Interviewer
Tedford Lewis
Files
Description
Murray Braden talks about smokejumping in the summer of 1944 and being the educational director of the smokejumpers camp in the fall of 1944 through the end of 1945. He describes his pre-war education and anti-war activism, and his time in the camp at Coshocton, Ohio, working on soil conservation. He then mentions the smokejumper training, and describes two of his three fire jumps in detail. One of those fires, the Granite Ridge fire, blew up out of their control, while on the other fire Braden recalls being injured on the landing. He then discusses serving as educational director, and talks about the relationship between the Forest Service and the smokejumpers, including the decision by the Forest Service in 1945 to stop funding medical care for CPS smokejumpers, including those already in hospital for injuries previously received on the job.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Civilian Public Service; Conscientious objectors, United States; Smokejumpers, Montana; World War, 1939-1945; 4-E classification; Methodist Church; Smokejumper training; Camp director; United States Forest Service; ; 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 163-032
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (13 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:45:17 minutes
Local Filename
OH_163_032.mp3; OH_163_032.pdf
Citation
Braden, Murray, "Murray Braden Interview, August 11, 1986" (1986). Civilian Public Service Smokejumpers Oral History Project. 32.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/civilianpublicservicesmokejumpers_oralhistory/32