C.J. Buck Stucky Interview, July 20, 1984

C.J. “Buck” Stucky relates experiences from his two seasons working as a smokejumper in Missoula, Montana, from 1954 to 1955. He describes the smokejumper training and credits squad leaders like Norm Allen for preparing him for the job. Stucky also talks about how military units, such as the 82nd Airborne, trained with the smokejumpers, and how both organizations were able to learn jumping techniques from each other.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/1095/thumbnail.jp