William C. Wood Interview, July 20, 1984

William Wood recalls working as a smokejumper in Missoula, Montana, from 1943 until 1960. He talks about being classified as 4-F and working with the conscientious objectors during World War Two, primarily as a spotter. Wood also comments on the shift to military veterans as smokejumpers after the war, as well as the 1949 Mann Gulch Fire and its aftermath. He discusses working with equipment development and other changes to smokejumper training and fire policies.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/1108/thumbnail.jp