{"product_id":"original-u-s-1930s-civilian-conservation-corps-company-386-wool-coat-with-camp-insignia-and-service-stripes","title":"Original U.S. 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps Company 386 Wool Coat with Camp Insignia and Service Stripes","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a scarce original 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps wool coat worn by a member of Company 386, the CCC unit assigned to Camp S-129 near Waterville, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coat retains a large Civilian Conservation Corps shoulder patch, a separate Company 386 insignia, two service stripes, and a small wheel-shaped sleeve device. Despite substantial wear and moth damage, it remains an unusually complete and visually distinctive uniform from one of the most important public-work programs of the Great Depression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated in 1933 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, the Civilian Conservation Corps provided employment, food, housing, education, and vocational experience to young men from families affected by the economic collapse. Enrollees performed demanding outdoor labor involving forestry, fire prevention, erosion control, road construction, flood management, and the development of state and national parks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCCC life combined civilian conservation work with a highly organized camp structure. The U.S. Army initially handled transportation, housing, clothing, feeding, and camp administration, although the enrollees were civilians and did not receive military training. The disciplined camp environment nevertheless gave many young men experience that later proved useful when the United States mobilized for WWII.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompany 386 was stationed at Camp S-129-PA near Waterville. Pennsylvania’s official CCC archive identifies Company 386 with Camp S-129 and preserves a company history and period imagery associated with the unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCamp S-129 was located in the forested Little Pine Creek region of north-central Pennsylvania. CCC crews in this area carried out conservation and recreational-development work that helped rehabilitate land heavily affected by earlier logging and forest fires. Projects throughout Pennsylvania commonly included tree planting, fire prevention, trail and road construction, stream improvement, bridge building, and the creation of public recreation facilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work of Company 386 and neighboring camps contributed to the broader transformation of Pennsylvania’s state forests and park system. Surviving CCC construction and landscape improvements remain an important part of the Commonwealth’s conservation heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe left sleeve bears the familiar Civilian Conservation Corps patch with the central tree emblem. Directly beneath it is a separate unit patch displaying: \u003cstrong\u003e386. \u003c\/strong\u003eThis identifies the wearer with Company 386 and provides the coat with a specific and researchable camp association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNear the cuff are two horizontal service stripes. These likely reflect periods of CCC service, although the precise interpretation of stripe systems could vary by uniform type and period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelow the stripes is a small wheel-shaped insignia. It may indicate duty involving vehicles, transportation, mechanical work, or a company specialty, but its exact meaning has not been conclusively established. We therefore do not identify the wearer definitively as a driver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coat retains three of its original four U.S.-marked composition buttons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wool shows substantial moth damage, scattered holes, thinning, and general age-related wear. These condition issues are visible throughout and should be carefully reviewed in the accompanying photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the damage, the coat remains structurally recognizable and retains the insignia that gives it its historical importance. CCC uniforms were frequently worn hard during outdoor work, discarded after enrollment, converted for civilian use, or stripped of their patches, making intact company-identified examples increasingly difficult to obtain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Civilian Conservation Corps operated until 1942, when unemployment had declined and the demands of wartime mobilization absorbed much of the available workforce. During its existence, the program placed young men in thousands of camps across the country and left behind roads, trails, shelters, dams, forests, campgrounds, and park structures that remain in use generations later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis coat represents far more than a Depression-era work garment. Its Company 386 insignia connects it to a specific body of young men who lived and worked together in rural Pennsylvania, restoring damaged forests and helping create public landscapes that continue to benefit visitors today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA scarce, company-identified CCC uniform with strong New Deal, Pennsylvania conservation, and American social-history appeal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApproximate Measurements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollar to shoulder: 8.5\"\u003cbr\u003eShoulder to sleeve: 24”\u003cbr\u003eShoulder to shoulder: 15\"\u003cbr\u003eChest width: 18”\u003cbr\u003eWaist: 16.5\"\u003cbr\u003eHip: 19\"\u003cbr\u003eFront length: 30.5\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45344133414981,"sku":"ONJR24MG532","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/9ABFEA3A-832B-429A-AFC3-95FEED9A042D.jpg?v=1783975859","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-1930s-civilian-conservation-corps-company-386-wool-coat-with-camp-insignia-and-service-stripes","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}