Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Joe Flynn, Revised Oral History 2004 |
Catalog Number |
2016.005.024 |
Object Name |
Manuscript |
Scope & Content |
Joe Flynn, Revised Oral History 2004 >> Living History Project, February 9, 2001, Interviewed in Camino, California, Nordstrom Whited, Interviewer, Revised, place & people's names corrected. January-February, 2004 by Joe Flynn Joseph V. Flynn was born in Georgetown, California, which is on the west side of the Eldorado Forest, about 16 miles north of Placerville. I was born on September 20, 1917. Two other brothers, Bob (who has retired from the Forest Service now, too) and Bill, were also born in Georgetown. Following World War II, I went up to Oregon State College and finished up there. I graduated there in 1947. Joe was a warehouseman and a roustabout around Placerville, and a forest guard. In 1934 they sent me over to Georgetown Ranger Station as a fire assistant. I was 13 on my first fire for the Forest Service was in August 1931. Before I got out of college, I had 8 years of nonprofessional work in the Forest Service. I was a CCC foreman at Snowline CC Camp. Page 13 Page 15 Army Air Corps during World War II Page 15 Graduated in June 1947. Assigned to Big Bar District on the Trinity N.F. Page 33 On June 11, 1950, I transferred to the Lassen Forest. Page 35 April 29, 1951, I was promoted to Ranger. Page 36 Fruit Growers Supply Company timber sale Page 59 Mineral King Ski Resort-Disney proposal was a problem. Page 61 promoted to Forest Supervisor on the Eldorado Forest Page 71 I was in the Regional Office on September 30, 1962, and stayed there until I retired at age 55 on a Friday in June 1973 Page 73 Fiberboard land exchange on the north end of Lake Tahoe, 10,000 acres, 1967-1968 Page 82 - relationship with California Fish and Game department |
Additional File |
Click Here to view PDF. |
Year Range from |
2004 |
Year Range to |
2004 |
People |
Beebe, John Deinema, John W. "Jack" Flynn, Joseph V. Greeley, Arthur W. Leisz, Douglas R. Smith, Edwin F. White, Ralph |
Subjects |
Mineral King Ski Resort Sequoia NF Shasta-Trinity NF Lassen NF Eldorado NF Fruit Growers Supply Company timber sale Fiberboard land exchange Firefighting Fruit Growers Supply Company timber sale |
Search Terms |
Lands-Real Estate Management Timber Sales Fire Crews Fire-Control |
Catalog date |
2016-06-25 |
Extent of Description |
PDF Document-- 91 pages |
Collection |
National Museum of Forest Service History |