Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
John B. Smith Oral History |
Catalog Number |
2005.125.016a |
Object Name |
Transcript |
Scope & Content |
John B. Smith Oral History >> John Smith (1913- ___). Begins with family history. Oldest brother W. C. Smith was a ranger on the South Umpqua District during the late 1920s. Brother Jake Smith has a feather named for him on Butler Butte, the South Umpqua District. >> Oregon State University forestry education, 1935-1938. First Forest Service job after graduation was as a Protective Assistant on the Bobemia District, Umpqua National Forest. 1943 transfer to the Bly District Fremont Forests as Assistant Ranger. 1948 to Wallowa Forest in charge of timber management, engineering, recreation, and lands. >> 1951 moved to the Willamette in charge of fire control. 1957 transferred to Portland Regional Office as Assistant Chief of Fire Control. 1961-1964 Washington Office responsible for fire suppression and hazard reduction. 1964 to Alaska Region as Assistant Regional Forester. 1967 to Region 2 in charge of fire control and air operations. Retired 1970 >> Listed names of people important in his career - Lawrence K. Mays, Merle S. Lowden, Marion M. "Red" Nelson, Edward P. Cliff, Herb Stone Gene Rogers, Avery Berry, Ross Shepard, Chett Bennett, Dave Nordwell, Vince Olson, W. Howard Johnson >> Comments on wife's comment to his career, page 9 >> Management issues: mining claims on Wallowa, Smokejumpers, Fisheries; >> Oregon Governor Earl Snell airplane crash October 28, 1947 - John Smith, Drews Valley District Ranger organize the search for the crashed airplane. Governor and two other officials died. Merle S. Lowden was Forest Supervisor Fremont National Forest. 4 Pages >> Oregon Japanese Balloon Bombing - On May 5, 1945, six people were killed by a Japanese bomb near Bly Oregon on the Fremont National Forest. Mrs. Mitchell and five children died. Bly District Ranger Fairbeorn M. "Spike" Armstrong and Assistant Ranger John B. Smith gathered first aid kits, blankets, and hike to the site. The Reverend Archie Mitchell pointed the way to the site. The site was on Weyerhaeuser Company land. Forest Supervisor was Lawrence K. Mays. 4 Pages. See Attached PDFs for John Smith; Japanese Balloon Bombing and Governor Snell |
Additional File |
Click Here to view John Smith. Click Here to view Japanese Balloon Bombing. Click Here to view Governor Snell. |
Year Range from |
2000 |
Year Range to |
2002 |
People |
Armstrong, Fairbeorn M. "Spike" Bennett, Chett Berry, Avery Cliff, Edward P. Johnson, W. Howard Lowden, Merle S. Mays, Lawrence K. Nelson, Marion M. "Red" Nordwall Jr, David S. Olson, Vince Rogers, Gene Shepherd, Ross Smith, John B. "Jack" Stone, J. Herbert |
Subjects |
Airplane Crash Fremont NF History Japanese Balloon Bombing Oral History Smokejumpers Umpqua BF Wallowa NF Weyerhaeuser Willamette NF World War II |
Search Terms |
Oral History World War II Aircraft Mining Wildlife Women Smokejumpers |
Catalog date |
2025-04-24 |
Extent of Description |
8.5" X 11.0", 28 Pages |
Collection |
Northern Rocky Mountain Retirees Association |