Smokejumper Obituary: Rosselli, Carl (McCall 1948)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Carl, 87, died December 26, 2011, in McCall, Idaho. He joined the Army in November 1943 and was a member of the 82nd Airborne Infantry Division, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Company I. Carl served as a guard at Gen. Dwight Eisenhower's headquarters in 1945 and was discharged honorably in January 1946. He jumped at McCall 1948 to 1965, and again in 1974-75, also serving as spotter, trainer, retardant expert and hotshot supervisor. Carl retired from the Forest Service in 1978.

Identifier

Rosselli_Carl_McCall_1948

Publication Date

January 2012

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Rosselli, Carl (McCall 1948)" (2012). Smokejumper Obituaries. 867.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/867