Smokejumper Obituary: West, Joe Terry (Missoula 1956)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Terry died June 17, 2018, in Springfield, MO. He graduated from Arkansas State University in 1959 where he was on a football scholarship before joining the Army. He was a helicopter pilot and retired from the Army as a Lt. Col. Terry was a member of the Vietnam Veterans Helicopter Association and the NSA. Following his retirement and honorable discharge from the United States Army, he worked as Director of Emergency Management for the Department of Civil Defense in Greene County, MO, for six years. Terry jumped at Missoula 1956-58.

Identifier

West_Joe-Terry_Missoula_1956

Publication Date

September 2019

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: West, Joe Terry (Missoula 1956)" (2019). Smokejumper Obituaries. 547.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/547