African CCC Princeton 1938

Roster of Company 3550, Camp SCS-1,
Civilian Conservation Corps,
Princeton, Gibson County, IN, 1938-39
Extracted by Ron Darrah
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal employment program operating from 1933 to 1942. The aim, besides work relief, was to promote tree planting, park construction, flood control, forest fire prevention, and similar environmental tasks.
The United States and Indiana had numerous CCC companies, all of which were racially segregated; Company 3550 was an African-American unit, initially stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, and moved in mid-1938 to Gibson County. The Company was possibly moved to accommodate the military buildup for WW2.
The unit members, called enrollees, were drawn from a wide area and were not necessarily from the Marion or Gibson County area. Some may even have not been from Indiana.
The following roster was taken from a softbound book in the Indiana State Library, titled “Indiana District, Civilian Conservation Corps, 1938-1939.” Many other Indiana companies are also listed in the book.
The Indiana State Library has a collection of six “Princeton Prattle” monthly newspapers from this Company that researchers may use for additional information, especially given names, on enrollees. The Library issues are August, September, and December, 1938, and January, April, and May of 1939. The newspapers are 6-8 mimeographed pages, but the Library will not allow photocopying, so take a digital camera if you want copies.
The National Personnel Records Center in St. Louis should have a file on each Company member. Check their website for ordering procedures.