Civilian Conservation Corp M1910 canteen cups?

[jimmyhanklane]

Anyone seen anything like these? Last pic is of unit markings on one of the handles.

 

[jimmyhanklane]

[jimmyhanklane]

[RustyCanteen]

More than likely that is exactly what it is.

 

I think I have one around, let me see..

 

RC

[RustyCanteen]

Here is a CCC set:

 

 

 

 

[ccyooper]

We had several camps around the area where I grew up in Michigan. This stuff used to be all over but now like WW1/WW2 items it is getting harder to find.

[scottiques]

Neat items--makes sense that they would be issued surplus military gear.

 

The CCC was staffed by US Army personnel and run like a military organization, so it makes sense that the gear would come from the same source.

 

Scott

[Garandomatic]

Any possibility to research family that was in the CCC? I have some neat pictures of my great-grandpa, and the story was that he was in the CCC, but he may have been a bit old. Possibly national guard, but I don't know. Racks of '17s, I think, train cars of the old Renault-designed tanks, etc.

[ccyooper]

I expect that if you search the web you will find a way to search CCC rolls. If your GGF was age 18-25 between 1933 and 1939 he could have been in the CCC's. I think because of the war the ages were 17-23 between 1940-42 when organization disbanded. Reserve Army officers were in charge of the camps and most of the equipment was appropriated from the military supplies prior to the war effort.