Smokejumper Obituary: McElroy, Harold "Hal" (Missoula 1951)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Hal, 84, died Jan. 22, 2012, in Grass Valley, California. He served in the Navy during World War II before earning a bachelor's degree in Forest Management from Utah State Agricultural College, now Utah State University. It launched a 33-year career with the U.S. Forest Service, and his transfer to Grass Valley in 1978 would be his last as he retired there. Hal jumped at Missoula in 1951.

Identifier

McElroy_Harold-Hal_Missoula_1951

Publication Date

February 2012

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: McElroy, Harold "Hal" (Missoula 1951)" (2012). Smokejumper Obituaries. 861.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/861