaries. 472.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/472