Incident Name:
Date: 7/21/1940
Personnel: William Francis DeAvilla
Age: 27
Agency/Organization: US Forest Service
Position: firefighter
Summary: William DeAvilla — Klamath National Forest — died on 7/21/1940.
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- US Forest Service Heroes Memorial: William F. DeAvilla – Klamath National Forest
- Sacramento Wall for California fallen firefighters Line of Duty Deaths
- National Fallen Firefighters Monument: listed under California on the 1940 plaque
- California Death Index: William Francis DeAvilla
- Family of William F DeAvilla: 1930 Census
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Siskiyou Cemetaries Online: William F. DeAvila is buried in the Northwest section (Search on DeAvilla) of Evergreen Cemetary, 853 Evergreen Lane, Yreka, CA
Contributors to this article: John Miller
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