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Title

William Yensen Interview, July 22, 1984

Interviewee

William Yensen

Interviewer

Floyd Cowles

Files

Description

William Yensen relates anecdotes of smokejumping from 1953 to 1984 at McCall, Idaho. He talks about his training and the duties of a rigger, and he describes several fire jumps in detail, including various injuries he and others sustained.

Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers Idaho Biography; Smokejumping Idaho History; Smokejumping Accidents; Forest fires Idaho

Original Date

7-22-1984

Time Period

Twentieth century

Geographic Coverage

Montana

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 Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use of this item. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu

Oral History Number

OH_133_120

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (90 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (29 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf

Run Time

90 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_120.mp3; OH_133_120.pdf

Citation

Yensen, William, "William Yensen Interview, July 22, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH_133_120.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/25