Pawlik History

Dad's CCC Narrative

Dad served in the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Enrolled at Fort Knox, Kentucky on 16 April 1938. Was a member of company 2528 at Fort B. Harrison, Indiana. Was honorably discharged on 28 September 1938.
From 24 April to 23 September 1938 his type of work was 'Pick and Shovel' and his manner of performance was 'Satisfactory.'
From the listing of CCC camps in Idaho:
Company 2528 was at Camp DG60 [Public Domain (Grazing)], started 17 Oct. 1935, 10 miles south of Hagerman, Idaho.
From the Idaho Public TV web site:
"Idaho's ten Division of Grazing camps, employing about 2,000 enrollees, are located near Mountain Home, Oreana, Bruneau, Three Creek, Hagerman, Kimama, Chilly, Dubois and Baker. All save the Hagerman and Oreana camps, which date back to 1935 were established late in 1938. Theirs, in part, is the task of helping rehabilitate our depleted public ranges through construction of such physical improvements as roads, trails, canyon crossings, bridges, drift fences, driveway markers, loading corrals, stock watering reservoirs and erosion check dams; development of springs and wells, destruction of predatory animals, rodents and insects -- pests; prevention and control of grass fires; tree planting and reseeding of burned, eroded and overgrazed areas. That this tasking is being vigorously attacked is shown in the more than 200 projects completed, and in the advance outline of three to five year's work for each camp. Approximately 300 miles of truck trails and a dozen bridges have been built to aid range livestock movements and the management. An additional 400 miles of similar roads are being maintained. Driveways have been posted over 120 miles of remote ranges. More than 45 stock watering reservoirs now make feed usable in areas formerly neglected or underused for lack of water. Spring development and drift fences likewise have aided in range use and livestock distribution."

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