Company 953 was organized October 5, 1939, and arrived in Camp Winifred on October 9 with 40 members transferred from the other Montana companies in the District. From this group, the overhead of the company was selected. On October 15, the Company was augmented by 156 rookies from the October enrollment.
On March 18, 1940, Camp Winifred had a disastrous fire, destroying three barracks and one bath house. It was only with the best efforts of the entire Company that the rest of the camp was saved.
Company 953 had a good basketball team during the past winter, winning 3rd in the sub-district tournament. Baseball is in full swing now, and we appear to have the material for a fast team.
Camp Winifred is under the Department of Interior, Grazing Service. Its work is building dams and developing springs for stock watering holes; rodent control; building of drift fences, stock corrals, and roads for development of live stock industry; eradication of poisonous plants; and fire fighting on National and State lands.
Camp Winifred has an advance cadre in Landusky, Montana, building what is to be a summer camp which will be occupied about the middle of June by the whole company. According to present plans, the Company will return to the man Camp in the fall.
The Personnel of Company 953 is the following:
For the Army: Lawrence L. Larsen, Commanding Officer CAF-7; Lincoln W. Landall, Subaltern; John C. Dunn, Camp Physician George O. White, Educational Adviser.
For the Department of Grazing: Homer C. Bosworth, Camp Superintendents; Orvil Alexander, Foreman; Edward Greenman, Foreman; Patrick Jones, Foreman; Raymond Kelberer, Camp Mechanic; James Kennedy, Camp Engineer; James McCabe, Foreman; Frank Shannon, Foreman.
- Lawrence L. Larsen - Company Commander
- Lincoln W. Landall - Subaltern
- George O. White - Educational Adviser
- Dr. John C. Dunn - Camp Surgeon
- Homer C. Bosworth - Project Superintendent
- E. R. Greenman - Foreman
- F. M. Shannon - Foreman
- P. H. Jones - Foreman
- Orville W. Alexander - Foreman
- J. M. McCabe - Foreman
- J. M. Kennedy - Engineer
- R. E. Kelberer - Mechanic
Enrollees:
Edward J. Albers, Robert Q. Allison, Royal S. Archer, Ralph L. Brower, Theodore E. Brown, George W. Chase, John H. Childers, Harold M. Clark, Dean Corey, John R. Drewiske, George E. Dreyer, Kenneth W. Dupler, Donald W. Eldridge, Harold J. Eldridge, Harold J. Ellwein, Lester M. Forde, William J. Forrest, James H. Fristo, Archie R. Gagne, Charles O. Grantham, Glenn W. Halverson, Andrew Hughes, Fritz J. Jappe, Allan R. Johnson, Willard L. Jones, Alva D. Justice, Joseph N. Kluesner, Irvin F. Kuntz, Arthur C. Laporte, John Maier, Arnold D. Mann, Donald G. Mann, Robert J. Mayers, John B. McFarland, Donald McKenzie, George E. Melder, James W. Merrill, Floyd E. Merseal, Edward E. Minty, Earl C. Mohn, LaVern D. Moles, Velter W. Orlowsky, Leonard L. Peters, Francis J. Philip, Harry Privett, Jack W. Rich, Paul W. Rich, Ralph B. Robertson, Herbert D. Rustad, Robert Sandau, Anton J. Schwan, Kenneth E. Seidleman, Obert J. Selk, James A. Shipstead, Chauncey L. Shuey, Edward A. Siegel, Duane J. Silva, Harry Simmons, Alven Stang, Gene E. Swift, Alfred R. Templeton, Nathaniel Templeton, Arthur C. Thomas, Wynn A. Thompson, Ray A. Thornock, Robert E. Torgrimson, Robert P. VanLuchene, Gilbert J. Warner, Robert K. White, Elmer W. Whitworth, Donald W. Young, Stephen S. Zarr,
