Interviewer
Susan Ellen Green
Files
Description
Robert Moffitt describes life as a smokejumper at the Cave Junction, Oregon base in 1948 and 1949. He discusses his training and the facilities at that base. Moffitt talks about Cliff Marshall, the manager of the base, and the disciplined manner with which he ran the smokejumper outfit.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Smokejumpers Oregon Biography; Smokejumping Oregon History
Original Date
10-1984
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Oregon
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 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 133-072
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:30:00 min.): analog + 1 transcript (35 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:23:04 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_072.mp3; OH_133_072.pdf
Citation
OH 133-072Moffitt, Robert, "Robert Moffitt Interview, October 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-072.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/113