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Smokejumpers of Civilian Public Service recall war duty
About 40 former CPS smokejumpers met in Oskaloosa to reminisce and share postwar lives. The group, many Mennonite objectors who faced mistreatment, trained in Missoula and Idaho camps and later served forests and communities across the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
United States
Elmer Neufeld
Kansas
Dan Kauffman
Iowa
U.S. Forest Service
Mennonite, Brethren and Friends
Missoula
Mont
Larry Lufkin
National Smokejumpers Association
Lufkin
Francis
The
Forest Service
Public Service
McCall
Idaho
Cave Junc
Boise
Neufeld
Association
Chuck Sheley
Chico
Calif
Redding
Art Cramer
Phil Stanley
Dave Ratigan