Smokejumper Obituary: Jacobsen, Gerald L. (Missoula 1963)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Jake died February 26, 2017, at his home in Missoula. He was born December 21, 1942, in Missoula.He graduated from the University of Montana with a degree in Business Administration. Jake spent his career with the USFS and retired from the Northern Region Office in Missoula in 1998 after 33 years of service. He was a Personnel Specialists and was an Ops Chief on a Type 1 Fire Incident Management Team. Jake was a NSA member and jumped at Missoula 1963, 65-67 and at Grangeville in 1964.

Identifier

Jacobsen_Gerald-L_Missoula_1963

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: Jacobsen, Gerald L. (Missoula 1963)" (2017). Smokejumper Obituaries. 649.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/649