Marvin Lester "Dick" Sherman ( Missoula 1949 )
posted: Jan 1, 2002
Dick, 21, died August 5, 1949, along with 11 other Missoula smokejumpers in the Mann Gulch Fire. He was born January 25, 1928, in Darby, Montana, and was in the Navy 1945-47. Dick grew up in Darby before moving to Missoula.