Papers, 1937, 1992.

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Papers, 1937, 1992.

The collection contains Brown's 1937 discharge from the Civilian Conservation Corps, and a 1992 note signed by Roger Woodcock giving Brown's war and postwar history.

2 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7335665

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Brown, Harl D., ca. 1920-1971.

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Brown enlisted in the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937 and served for a year and a half. He enlisted in the Navy during World War II and was on a ship that was torpedoed at Pearl Harbor. His injuries were severe and after the war he continued treatment in several Veterans' Hospitals. From the description of Papers, 1937, 1992. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 32055918 ...

Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)

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The Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal agency, was created as part of the New Deal in 1935. From the description of Civilian Conservation Corps photograph collection [graphic]. 1936. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38548415 On March 31, 1933, congress passed the Emergency Conservation Work Act, creating the Civilian Conservation Corps. On April 5, the president appointed Robert Fechner of Tennessee as Director of Emergency Conservation Work. Fechner, a vic...