Members
Amos, E.
Antone, P.
Audrini, W.
Besser, J.
Bicknell, J.
Brady, J.
Brooke, J.
Bryant, G.
Buttler, J.
Carossa, A,
Carstensen, C.
Castle, D.
Castle, R.
Chadwick, F.
Chase, M.
Clements,L.
Cochrane, G.
Cole, D.
Consalves, J.
Cortez, M.
Counts, A.
Cunningham, L.
DeFranco, W.
DeLong, F.
DeMars, W.
DeMartini, B.
Devitt, M.
Douglas, B.
Dowel, R.
Duke, V.
Easton, R.
Ebeling, P.
Emerson, R.
Emerson, R.
Evans, L.
Exline, D.
Fischer, R.
Fisher, R,
Fonger, M.
Ford, E.
Forkner, H.
Frassinious, L.
Frey, E.
Frey, G.
Fulk, C.
Funchion, J.
Funchion, J.
Gagliardo, F.
Garcia, D.
Goldberg, H.
Graham, H.
Grippins, L.
Haesler, E.
Hansen, H.
Herman, S.
Hinde, C.
Hopkins, L.
Hurd, N.
Isabell, M.
Jackson, H.
Jacobs, R.
Jewell, J.
Jouquin, A.
Kach
Kimball, C.
King, B.
Kuenster, J.
LaRue, J.
Lawrince, W.
Lehar, Y.
Leister, H.
Lelikoff, W.
Lonero, V.
Lord, H.
Mann, W.
Marino, F.
Marino, G.
Marion, S.
Mayton, R.
McCandless, S.
McCary, P.
McKenzie, W.
Melnikoff, J.
Mendle
Miranda, C.
Morino, R.
Murakami, R.
Neal, A.
Neal, A.
Neasley, W.
Nehar, W.
Nelson, R.
Nunes, M.
Palermo, P.
Patterson, R.
Paugh, R.
Paulson, B.
Peoples, E.
Perl, M.
Perry, C.
Perry, C.
Perry, L.
Pevehouse, R.
Pollock, E.
Poulain, L.
Rassmussen, A.
Restovich, J.
Rodriquez, J.
Rose, L.
Ruiz, H.
Ruiz, J.
Rujna, J.
Ruth, B.
Short, E.
Smith, R.
Stammer, G.
Stansberry, G.
Taylor, R.
Taylor, W.
Travis, P.
Treaster, J.
Viles, P.
Wede, F.
West, F.
West, O.
West, O.
Whitley, J.C.
Wood, D.
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Orleans Camp History
July 1, 1933, the workers were housed in the quarters of the ranger
station Company 920, Civilian Conservation Corps, Camp F-22, was one of
the first scamps organized in the Eureka District. As a matter of fact, it
was one of the first camps in existence. Contrary to the history of many
camps it has retained the original number as well as the original camp
site.
On the 17th day of May, 1933, an advance
detail of CCC men, Forestry Service employees, and some civilian
carpenters started work on the erection of the camp. The site is about a
mile from the town of Orleans, in Northern California.
The original plans for the camp called for the
erection of wooden barracks which, of course, are still in use today.
During the course of construction, which was completed at Orleans.
The first army officer to assume command of this
company was Captain Lowe. It was under his command that the camp was
built. After Captain L0we left, Lieutenant Pierce assumed command, and he
was followed by Major Harmon, who later became the Redding District
Commander. After Major Harmon the following officers assumed command in
the order named: Lieutenant Tandy, Captain Quiffill and Lieutenant Dessler.
It as during the command of Lieutenant Dessler that the company was
transferred to the Medford District.
Lieut. L. B. Rhodes, Liut. Gilbert Mathews, and
Capt. Everett Bibb has been on leave, and during his absence Capt. Wm. S.
Akers has taken command.
The main objectives of this camp have been road
building and bridge building. One of the outstanding accomplishments is
the completion of the Ishi Pishi bridge. It is dubbed the Miniature Golden
Gate, due to the fact that it is a duplicate of the original. It is a
beautiful piece of workmanship with a span of 285 feet across the Klamath
River. Any CCC camp or any construction company could well be proud of
such a project.
Then there is the Dillon Mount Bluff. This was a
thousand feet of road built around a bluff at a distance above the river
that a fall meant certain death. The regional inspector told Mr. Bartholff,
the Project Superintendent, that he was afraid the job could not be done
without the loss of several men. “It shall be done,” said Mr. Barthloff,
“and I’ll not loose a man.” The job stands today as a monument to the CCC.
The accidents entailed during the course of
construction are nor worth mentioning.
These men had been trapped in a snowstorm and were
marooned in the mountains. Of course they would have had no chance at all
except for a field phone of the Forest Service nearby. They struggled to
this phone and called for help. The CCC immediately organized an
expedition and started off to the rescue. Of course under such
circumstances only a limited supply of food could be carried because each
man had to carry his own.
For three days and nights these boys of the CCC
fought a battle that was way beyond the line of duty and showed that they
were made of the same stuff our ancestors planted in us.
There was another instance of splendid work done by
the CCC which required the stamina of real he-men under hardships which
were almost beyond human endurance. It was beyond the
line of duty, but to fail meant death to some one. This was the rescue of
two gold miners who were 22 miles back in the hills behind banks of snow
fifteen or twenty feet deep. One was a miner from
Alaska, which gives an idea of the gravity of the situation.
The last forty-eight hours they had almost nothing
to eat. Two boys, Know and McCarty, were outstanding in their efforts to
help Mr. Barthloff, the foreman, keep uip the fighting spirit of the boys
as they battled on for dear life. McCarty had a laceration in is knee over
two inches long. This made his going that much harder. Under such
conditions, to stop meant to freeze to death.
The final result was these boys of the CCC
struggled through and rescued the miners. It was certainly a peace time
effort that was worthy of commendation.
Officers
Capt. Everett I. Bibb, CAV-Res Commanding
Officer
Capt. William S. Akers, Air-Res Adjutant
Capt. Bayard C. Taylor, Air-Res Junior
Officer
Dr. Arron B. Wernick Camp
Surgeon
Fuller Swift
CEA
Technical Personnel
C. E. Barthloff Project
Superintendent
Fred Yarbrough
F. Hogg
H. P. M. Birkinbine
G. L. Thumberg
R. W. Dougherty
W. F. Adams
W. J. Soracco
P. C. Louquet
Clyde Langdon
Edward Nitche
Wm. Bennet
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