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Smokejumpers of the Civilian Public Service in World War II - Conscientious Objectors as Firefighters for the National Forest Service (Paperback)
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Smokejumpers of the Civilian Public Service in World War II - Conscientious Objectors as Firefighters for the National Forest Service (Paperback)
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This is the story of Civilian Public Servants smokejumpers, who
battled against dangerous winds, searing heat, and devastating
fires from 1943 until 1945. Fewer than 300 World War II
conscientious objectors served their country in this fashion,
operating out of CPS bases in Montana, Idaho, and Oregon. But, that
small band of men helped to keep alive Forest Service operations in
the Pacific Northwest, and thus sustained a program to fight
potentially crippling fires. When the war ended, CPS smokejumpers,
like millions of World War II combat soldiers, were ""ushered out""
of wartime service. Some, like many returning GIs, encountered
difficulties in adjusting to civilian life. Nevertheless, the
one-time smokejumpers often went on to make other remarkable
contributions to their communities, their nation, and the world.
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