Smokejumper Obituary: Wengert, Richard (Missoula 1951)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Dick, 82, died Jan. 28, 2013, in Winchester, Kentucky, following a three-year bout with lung cancer. After earning a degree in Forest Management from Purdue University, Dick joined the Army and served two years in Korea, attaining the rank of sergeant. One of his final assignments was to give U.S. prisoners of war American clothing as they crossed into South Korea at the time of the truce. Dick jumped at Missoula in 1951. After military service he had a 39-year career as forester with the Forest Service, ending as forest supervisor at the Daniel Boone National Forest. He retired in 1993, but opened a business as a forestry consultant three years later.

Identifier

Wengert_Richard_Missoula_1951

Publication Date

February 2013

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Wengert, Richard (Missoula 1951)" (2013). Smokejumper Obituaries. 801.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/801