Edwin W. Jones photograph collection. 1938-1954.

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Edwin W. Jones photograph collection. 1938-1954.

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Contains the following types of materials: photographs. Covers the following war and time period: 1938-1953; Korean War. Contains photographs of the following organization: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). General description of the collection: The Edwin W. Jones photograph collection consists of photos of Lieutenant Colonel Edwin W. Jones spanning his career from CCC in California and Washington State to Seoul, Korea. There are numerous photos in the camps and on projects of the CCC followed by service at Camp Wheeler and Fort Benning, Georgia, with training units. There are various photos showing destruction in several cities in Korea (1952-1953).

1 box (253 photographs)

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7639179

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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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...

Jones, Edwin W.

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Lieutenant Colonel Edwin W. Jones was assigned to the Quartermaster Corps. From 1948 to 1950, he was assigned to the Chicago Quartermaster Industrial Mobilization Planning Office. He was in charge of planning activities for special purpose rations and food containers in an attempt to record the knowledge gained during World War II (WWII) and in preparation for future mobilizations. These efforts were terminated due to the Korean War. Jones was assigned to the Chicago Procurement Office. In the f...