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Interviewer
Beverly Buckner
Files
Description
Robert Martin discusses the one season he worked as a smokejumper in 1941. He talks about the training at the Nine Mile Ranger Station in Montana, the equipment, and the equipment modifications he helped make. Martin also describes some of the leaders in the smokejumper program at that time, including Frank Derry and Glen Smith.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Smokejumpers Montana Biography; Smokejumping Montana History; Smokejumpers Training of; Smokejumping Equipment and supplies
Original Date
7-22-1984
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Collection, OH 133, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use of this item. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH_133_069
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (90 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (24 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
90 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_069.mp3; OH_133_069.pdf
Citation
OH_133_069Martin, Bob, "Robert L. "Bob" Martin Interview, July 22, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH_133_069.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/13
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