Smokejumpers
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Oral History Interview with Robert L. "Bob" Martin, 1984 July 22
Item
Identifier: UMToh133-069
Abstract
Robert Martin discusses the one season he worked as a smokejumper in 1941. He talks about the training at the Nine Mile Ranger Station in Montana, the equipment, and the equipment modifications he helped make. Martin also describes some of the leaders in the smokejumper program at that time, including Frank Derry and Glen Smith.
Dates:
1984 July 22