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OH 1267

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeWILSON, Robert Earl (b. 1917)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1267
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHis 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.
Interviewer(s)Bill Hughen
Physical Description46 pp. plus documents (5 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen