Smokejumper Obituary: Farrell, Joseph "Joe" (Missoula 1949)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Joe, 86, died Jan. 6, 2013, in Bismarck, North Dakota. He served two years in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific, then attended the University of Montana; Joe was called back to active service in 1950 and served one year fighting in Korea. He jumped at Missoula in 1949 and did not jump the day of the Mann Gulch tragedy in which 12 smokejumpers - many of whom were Joe's friends - and a firefighter died in a forest conflagration. Joe had a 35-year career with Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.

Identifier

Farrell_Joseph-Joe_Missoula_1949

Publication Date

June 2013

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Farrell, Joseph "Joe" (Missoula 1949)" (2013). Smokejumper Obituaries. 790.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/790