Smokejumper Obituary: Rohrer, Hubert O. (Missoula 1944)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Hubert, 91, died June 20, 2011, in North Vernon, Indiana. He was born in 1919 and was a member of the Methodist Church. Hubert entered Civilian Public Service in 1942 from Collins, Colorado. He jumped at Missoula both the 1944 and'45 seasons getting nine training and three fire jumps in 1944. Hubert broke his leg on the Kent Peak Fire in 1945 after getting three training and three fire jumps. He attended Kansas Wesleyan University, and after graduation moved to Key West, Florida, to work for the Public Health Service to control mosquitoes carrying yellow and dengue fevers. He then worked for the American Friends Service Relief Committee, organizing European relief efforts following the war. Hubert taught English and journalism at Seymour High School for 27 years until retiring in 1984.

Identifier

Rohrer_Hubert-O_Missoula_1944

Publication Date

November 2011

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Rohrer, Hubert O. (Missoula 1944)" (2011). Smokejumper Obituaries. 871.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/871