TROOP 33 HISTORY - 1940's Boy Scout Troop 33; First Lutheran Church; DeKalb, Illinois WWII ERA 1940's TROOP 33 HOMEPAGE TIMELINE - EAGLES - LEADERSHIP - ADVENTURE TROOP 33's HISTORY PAGES A More Detailed History of Troop 33 by Decade.   1920s     1930s     1940s     1950s     1960s     1970s     1980s     1990s     2000s     2010s     xxxx     xxxx   . THE TIMES: "WWII times of the 1940's" DOLLARS PEOPLE HISTORY 1940 Income   $1,725  ($33.17/week) 1940 House   $3,920 Gallon of Gas   $ .11 - Glen Miller - Bing Crosby - Katherine Hepburn - Frank Sinatra - John Wayne - Humphrey Bogart - Sugar Ray Robinson - Satchel Paige - Joe DiMaggio . . - Pearl Harbor Attack - World War II - D-Day Invasion - Hiroshima & Nagasaki - United Nations established - Sound Barrier Broken U.S. PRESIDENTS   + Franklin D. Roosevelt   + Harry S. Truman   + Dwight D Eisenhower .     1940's TIMELINE: YEAR NOTE 1940 The June 1940 issue of Boys Life magazine included a photo of Troop 33 Eagle Scout, David Romies being presented the Hornaday Award for distinguished service to wildlife by Scout Executive E.F. Schmidt. . 1944 Ramon Bowers passes away while serving as Scoutmaster of Troop 33 in 1944. . 1946 Richard Peterson receives the Eagle Award. . 1946 Troop 33's orginal charter expires. I I I I .   Eagles of the 1940's 1946 RICHARD PETERSON . . .   Key Adult Leaders in the 1940's Year Scoutmaster Chairman 1940 Ramon Bowers R.M. Tumworth 1941 G. Ray Nelson R.M. Tumworth 1942 John Twombly R.M. Tumworth 1943 John Twombly R.M. Tumworth 1944 Ramon bowers Frederick Johnson 1945 Wilbur Frederick Walter Bensen 1946 Charter Expires . 1947 NOT CHARTERED . 1948 NOT CHARTERED . 1949 NOT CHARTERED . . . . Ramon Bowers died in 1944 .   Camping in the 1940's Many overnight trips took place. Due to wartime sacrifices and quotas on fuel, etc., most activities took place at local camping spots. Troop 33 Scouts enjoyed Camp Rotary MacQueen in Kirkland, IL. .   CONTINUE EXPLORING OUR HISTORY Troop 33 - First Lutheran: DeKalb, Illinois RETURN TO THE 1930's MOVE AHEAD TO THE 1950's Return to the Troop 33 History Page Do you have photos or stories of Troop 33's history? E-Mail Cliff Golden cliffgolden@yahoo.com TROOP 33 HOMEPAGE ACTIVITIES - CALENDAR - HIGH ADVENTURE - RESOURCE PAGE .