Showing posts with label civilian conservation corps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label civilian conservation corps. Show all posts

31 May 2014

Finding PawPaw's CCC Camp

     A few years ago, I obtained my PawPaw's Civilian Conservation Corps records.  They indicated that he, Thomas Craft, served at Camp SP-3 at Albemarle, North Carolina.   The records gave me a lot of information about him, but not much about the location where he served.  I've searched on and off for more information, but tonight I must have finally done something right.

     I discovered that my PawPaw served at Camp Doughton, which helped to build Morrow Mountain State Park.  I found mention of the park's grand opening, which mentioned the CCC, and then found a silent video, posted by the State Archive of North Carolina on YouTube, which has some scenes of the camp.  Looks like I'll need to plan a trip to visit this park some time in the future.



Camp scenes begin at the 3 minute mark

08 November 2010

Thomas Craft in the CCC (Pt 2) - Amanuensis Monday

    I previously posted the first two pages of my Grandfather, Thomas Craft's, Civilian Conservation Camp documents. Below is the next page.

(see how to request this information for your ancestor at http://www.ccclegacy.org/research.htm)


III. REENROLLMENTS

Company 1499     Camp NC SP-3, Albemarle, N.C.     Date April 26, 1938
I accept reenrollment in the Civilian Conservation Corps for the period ending at the discretion of the United States between For a period of not less than six months under the same conditions as my previous enrollment.
Thomas S. Craft [signature]
(Enrollee's signature)
Reenrolled this 26th day of April, 1938
Signature Paul Hannah
Paul D. Hannah, Capt. 39th. Inf. Res.
(Name, grade and organization, typed or stamped) Company Commander.

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Company 1499 Camp NC SP 3 Date Apr 1 1999 [stamp]
 accept reenrollment in the Civilian Conservation Corps for the period ending at the discretion of the United States between illegible under the same conditions as my previous enrollment.

Thomas S. Craft [signature]
(Enrollee's signature)
Reenrolled this [illegible] day of [illegible]
Alan M Eldridge [signature]
Alan M. Eldridge
1st Le. 323d Inf.
(Name, grade and organization, typed or stamped) Company Commander.

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IV. RECORD OF SERVICE
From 12/18/36 to [??/1?/3?] under [illegible]. Department 1499th Company at Albemarle, N.C.
Type of work cook Manner of performance Very satisfactory. [scribble]
[marked out] xxx [illegible] per paragraph 2 S.C. 184 Left Company 1499
Sept. 10, 3[?] Last paid [illegble] [illegible] No. F/S, 193[?]
accounts of L. [illegible] for clothing and equipment $1.[??] [scribble] for AWOL on [blank]
$[blank] ; for AWOL on [blank] , $[blank] ; per R H dated [blank] ; [blank] ; due CCC store [blank]
Company, $[blank] Due Company fund [blank] ; Company $[blank] [illegible] , $[blank] I have not
[illegible]
[illegible signature] [illegible] Co. [illegible]
Remarks:
[illegible]



Thomas Craft - CCC Camp

25 October 2010

Thomas Craft in the CCC - Amanuensis Monday

     My Grandfather was in the Civilian Conservation Corps as a young man. We're lucky to know this because no one ever mentioned it or spoke of it. However, there's a photo of him dressed as a chef with at note about the CCC and North Carolina written on the back. With this information, I was able to send off for his records (see the photo and the from here). If you have an ancestor who participated in this program I recomed you send off for their records ASAP - they are full of info. Here's a transcription of the first two pages.



Certification in lieu of lost or destroyed
Certificate of Discharge
from
Civilian Conservation Corps
--.--
To all whom it may concern:
Know ye that Thomas S. Craft serial no. CC4-236405 a member of company 1499, Civilian Conservation Corps, at Albemarle, South Carolina [North Carolina] who was enrolled on the Twenty-Sixth day of October One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-Seven at Athens, Georgia was Honorably discharged therefrom on the Tenth  day of September One Thousand Nine Hundred and Thirty-Nine by reason of Expiration of Term of Enrollment.


Given under my hand at St. Louis, Missouri this Twenty-Third day of October Two Thousand Eight


William D. Bassman [signature]
William D. Bassman
Chief, Reference Service branch


National Archives and Records Administration
National Personnel Records Center (CPR), St Louis, Missouri



Individual Record
Civilian Conservation Corps
----------------
I. General Information
Serial No. CC4-236405
Junior White Georgia
(Class) (State)
1. Name: Craft, Thomas Spurgeon
2. Address: Rt. 3, Elberton, Georgia
3. Date of birth: December 26, 1919
4. Birthplace: Elbert Co. Georgia
5. Nearest relative: Bennie Craft, Rt. 3, Elberton, Georgia
6. Citizenship: (Native born); naturalized
7. Color: White
8. Military or naval service: [blank]
9. Height: 70 Weight: 125 Complexion: [illegible] Color of hair: Red
     color of eyes: Blue Scars or identifying marks: [illegible]
10. Education (circle highest grade completed: Grammar school 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8; high school, 1 (2) 3 4
11. Occupational qualifications: Occupation: Farm Length of Experience: 8 Years
12. Were you previously a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps? No


II. Oath of Enrollment
I, Bennie [Thomas] Craft, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that the information given above as to my status is correct. I agree to remain in the Civilian Conservation Corps for the period terminating at the discretion of the United States between Oct 2? 1937 Apr 25 19?? unless [?] released by proper authority, and that I will obey those in authority and observe all the rules and regulations thereof to the best of my ability and will accept such allowances as may be provided pursuant to law and regulations promulgated pursuant therefore. I understand and agree that any injury received or disease contracted by me while a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps cannot be made the basis of any claim against the Government, except such as I may be entitled to under the act of September 7 1916 (39 Stat. 742 [illegible] provide compensation for employees of the United States suffering injuries while in the performance of their duties and for other purposes), and that I shall not be entitled to any allowance upon release from camp, except transportation in kind to the place at which I was accepted for enrollment. I understand further that any articles issued to me by the United States Government for use while a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps are, and remain, property of the United States Government and that willful destruction, loss, sale or disposal of such property renders me financially responsible for the cost thereof and liable to trial in the civil courts. I understand further that any infraction of the rules or regulations of the Civilian Conservation Corps renders me liable to expulsion therefrom. So help me God.


Place: Athens, Georgia
Signature: [too faint to see]
[Illegible] 26th day of October, nineteen hundred and thirty seven
Charles A. Hope,
1st L.T. Cavalry-Reserve
Enrolling Officer



Thomas Craft - CCC Camp Thomas Craft - CCC Camp



14 October 2008

PawPaw & the CCC Camp

I have a copy of a photo of my PawPaw, Thomas S. Craft, at a Civilian Conservation Corps Camp. According to the back of the photo, the camp was in North Carolina. I don't know anything about his time in the CCC Camp, so I'm sending off a form to find out more.

I hope to find out
  • Where exactly was he
  • What time he was there
  • What he did while he was there
Hopefully, sending off the form will do the trick. I seem to have bad luck with these things lately - from having sent it to the wrong address, to not providing enough info (I don't have any more!) to lazy staff that doesn't call me back... talk about customer service

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