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Co. 573 men and Pack River Fire Item Info

Title:
Co. 573 men and Pack River Fire
CCC Camp Number:
F-127
Creator:
Wright, Stuart W.
Date Created:
1935-08-20
Description:
Two articles, one outlining the firefighting of members of co. 573 near Pack River after fellow enrollee, John D. Bromet of Boise, died from burning injuries. The other is about the false identification of the body of Clede McGinnis from LaCrosse, Wis., as the body is now believed to be of Leroy McGinnis, Ottawa, Ill. Lester L. Johnson, Galesburg, and William Mattison, Los Angeles, were also killed by the fire.
Subjects:
Forest fires death destruction firefighting
Location:
Bonner County Priest River
Latitude:
48.595686
Longitude:
-116.905282
Source:
MASC-WSU
Source Identifier:
Cg784b001f001_008
Original Format:
report
Type:
text
Format:
application/pdf

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