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Harry Glicken and his mentor David Johnston were assigned to Mt St Helens on the day of the eruption. Johnston was killed but Glicken was reassigned the day before. 11 years later Glicken died in the eruption of Mt Unzen. They remain the only US volcanologists killed by volcanos 31 years later.

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Fun Fact: Harry Glicken and his mentor David Johnston were assigned to Mt St Helens on the day of the eruption. Johnston was killed but Glicken was reassigned the day before. 11 years later Glicken died in the eruption of Mt Unzen. They remain the only US volcanologists killed by volcanos 31 years later.

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