Company 3280
| Company 3280 | Camp Apgar Flats: NP-15 | Belton, Montana |
Company 3280 was organized in 1939, at Camp Dix, New Jersey. It arrived in Belton, Montana, in 1939, and was assigned the project of fighting fires and performing park maintenance. Company 3280 consisted of [number of men].
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Company 3280, CCC, was organized at Fort Dix, New Jersey, on April 4, 1939. An advanced cadre was furnished by the Schenectady District, New York. The Company left For Dix for the West on April 10th, arriving at Belton, Montana, on April 13th, 1939.
All work projects of the Company have been in Glacier National Park, Montana. Chief work consists of Fire Fighting, Fire Hazard Reduction, and Park Maintenance. The Company was called out on fire fighting duty several times during the summer of 1939.
The outstanding sports of the Company have been baseball and Boxing. Romauldo Vasquez won the boxing championship of Fort Missoula District in the featherweight division.
Company Commander Kenneth M. Ekman and Subaltern Wilfred J. Lord, both second Corps Officers, have been with the Company since its origin. Educational Adviser, Arthur G. Allen joined the company upon its arrival at Belton, Montana.
All work projects of the Company have been in Glacier National Park, Montana. Chief work consists of Fire Fighting, Fire Hazard Reduction, and Park Maintenance. The Company was called out on fire fighting duty several times during the summer of 1939.
The outstanding sports of the Company have been baseball and Boxing. Romauldo Vasquez won the boxing championship of Fort Missoula District in the featherweight division.
Company Commander Kenneth M. Ekman and Subaltern Wilfred J. Lord, both second Corps Officers, have been with the Company since its origin. Educational Adviser, Arthur G. Allen joined the company upon its arrival at Belton, Montana.
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