Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Organization
Biography
During World War II, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), originally established in 1933 as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, had largely wound down by 1942 as the nation shifted its focus to the war effort. At its peak, the CCC had employed hundreds of thousands of young men in conservation projects, building infrastructure in national parks, planting trees, and combating soil erosion. Although the formal CCC program was phased out to free manpower for military service and wartime industries, its legacy persisted, as many former enrollees applied the skills they had learned in forestry, construction, and land management to support wartime production, military engineering projects, and postwar conservation initiatives.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Robert E. Byrns Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 000065
Abstract
The Robert E. Byrns Collection documents the military career, instructional activities, and research interests of Colonel Robert E. Byrns from the 1930s through the late 1980s, with particular emphasis on his service in the Armored Force Replacement Training Center (AFRTC) and Armored School at Fort Knox, Kentucky; his work with Special Training Units during World War II; and his later involvement with the Army Field Forces Arctic Test Branch in Alaska. The materials reflect Col. Byrns’s...
Dates:
1929 - 1995