Interviewer
Rosa Stone
Files
Description
Bob Marshall describes how his Quaker faith made it easy for him to attain classification as a conscientious objector. He talks briefly about his time at the West Campton, New Hampshire, Luray, Virginia, and Laurel, Maryland Civilian Public Service camps, before moving on to describe his experience with the smokejumpers in the summer of 1945. He describes in detail four of his 14 jumps, including the final jump, which was a rescue. He briefly discusses two of the fires he was on, one larger one and one small fire. Marshall then talks about his life after the war, describing how he trained as a teacher. When he decided teaching was not for him, he became involved with an American Friends Service Committee project in Philadelphia, working at a self-help home. He worked there for 14 years, and then relocated to run a similar program in California, where he and his family still resided at the time of the interview.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
American Friends Service Committee; Civilian Public Service; Conscientious objectors, United States; Smokejumpers, Montana; World War, 1939-1945; Quaker Church; 4-E classification; Smokejumper training; Mental hospitals; Ninemile, Montana
Original Date
8-12-1986
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 163-020
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (9 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:33:37 minutes
Local Filename
OH_163_020.mp3; OH_163_020.pdf
Citation
Marshall, Bob, "Bob Marshall Interview, August 12, 1986" (1986). Civilian Public Service Smokejumpers Oral History Project. 20.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/civilianpublicservicesmokejumpers_oralhistory/20