Smokejumper Obituary: Ford, Dean W. (Pilot 0000)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Dean, 97, of Bend, Oregon, died March 11, 2017. He joined the Army Air Corps in 1940 and flew "The Hump" in the China/Burma Theater during WWII. Retiring from the service after 20 years, he went to Oregon State University where he got his degree in Forestry. Dean flew smokejumpers, Suppression Crews and lead plane out of the Redmond Air Center.

Identifier

Ford_Dean-W_Pilot_0000

Publication Date

March 2017

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Ford, Dean W. (Pilot 0000)" (2017). Smokejumper Obituaries. 645.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/645