Smokejumper Obituary: Sykes, Stanley Lee (Missoula 1946)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Stanley, 66, died of a heart attack June 4, 1993, in Billings, Montana. He was born January 1, 1927, in Aberdeen, Idaho. Stan served in the Marine Corps during WWII and was honorably discharged in March of 1945 for "physical reasons." He jumped at Missoula 1946-49 and was a career brakeman for the railroad in later life.

Identifier

Sykes_Stanley-Lee_Missoula_1946

Publication Date

June 2021

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Sykes, Stanley Lee (Missoula 1946)" (2021). Smokejumper Obituaries. 82.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/82