THE TIMES:
America in the 1940's
Average income in 1940
$1,725.00
Average cost of a new house in 1940
$3,920.00
Average cost of a gallon of gas in 1940
$.11
Major Entertainers
Glen Miller
Bing Crosby
Katherine Hepburn
Frank Sinatra
John Wayne
Humphrey Bogart
Major Sports Figures
Sugar Ray Robinson (boxing)
Satchel Paige (baseball)
Joe DiMaggio (baseball)
Major Events
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor in Hawaii
United States enters World War II
Normandy Invasion of Europe on D-Day
Nuclear Bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
Presidents:
+ Franklin Delanor Roosevelt
+ Harry S. Truman
+ Dwight D Eisenhower
United Nations established
Chuck Yaeger breaks the sound barrier
TROOP 33 HISTORY
1940's
Boy Scout Troop 33; First Lutheran Church; DeKalb, Illinois
1940's
Troop 33 Scouts attended Camp Rotary MacQueen in Kirkland, IL.
Many overnight trips took place. Due to wartime sacrifices and quotas on fuel, etc., most activities took place at local camping spots.
Troop 33 Eagle Scouts in the 1940's.
+ 1946 - Richard Peterson
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Key Adult Leaders in the 1940's
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| 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 Benson |
| 1946 |
CHARTER EXPIRES |
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| 1947 |
NOT CHARTERED |
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| 1948 |
NOT CHARTERED |
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| 1949 |
NOT CHARTERED |
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Note:
Ramon Bowers passed away while serving as Scoutmaster in 1944.
Scout Handbooks in the 1940's
Scout Handbook
1940-1948
Click here to find out more about the 4th Edition (1940-1948) Scout Handbook.
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