Interviewer
Rosa Stone
Files
Description
William “Bill” Weber discusses his time with the smokejumpers and how that experienced shaped the rest of his career. He talks about his Methodist background, and about how he and his family reached out to the Quaker community in order to secure his 4-E classification during WW2. He describes his time training with the smokejumpers at Ninemile, Montana, in 1945, and talks about the 17 jumps that he made that year, including training jumps. Weber then recalls his life after the war, including his time in Germany working with the American Friends, a Quaker service organization. He also discusses his interest in politics, and elaborates on why he believes young men are attracted to the idea of going to war.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
American Friends Service Committee; Civilian Public Service; Conscientious objectors, United States; Smokejumpers, Montana Interviews; World War, 1939-1945; Methodist Church; 4-E classification; NASA; Ninemile, Montana
Original Date
8-11-1986
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Civilian Public Service Smokejumpers Oral History Project, OH 163, 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 interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 163-013
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (16 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:46:12 minutes
Local Filename
OH_163_013.mp3; OH_163_013.pdf
Citation
Weber, William P., "William P. Weber Interview, August 11, 1986" (1986). Civilian Public Service Smokejumpers Oral History Project. 13.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/civilianpublicservicesmokejumpers_oralhistory/13