Company 3271 was organized at Camp Dix, New Jersey, on July 6,1938, and was placed under the command of Captain Frank S. Marcus, Eng-Res. The company proceeded to California and occupied Camp Soda Springs at Butte Meadows. While there, our men did their part in building Ponderosa Way – a giant fire trail that stretches nine hundred miles down the length of California. Thousands of gooseberry plants were destroyed as a blister rust control project. For three weeks the company fought the Great Shasta Fire.

Allison A. Cohen, 1st Lt., Inf-Res. Joined the organization in September. In October the company moved to Yankee Hill, California, and occupied Camp Concow. While there a varied work project was carried on. Roads were constructed, banks were sloped, pack trails were built, timber stands were improved, and a lookout trail and tower were constructed. At Burney Mountain a spike camp was established. In three weeks, 300,000 trees were planted. This accomplishment was recognized in an official commendation received from the Forest Service Headquarters. The most important fire that season was the Crab Louse fire on Humbug Mountain.

In June, 1939, the company was transferred to the Fort Missoula District and constructed a new camp at Stryker, Montana. A crew of thirty-five men occupied a spike camp at Chicken Creek that summer and fall. Though road construction is important, snag felling is the chief project. It has been estimated that there is ten years work in the vicinity of Camp Stryker.

Administrative Personnel consist of: Company Commander, Earl D. Skinner; Subaltern, Alllison A. Cohen; Camp Surgeon, Sabastian F. Casalaina; Educational Adviser, John W. Hayes.

Technical Service Personnel consists of: Camp Superintendent, James Lee; Formen: Frank Costich, Clinton Dillon, Frank Masterson, John Stevens, Joe Johnson, Grant Harley, Bert Thrasher, Charles Ray.

• Earl D. Skinner - Company Commander
• Allison A. Cohen - Subaltern
• John W. Hayes - Educational Adviser
• Dr. Sebastian F. Casalaina - Camp Surgeon
• James Lee - Project Superintendent
• Grant L. Harley - Project Staff
• Charles Ray - Project Staff
• Frank A. Masterson - Project Staff
• Clinton H. Dillon - Project Staff
• Bert E. Thrasher - Project Staff
• John H. Stevens - Project Staff
• Joe V. Johnson - Project Staff
• Frank A. Costich - Project Staff

Enrollees:

Higinio Albelo, Franklin Alverez, Louis Alvaro, Peter Ambrosoli, Thomas J. Andrews, Bernacet Anibal, Edward Aragon, Armen Atamian, Stanley Balenski, Albert Basel, Joseph Bassier, Otto W. Baumann, Charles Beisel, Saul Belman, Larry Benson, Lenord M. Bishop, Alfred S. Blechman, Gilbert Bloom, John Bologna, John Botticchio, Frank Bradley, Jack H. Bradley, Raymond Brandt, Henry Brokob, Michael Brown, Charles J. Brust, Thomas J. Burke, George C. Byrnes, James Caffrey, George R. Calabro, Charles E. Campbell, Dan Carlucci, Salvatore Carrubba, Joseph Cella, George Chorniewy, Stephen Christo, Anthony J. Ciccone, Louis Cima, William H. Clark, Theodore Cocco, Eugene Collins, John J. Collins, Ernest Cons, James Consentino, John Corba, Salvatore J. Corso, Ernesto C. Cortez, Thomas E. Cosgrove, John Culhane, Frank M. De Fazio, Ciovanni De Francesco, Joseph G. Delfino, Edward Dempsey, Patrick C. Dempsey, Pasquale De Pietrantonio, Thomas E. Di Martino, Camillo Discolo, Joseph Dito, Hugh C. Doherty, James Dore, Sigmond S. Dorolis, Alexander Dunican, Jose R. Echevarria, John Egan, August G. Engel, Albert M. Fawthorpe, Francis Fay, Jose A. Fernandez, Patrick Ferraiola, James Foley, Alfred Fossum, Joseph T. Franchino, Frank Grandle, Gordon J. Griffith, Francis Hasler, Henry H. Helmerich, La Varne Hite, Andrew D. Horcsik, Harold L. Jones, Stephen Karcheski, Ernest Kish, William Koczan, Leo A. Kornecki, George J. Kosco, Stanley F. Kostyra, Nicolas Kruwrtzki, Bronislaus J. Kubis, Joseph R. Kwiatkowski, George Laine, Julius La Sala, Robert F. Lawrence, James J. Lindquist, William G. Longmuir, Alfred A. Lupo, Steven Makai, John Maldonado, John Maleto, Walter Malick, William J. Mars, James V. Mattaliano, Thomas F. Matthews, John H. McCann, Daniel R. McCarthy, Daniel D. McGill, Thomas P. McGrath, Samuel Messinio, Walter S. Michalski, Walter E. Miller, Lugo Minilli, Charles Mulligan, Valentine Nalewjek, Chester S. Noskiewicz, Michael Palko, Willis Pearce, John M. Porchia, Alvin C. Post, Jr., William J. Romer, Nicholas Salvatore Catarcio, Peter Sassi, William Schinstine, Jr., Joseph A. Schneider, Robert Short, William Sidoruk, Sebastian Sipolo. John K. Smith, Warren H. Spence, Wilfred Stark, William Stark, Leo J. Steffener, Felix P. Stegiel, Maurice Steier, Boyd Stricker, Frank J. Strycharz, Frank A. Szelingowski, John Tarr, John Tiernan, Jr., Alex Toth, Nicholas Trani, John Ustick, Edward Valdez, Aurelio Vasquez, Manuel C. Vasquez, Fernando Viruet, Hyman Weiner, Charles W. Wenzel, Hyman Wilson, Frank H. Young, Alex Zabinsky.