Bill Hughen | Oral History

Bill Hughen

OH 1222

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Arkansas and Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp at White Rock Lake, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 1253

Aircraft worker. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Jack and Palo Pinto Counties, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp at Lake Worth, Texas; description of camp; life in camp; hospitalization in Brooke General Hospital at Fort Sam in San Antonio, Texas.

OH 1267

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, and Iowa; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1996 at F-169 in West Pine Creek, Idaho; reenlistment to Company 2939 at sub-camp F-415 in Lake Fork, Idaho; company move to headquarters at Camp French Creek (F-109) near Riggins, Idaho; description of camps; life in camps.

OH 1237

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Brazos, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to BR-83-W in Veteran, Wyoming; reenlistment to F-2-N in Apache Creek, New Mexico; transfer to Conchas Dam near Tucumcari, New Mexico; description of camps; life in camps.

OH 1219

Civil servant. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Mississippi; joining the CCC; assignment to SCS-11 in Buford, Georgia; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 1247

Auto mechanic His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Oklahoma and Alvarado, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 3804 at Camp SP-53-T near Cleburne, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 1251

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 708 at Camp Rabideau in Blackduck, Minnesota; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 1259

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression. Youth in Dido, Texas; entry into CCC; assignment to Camp SP3-A in Minturn, Colorado; description of camp; reassignment to Arizona; camp routine; recreation; his life after discharge in 1934.

OH 1246

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Arkansas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 741 in Camp Pike (later Camp Robinson) in North Little Rock, Arkansas; company move to Camp F-5 in Crystal Springs, Arkansas; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 1248

Educator. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood near Pilot Grove, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 857 near Denison, Texas; company move to Karnack, Texas after completion of Loy Lake Dam; company move to Paris, Texas after completion of Caddo Lake State Park; disbandment of company after completion of city park and reassignment to Company 878 in Waxahachie; description of camps; life in camps; post-CCC life.