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OH 1001

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeWILLETT, Hollis J. (b. 1919)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1001
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Pauline, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to a forestry camp near Flagstaff, Arizona; reenlistment to Company 4842 at DG-41-N in Lake Arthur, New Mexico; company move to Carlsbad, New Mexico; description of camps; life in camps.
Interviewer(s)Kathryn Pinkney
Physical Description29 pp.
Terms of UseOpen