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Black Hills Fire Hit by Lightning Fatality 1939

  • Location:

    South Dakota

  • Date:

    07/12/1939

  • Incident Type:

    Hit by Lightning

  • Description:

    Civilian Conservation Camp (CCC) crewmember Ervin Voegle from Camo F-14 near Custer, South Dakota, was killed when he was struck by lightning while suppressing a forest fire in the Black Hills. No further information is readily available. 

    This information was taken from the document "CCC Members Lost in Forest Firefighting."

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