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Yensen, William (Bill)

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Oral History Interview with William "Bill" Yensen, 1984 July 22

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Identifier: UMToh133-120
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1984 July 22