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Civilian Conservation Corps

OH 0170

Scientist with the Soil Conservation Service. His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.

OH 0961

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Gordon, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 878 in Waxahachie, Texas; transfer to Company 2896 at White Rock Lake in Dallas, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.

OH 0904

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Weatherford, Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1816 at Lake Worth, Texas; transfer to a camp at Mackenzie State Park near Lubbock, Texas; description of camps; life in camps.

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 1702

For the Tarrant County War Veterans Project. World War II veteran. Childhood and education in rural Bethlehem, Arkansas; farm life in the Great Depression; 1939 high school graduation; enrollment in Civilian Conservation Corps and work at camps in Utah; work as a truck driver for local lumber and oil companies; marriage to Dorothy Mae Thompson; enlistment in U.S. Army; basic training and advanced training as a mechanic; assignment to 536th Amphibious Tractor Battalion, attached to 7th Infantry Division; October 1944 landing in invasion of the Philippines; Gen.

OH 1143

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Oklahoma; joining the CCC; assignment to a camp in Clinton, Oklahoma; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 1001

His 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.

OH 1006

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in Central Texas; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1803 at F-4-T near Ratcliff, Texas; description of camp; life in camp.

OH 0934

His experiences while employed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression. Childhood in South Carolina; joining the CCC; assignment to Company 1417 near Rodman, South Carolina; company move to Lancaster, South Carolina; description of camps; life in camps.