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Phillip R McVey

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Phillip R McVey

Birth
Choteau, Teton County, Montana, USA
Death
5 Aug 1949 (aged 22)
Lewis and Clark County, Montana, USA
Burial
Ronan, Lake County, Montana, USA Add to Map
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Phillip was a 22-year-old smokejumper when he and 14 other smokejumpers parachuted into Mann Gulch to fight a fire that started on August 5, 1949 and lasted for five days. A few minutes later, a 'blow-up' caused the fire to grow by 3,000 acres, killing 12 of the smokejumpers and one other firefighter.
Contributor: Melinda (47626717)
Phillip was a 22-year-old smokejumper when he and 14 other smokejumpers parachuted into Mann Gulch to fight a fire that started on August 5, 1949 and lasted for five days. A few minutes later, a 'blow-up' caused the fire to grow by 3,000 acres, killing 12 of the smokejumpers and one other firefighter.
Contributor: Melinda (47626717)

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