Smokejumper Obituary: Thompson, Newton Robert (Missoula 1949)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Newton, 22, died August 5, 1949, in the Mann Gulch Fire and is buried in San Gabriel, CA. He was born August 22, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Alhambra H.S. and was an Air Force veteran. He had completed one year at Pomona College before taking the smokejumper job at Missoula.

Identifier

Thompson_Newton-Robert_Missoula_1949

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: Thompson, Newton Robert (Missoula 1949)" (2021). Smokejumper Obituaries. 84.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/84