John Thol, center, brother of smokejumper Henry J. Thol Jr., holds a bouquet of flowers presented to family members during a pair of graveside memorial tributes for Henry J. Thol Jr. and William J. Hellman at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery in Kalispell on Thursday, Aug. 8. Thol and Hellman were two of thirteen firefighters who perished in the 1949 Mann Gulch Fire. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Casey Kreider
August 8, 2024
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Memorial held for victims in Mann Gulch fire at Conrad Cemetery
A memorial was held Thursday for two Kalispell natives who died in the 1949 Mann Gulch fire as part of commemorations surrounding the 75-year anniversary of the tragic blaze.