William L. Ward Interview, July 22, 1984

William Ward talks about his experiences smokejumping in Montana, Alaska, and New Mexico from 1963 to 1972. He describes the differences and similarities between jumping and firefighting in Montana and Alaska. Ward also talks about the feeling of camaraderie he experienced as a jumper and changes in the smokejumper program, including the admittance of women and the advent of the career jumper.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/1102/thumbnail.jp