Smokejumper Eldon E. Diettert, age 19, of the U.S. Forest Service died on August 5, 1949 during the Mann Gulch Fire in Helena National Forest. Diettert died on his 19th birthday, making him the youngest crew member to perish that day.
Smokejumper Eldon E. Diettert, age 19, of the U.S. Forest Service died on August 5, 1949 during the Mann Gulch Fire in Helena National Forest. Diettert died on his 19th birthday, making him the youngest crew member to perish that day.
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