1981 04/09 TN Eugene Nation

Incident Name: returning from a wildfire in White County, TN
Date: 4/9/1981
Personnel: Eugene Nation
Age: 42
Agency/Organization: Tennessee Division of Forestry
Position: firefighter

Summary: On April 9, 1981, crew leader Eugene Nation was killed in a traffic accident while returning from a fire in White County, TN. This accident occurred on Highway 70 South, DeRossett Loop, Sparta, TN.

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Highway 70 South in DeRossett Loop, Sparta, TN

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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned

TN DOF: Vehicle accident returning from a fire in White County, TN
Note: There is no Brief Record from the NWCG Archive of a death in TN; often these records during these early years were incomplete. [Historical Wildland Firefighter Fatalities 1910 – 1996 (408 K pdf)]
United States Social Security Death Index: Eugene NationAge: 42
Given Name: Eugene

Surname: Nation

Birth Date: 08 Nov 1939

State: Tennessee

Event Date: Apr 1981
Find a Grave Index Information: Eugene NationName: Eugene Nation
Event Type: Burial

Event Date: 1981

Event Place: Pleasant Hill (Cumberland), Cumberland, Tennessee, United States of America

Photograph Included: Yes

Birth Date: 08 Nov 1939

Death Date: 09 Apr 1981

Affiliate Record Identifier: 88289274

Cemetery: Smith Chapel Cemetery