Smokejumper Obituary: Hatton, William Roger (Missoula 1952)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Bill, 85, died March 15, 2013, in Kalispell, Montana. He lived in Hinsdale, Wheeler and Glasgow in his growing up years and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1946. Bill joined the U.S. Army after graduating from high school and served 16 months as a truck master during the Korean War. Following his service, Bill attended Western Montana College before jumping at Missoula in 1952 and 1954, and at Grangeville in 1953. He worked as a logger in Montana and Alaska, and later owned Roto-Rooter franchises in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Kalispell.

Identifier

Hatton_William-Roger_Missoula_1952

Publication Date

March 2013

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Hatton, William Roger (Missoula 1952)" (2013). Smokejumper Obituaries. 797.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/797