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Memories of District C: Civilian Conservation Corps

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  • Company 1461 ARMY OFFICERS C. B. Burgoyne, 1st Lt., Engr.-Res., Commanding. J. B. Poole, 2nd Lt., Inf.-Res. J. Frank Manning, 1st Lt., Med.-Res. HISTORY Company 1461 was organized May 20, 1933, at Fort Ogelthorpe, Ga., and for 11 days following, we were put through the mill to prepare us for the camp life which we were to begin. On June 1, under command of Captain John S. Moore and Lieutenant E. J. Nesbitt, we left Fort Ogelthorpe for the woods. Captain Allen W. McComb and Lieutenant D. J. Zimmerman preceded us to the camp site by a day. We arrived in Townsend about 4 p. m., and were transferred to flat cars which carried us to within three miles of the camp. These last three miles, we walked and they seemed like three thousand, since we were carrying our barrack bags and other equipment. At 6 p. m. we arrived at what they said was our camp. What we saw was a hillside covered with weeds, grass and small trees. The only things which looked like buildings were a schoolhouse and a tent where the cooks were preparing our supper. We went to work at once to pre pare the camp. Most of us found it too cold to try to sleep and we sat before bonfires to keep warm. But before the week was out, our city of tents had been constructed and we all felt better. The barracks were started in August and were completed September 15, and we were glad to move into them. Captain Moore was relieved as commander by Captain M. B. Boulware, November 19, and Captain C. B. Ditto and Lieutenant A. A. Denton relieved Captain McComb and Lieutenant Nesbitt. A month later, December 20, Captain Jamie C. Goode and Lieutenant J. C. Latimer relieved Captain Ditto and Lieutenant Denton. Lieutenant Latimer took command March 26, 1934, relieving Captain Goode, and Lieutenant C. B. Burgoyne came as assistant to the new commander. Lieutenant Burgoyne relieved Lieutenant Latimer May 1, and Lieutenant J. B. Poole arrived as his assistant on May 3. Today, a year after 172 men left Fort Ogelthorpe, there are only 58 of the original number left, and those who have left have hated to leave. We have had our dances, our fights and our fun, and we are loyal to each other. We are now enjoying the educational program, and we shall be indebted to President Roosevelt and to the Army when the day comes when we must leave. Page Forty-seven
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