Company 1962, was organized July 27, 1934, at Ashland, Montana. After a brief stay there, the Company, on November 7, 1935 was moved to St. Regis, Montana, and from there to its present station, Camp F-36, Nine Mile, Alberton, Montana, arriving here January 11,1936. Captain R. S. Sollman, Company Commander, Mr. L. M. Vierhus, Project Superintendent, Doctor Theodore S. Wedde, Camp Physician and Mr. Glenn E. DuBose, Educational Adviser, are charged with responsibility for the administration and field accomplishments of Company 1962, CCC.
Forest Fire fighting and farming are the major summer projects of Company 1962. Incidentally, Company 1962 has a record of never having a man seriously injured on a forest fire during six fire seasons. Approximately 80% of all enrolled personnel are qualified First Aid Attendants.
The outstanding winter projects of Company 1962 are the Drafting Department, Range Herbarium, and the Sigh Shop. The Drafting Department has a crew of 18 Enrollees who do a majority of the drafting work for Region One of the Forest Service. The Sigh Shop maintains two shifts of 25 enrollees each and furnishes trail and road signs for all the forests of Region One. The Range Herbarium uses from seven to ten enrollees whose duties are to classify and bind in volumes all grasses and plant growths peculiar to certain parts of Region One.
For the leisure hours of their enrollees, Company 1962 offers a many subject educational program handled by teachers who are well qualified for such work, a reading room and library, complete with the latest papers, magazines and books, is available. The Sports-minded enrollees has a variety of sports to choose from including volley ball, basketball, softball, etc. In addition, the woods and streams surrounding the Camp are abundant with game and Fish.
With all that is offered, is it any wonder that the enrollees are reluctant to leave Company 1962 when their time is up?
- Richard S. Sollman - Company Commander
- Glenn E. DuBose - Educational Adviser
- L. W. Hayhurst - Musical Instructor
- Dr. Theodore S. Wedde - Camp Surgeon
- Louis M. Vierhus - Project Superintendent
- D. R. Hudson - Foreman
- Scott Kizer - Foreman
- Clarence Stillwell - Foreman
- William Evans - Foreman
- Boyd Thompson - Foreman
- Virgil Hall - Foreman
- George Harrsh - Mechanic
- Harold Dopfer - Engineer Draftsman
- D. W. Baldwin - Assistant to the Technician
- Stanley Kostecka - Skilled Worker
- P. E. Hendershot - Machine Operator
- Monte Peyton - Remount Foreman
- W. J. Bell - Saddle Maker
Enrollees:
Gordon M. [illegible], Reinhart J. [illegible], Walter A. Ardisson, Hugh R. Armstrong, Arthur I. Bair, Stanley G. Bates, W. J. Bauer, George R. Bickel, William E. Bolon, Richard Bolton, George L. Bonefield, R. Brush, R. Brush, Joseph H. Callaghan, John E. Carroll, Robert E. Carter, Alfred B. Coleman, Robert A. Cornelia, Alfred Cotler, Charles O. Courtney, Charles B. Daniels, John L. Daniels, Matt G. Davidson, Michael A. Dinardi, Orville D. Dooley, Bernard G. Doyle, Harry O. Elhard, John P. Elvert, Clifford L. England, Elwood A. Erickson, Robert L. Faltermeyer, James C. Fickes, John B. Goroski, Donald W. Greenlief, Clifford L. Gruel, John N. Hanley, Floyd E. Harrison, George R. Harrison, G. Heim, W. G. Henninger, Carl Hinnewinkel, L. R. Jette, Lyman W. Kalloch, Robert H. Kalstrom, Michael S. Karina, Oswald Kaul, John M. Kuntz, Eugene V. Lane, Arthur E. Laufie, Robert E. Lee, Roy J. Lindow, James B. Lippincott, Russell C. Longabach, John W. Lumley, Melvin A. Malley, James C. Malvern, David A. McCloy, Harold E. McDaniel, Daniel F. McDonald, Walter A. Means, Ralph F. Miller, Theodore Mittelstaedt, Ralph P. Moe, George W. Nelson, Nicholas J. Nissen, John J. O'Brien, E. L. Oertli, Ernest L. Oertli, Charles M. Root, Ruben A. Sandau, Fred Schwartz, Leslie F. Seaton, Donald W. Stage, Thurman C. Stanford, Henry G. Steinel, John C. Sullivan, Hallie A. Syth, George W. Taylor, Darrel D. Teeters, George A. Teeters, James C. Thurston, George A. Trabert, Walter H. Trabert, Henry C. Treftz, Edward Ulrich, Charles M. Welch, Kelly C. Wellington, Albert L. White, Andy S. Widdifield, Del Williams, Harry L. Winkler, D. Yarger.
