Smokejumper Obituary: Smith, Frank J. (North Cascades 1948)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Frank, 87, died October 31, 2016, in Paonia, CO. He graduated from Winthrop High School and jumped at NCSB 1948-50. He received a football scholarship to Puget Sound College where he also pitched on the baseball team. Frank was drafted into the Army during the Korean Way and was stationed in Germany. After his discharge he worked for the American Chrome company in Nye, Montana, and later the Climax Mine in Leadville, Colorado, where he worked until his retirement in 1981

Identifier

Smith_Frank-J_North-Cascades_1948

Publication Date

November 2016

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Smith, Frank J. (North Cascades 1948)" (2016). Smokejumper Obituaries. 662.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/662