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OH 0834

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeKILBORN, Allen S. (b. 1914)
Military ServiceU.S. Army Veteran

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 0834
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences as an Army officer in the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Iowa; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 2726-V near Winterset, Iowa; reassignment to Company 783 in Leon, Iowa; reassignment to Company 1742 in Tarkio, Missouri; company move to Gallatin, Missouri; transfer to Company 3773-V in Harrisonville, Missouri; description of camps; life in camps.
Interviewer(s)John Daniels
Physical Description98 pp.
Terms of UseOpen