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Montana's Waldron Creek Fire

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Montana?s Waldron Creek Fire: The 1931 Tragedy and the Forgotten Five

On August 25, 1931, five men died fighting the devastating Waldron Creek Fire west of Choteau, Montana. Lacking training and preparation, Herbert Novotny, Frank Williamson, Hjalmer G. Gunnarson, Ted Bierchen and Charles Allen dashed into the flames and never stood a chance. The Teton County coroner added insult to injury, noting that each had "no one to blame but himself." Three men were buried in unmarked graves. Records show that the body of the fifth was returned to his family, but no burial site is known.

By Dr. Charles Palmer. Softcover, 176 pages.

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