Company 574
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Company 574 was organized at Fort Knox, Kentucky, in May, 1933, being composed of enrollees from Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. The first camp occupied in June, 1933, was F-101, Havilah, California, where the principal work consisted of building roads and lookout stations
In May, 1934, Camp F-149, Moyle Springs, Idaho, was occupied. Here roads were built and forest fires fought. In October, 1934, the company returned south, occupying Camp S-219, at Keene, California, to build telephone lines, adobe ranger stations, and more roads. Still roaming the company moved to Camp GNP-6, Glacier National Park, Montana, in May, 1935.
The present location, Camp SP-3, near Whitehall, Montana, was occupied in October, 1935. The project at Cavern has consisted of developing Morrison Cave, a state Park, landscaping the Park area, and road building within the Park area.
In July, 1935, the company was hurried to the scene of a spectacular fire raging at Waterton Lake, Alberta Province, Canada. For twenty-three days flames were battled to prevent the complete destruction of the town of Waterton and the beautiful Prince Albert Hotel.
During the Baseball seasons of the two years 1936 and 1937, the company Baseball team lost only two games.
In 1940 the Boxing Team rated high, placing three men, Alvin Hanner, Peter Tokar, and Frederick Tutorow on the Fort Missoula District Boxing Team.
Present Company Staff consists of: Mr. Wesley W. Bowman, Company Commander; Mr. Donal L. Michaels, Subaltern; Fr. Walter S. Kotas, Camp sugeon; Mr. Thomas G. Boardman, Educational Adviser.
(Related to Enrollee Arthur "Sundown” DuBois)
In May, 1934, Camp F-149, Moyle Springs, Idaho, was occupied. Here roads were built and forest fires fought. In October, 1934, the company returned south, occupying Camp S-219, at Keene, California, to build telephone lines, adobe ranger stations, and more roads. Still roaming the company moved to Camp GNP-6, Glacier National Park, Montana, in May, 1935.
The present location, Camp SP-3, near Whitehall, Montana, was occupied in October, 1935. The project at Cavern has consisted of developing Morrison Cave, a state Park, landscaping the Park area, and road building within the Park area.
In July, 1935, the company was hurried to the scene of a spectacular fire raging at Waterton Lake, Alberta Province, Canada. For twenty-three days flames were battled to prevent the complete destruction of the town of Waterton and the beautiful Prince Albert Hotel.
During the Baseball seasons of the two years 1936 and 1937, the company Baseball team lost only two games.
In 1940 the Boxing Team rated high, placing three men, Alvin Hanner, Peter Tokar, and Frederick Tutorow on the Fort Missoula District Boxing Team.
Present Company Staff consists of: Mr. Wesley W. Bowman, Company Commander; Mr. Donal L. Michaels, Subaltern; Fr. Walter S. Kotas, Camp sugeon; Mr. Thomas G. Boardman, Educational Adviser.
(Related to Enrollee Arthur "Sundown” DuBois)
- Building roads
- Building lookout stations
- Fighting forest fires
- Building telephone lines
- Developing Morrison Cave
- Building Granite Bridge
- Improving trails
- Putting up guard rails
- Building parking and concessions at State Park
- Wesley W. Bowman - Company Commander
- Donald L. Micheals - Subaltern
- Thomas G. Boardman - Educational Adviser
- W. R. Rankin - Project Superintendent
- Abe Brown - Blacksmith
- John Ballas - Foreman
- Warren L. Hersman - Engineer
- R. D. Humphreys - Mechanic
- James Mullen - Foreman
- Bruno Petsch - Foreman
Enrollees:
Velmer J. Altman, James R. Arthur, Kenneth Baker, Louis E. Balog, John M. Benjamin, Cyril M. Bogdan, Steve Boldiszar, Frank F. Bushilla, Harold Byers, Jr., Erwin Cerneka, Charles G. Clark, Walter Collmer, James J. Conway, Jess Coon, Jr., Charles J. Corrado, Melvin C. Crawford, John L. Cripps, Thomas B. Crowe, Robert A. Easterday, Earl A. Faught, George W. Franz, Estel Gary, Jr., Dan Galbincea, Jr., John F. Gerstner, John Grajcar, Clarence Hammond, Alvin D. Hanner, Jack H. Hauger, Marvin F. Hettinger, Everett R. Heizer, Richard F. Higgins, Robert L. Hill, Andrew M Holecko, Steve J. Hovanec, Wayne Hughes, Jr., Donald E. Humphries, Raymond B. Hunter, Ray L. Hutchison, Lee T. Inboden, Edwin Johnson, Paul B. Kleibecker, Francis M. Kline, Russel L. Kline, Albert C. Korbel, James R. Kyrk, Jack Lambert, Lester C. Lawson, James O. Liggett, William A. Logsdon, John K. Long, Frank W. Loper, Dale A. Malterer, Floyd L. Manges, Homer L. Marriott, Robert E. Marshall, Pearl E. Martin, Jr., Robert L. Matthews, William T. McClarren, Robert H. McGuffin, Clarence McKinney, Wayne H. McNinch, Jasper L. McNutt, Cecil E. Meece, William C. Middleswart, Ralph W. Miller, Robert E. Miller, George Moffitt, Jr., Charles E. Montgomery, Millard C. Moon, James A. Morin, Orville Morris, Leo E. Morrison, George W. Myers, Howard E. Myers, Flory N. Nardelli, Clifford C. Niemesh, George Nisonger, William R. Nolan, Thomas E. Offenbaker, Robert W. Orin, Wilbur L. Oswalt, Gustie J. Pavlides, Logan Payne, Robert A. Pearce, Mike Petrakis, Rex Pitt, John R. Potter, Herbert R. Powell, Albert A. Powers, Harold H. Price, James V. Ratcliff, John Remenaric, William Repace, Francis D. Richards, Russell Riddell, Jessie G. Roark, John W. Robertson, Andy J. Rod, William A. Rogers, Fred Rutherford, Andrew K. Saunders, Steve J. Sawaska, Aloysius J. Schoenberger, Junior Seymour, Gaylord Sherman, Robert Sifferlen, Harold E. Smith, Lester F. Souders, Everett B. Sowards, Arthur Steele, Burns Steele, Frank A. Steele, Robert Stephens, Anthony Stevens, David A. Stokes, Charles Stonerock, Wayne E Stout, Russell W. Streets, Lloyd B. Swackhamer, Earl Taffe, Felix L. Thacker, Pearly E. Thacker, Robert Tharp, Clyde W. Thompson, Lloyd W. Thompson, Steve A. Titko, Peter Tokar, Joseph E. Turner, Frederick Tutorow, , Dorwin J. VanGundy, Ned E. Vore, Willard C. Wagner, Douglas J. Weddington, Harvey B. Weibel, George Weimann, Clarence S. Whyde, Richard L. Young, Robert W. Young, William E. Young, Carl E. Younkin, John Zmuda.