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Wag Dodge of Smokejumper fame was actually named Robert Wagner Dodge, per the Montana VR Death Index. He died Jan 12, 1955 from cancer. His nickname was
"Wag". He is one of only three men who survived the Mann Gulch Fire in
1949 . A memorial was built to honor the men involved in that fire. Read a synopsis of the Book, "Young Men and Fire" by Norman Maclean His Grandfather was Francis Gibbs Dodge. |
