Wally Gertson Interview, 1985
Wally Gerston describes his decision to join the Montana Guard in 1959, and his first years spent serving in the Havre, Montana unit. He talks about the basic skills he learned during his weekly, four-hour night drills. He recalls serving with the Alaskan National Guard and working the Eskimo Scouts...
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ScholarWorks at University of Montana
1985
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umt.edu/montanamilitary_oralhistory/3 https://scholarworks.umt.edu/context/montanamilitary_oralhistory/article/1002/type/native/viewcontent/OH_150_003.mp3 https://scholarworks.umt.edu/context/montanamilitary_oralhistory/article/1002/filename/0/type/additional/viewcontent/OH_150_003.pdf |
| Summary: | Wally Gerston describes his decision to join the Montana Guard in 1959, and his first years spent serving in the Havre, Montana unit. He talks about the basic skills he learned during his weekly, four-hour night drills. He recalls serving with the Alaskan National Guard and working the Eskimo Scouts, or First Rifle Platoon, whose members were recruited from small fishing villages in Alaska. Gerston tells how the scouts are trained to use live ammunition and camouflage themselves with all-white gear in order to guard the Bering Sea against enemy invasion into Alaska. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/montanamilitary_oralhistory/1002/thumbnail.jpg |
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