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Title

John Gregory Interview, July 24, 1984

Interviewee

John Gregory

Interviewer

Sandra Carroll

Files

Description

John Gregory reminisces about working as a smokejumper in 1944 and 1945 because of his conscientious objector status. He describes how the Civilian Public Service program (CPS) worked, the conscientious objectors’ beliefs about war, and the attitudes of regular Forest Service employees and others towards them. Gregory also describes the camaraderie that developed among the smokejumpers.

Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers Montana Biography; Smokejumping Montana History; Conscientious objectors Biography; World War, 1939-1945 Conscientious objectors

Original Date

7-24-1984

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 133-042

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (61 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (15 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf

Run Time

01:00:10 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_042.mp3; OH_133_042.pdf

Citation

Gregory, John, "John Gregory Interview, July 24, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-042.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/56