Biographies of Lloyd G. Stevens and John Earn Stevens and Richard (Dick) Sartors

CCCMen, Company 5705, Camp F-193, Bungalow, CO & Fort Leonard Wood

My father and his brother and my Uncle Lloyd G Stevens, Richard (Dick) Sartors, and John Earn Stevens. were in the CCC’s back in 1939 to 1941. They were drafted for WWII but two of them were stationed in Pierce, Idaho and the other one was in Fort Leonard Wood. All three boys were from Missouri. I have a few pictures of them in front of the barracks and one in front of Army Forrestry Headquarters Camp F-193, Bungalow, CO 5705 CCC. That was Dick and John. Lloyd was at Ft Leonard Wood. He drove big equipment.

Their story was simple. It was after the depression and no one had any money and jobs were scarce. All the young boys needed jobs and to make some money. The only job available was in the CCC’s. They decided to enlist. Apparently, Dick, John, and Lloyd had a few drinks the night before. Lloyd had a weak stomach. He was a tall farm boy, 6 foot 1 and broad shouldered with curly, wavy hair. He wasn’t able to recuperate as quickly as the other two from the previous night’s activities and he was late getting to the place where they signed up for the CCC’s. Dick and John were standing in front of the long line and heard a thump coming from the back of the room. One of the guys behind them told them a big boy passed out back there – yep, that was Lloyd. He went home sick. Because he did not sign up the same time as the other two, they were separated. He went to Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri and Dick and John went to Pierce, Idaho.

----- Janiece Anderson

jlanderson.1313 AT mchsi.com

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