Interviewer
Daniel Hall
Files
Description
Roy Wenger discusses the origins of the Civilian Public Service [CPS] program which he served under as a smokejumper for the U.S. Forest Service in Colorado and Montana during World War Two. He also describes his career after his smokejumping days and how working for the CPS as a conscientious objector affected him in the workplace and everyday life. Wenger recounts the positive and, at times, negative relationships CPS smokejumpers had with the communities in which they lived. He describes smokejumper camp meetings and how they were structured after Quaker meetings in which decisions were made unanimously after spending time in contemplation and allowing input from all members of the camp.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Conscientious objectors; Firefighting; Smokejumping; Smokejumping, Missoula, Montana; World War, 1939-1945; Civilian Public Service [CPS]; U.S. Forest Service; Ohio State University; Lewis B. Hershey; Indiana University, Bloomington; Returning veterans; Veterans’ jobs; Hutterian Brethren [Hutterites]; Mennonites; The Religious Society of Friends [Quakers]; Mennonite Central Committee; Earl Cooley; Alice Page; Ralph Hand; Smokejumpers reunions
Original Date
10-24-1987
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Daniel Hall Smokejumpers Oral History Project, OH 180, 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 180-001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (17 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:01:08 minutes
Local Filename
OH_180_001.mp3; OH_180_001.pdf
Citation
Wenger, Roy, "Roy Wenger Interview, October 24, 1987" (1987). Daniel Hall Smokejumpers Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/danielhallsmokejumpers_oralhistory/2