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  • Company 1213, Camp NP-13, Cosby, Tenn. OFFICERS Harry Hickman, Captain Inf.-Res., Commanding Frederick A. Reickert, 2nd. Lt., Engr.-Res. HISTORY Composed mostly of men from New York City, Company 1213 of the Civilian Conservation Corps has been shifted across the United States twice before coming to a halt in the Great Smoky Mountains. The company was organized at Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y. May 21, 1933, and remained in conditioning camp for 23 days. Travel orders sent the company to Lewiston, idaho, where it was assigned to the Clearwater Forestry Section of the Umatilla National Forest, June 17, 1933. The company went to Mt. Misery under command of Captain William B. Walters, Seventh Field Artillery, with Lieutenants Stamper, M. C, and Sickler, Infantry Reserve, as junior officers and Lieutenant Joel Deuterman, Medical Reserve, as camp physician. The sergeants were Krauss, Sedofsky, Stenner and Williams. A base camp any several spur camps were established and the company soon at the task of building roads, fire towers, fire stations, fences and telephone lines. As was the case with many companies in the West, we spent considerable time fighting forest fires. But we had time to develop very good baseball and swimming teams. At the beginning of the second enrollment period, 15 men or the original company with Captain Walters and Sergeants Krauss and Williams, entrained for Newport, Tennessee, and established this present camp October 20, 1933. The camp is beautifully located in the mountains. On November 21, 1933, the company was brought to full strength again. Soon afterward, the regular Army officers were relieved. Captain Walters was returned to Madison Barracks, N. Y., and Second Lieutenant Alton A. Denton was recalled to Fort Ogel- thorpe, Georgia. Captain Aquila B. Marshall, Infantry Reserve, became commanding officer, and Second Lieutenant Frederick A. Reickert, Engineer Reserves, became the junior officer. As this became the permanent location oa Company 1213, wooden barracks were constructed and other features of a permanent camp were added. The Forestry Personnel includes Superintendent L. Cavett, George McLean, landscape supervisor, and J. Porter, John Jones, J. Valentine, J. Williamson, B. Lindsey and R. Jenkins, foreman. Our work is principally road and trail construction and general forest clean up work. We are constructing a spur camp to extend the train work. In this camp also we have a good baseball team. We have organized barracks teams in all of the popular sports, giving all the men a chance to participate. Each Wednesday and Saturday we make regular trips to Newport, and each Thursday night we have our own church service. The educational classes taught by Mr. Jessen are well attended. We swim frequently in a large pool three miles from camp. Our orchestra beats a lot of local talent, and we boast an accomplished troupe of tap dancers and crooners. Captain Marshall was relieved by Captain Harry Hickman, Infantry Reserve, April 13, 1934. After the second enrollment period, the camp was brought to full strength of 205 men. All except about 40 are from New York City. Page Twnety-five
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