Smokejumper Obituary: Scicek, John Melvin (Missoula 1949)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

John died January 21, 2010, at his Port Orchard, Washington, home. He was born on April 29, 1929, in Hamilton, Montana. He jumped at Missoula in 1949-50 before serving in the U.S. Army in the Korean Conflict. John jumped again in 1954. He worked for the Civil Service in Guan, Alaska, and Washington, as a high-climber electrician.

Identifier

Scicek_John-Melvin_Missoula_1949

Publication Date

January 2010

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Scicek, John Melvin (Missoula 1949)" (2010). Smokejumper Obituaries. 980.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/980