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One day in the fall of 1909, William D Boyce, a successful American businessman, became lost in a dense London fog. Out of the gloom a boy approached him and asked if he could be of help. The young man escorted Boyce to his destination, then strangely refused to accept a tip, because as a Boy Scout he was only doing his duty.
Boyce became very interested. After finishing his errand, Boyce arranged to meet Lord Baden-Powell. Boyce was so impressed with what he learned that he decided to bring Scouting home with him.
And so, on February 8, 1910, in Washington, D.C., Boyce and a group of other outstanding men founded the Boy Scouts of America.
No one knows who that "Unknown Scout" was. He never came forward, but he will never be forgotten. At Gilwell Park, in England, a statue of a buffalo was put up in honor of to the “Unknown Scout” whose one Good Turn to one man became a Good Turn to millions of American boys.
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Troop 329 is a part of the Osage District, of the Greater St. Louis Area Council, of the Boy Scouts of America. Our Troop was founded in 1915 and is one of the oldest in our District.
J.W. Morrill was the first Scoutmaster, and C.W. Freiberger was the first Assistant.
Some of the noteworthy men who have served in Leadership positions in our Troop are: Dewey Steinhaus, Charles Scheuman, Paul Schwartz, Joseph Castelli, Norbert Funke, Roy E. Myers, Stanley Leber, Robert Myers, Stu Gitlin, Melvin Atherton, Jim McKinney, & LeRoy Bedwell.
Still Active are: Charlie Scarbrough, Don Hazelwood, & Dale Rose
We are currently seeking any stories, photos, or memoribilia regarding the history of this proud unit. Please contact our Scoutmaster, with anything you would like to submit, so that we can share those great memories with a new generation.
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1939 VERNON JONES
1940 JOE CASTELLI, BILL JONES
1964 MICHAEL GANN
1965 TIMOTHY MYERS
1975 ROBERT ATHERTON, MICHAEL MCKINNEY
1976 GREGORY MYERS
1981 MICHAEL BEDWELL, RICHARD LESH,
STEVEN MYERS, DANIEL O'MARA,
MICHAEL SCARBROUGH, SCOTT WOLF
1982 KENNETH HAMMETT
1985 KEITH HAMMETT
1995 STEPHEN FLANNERY
1997 MIKE HOPPE JR
1999 COREY CHAPMAN
2005 ERIC MYERS
2008 MICHAEL BATES JR, NATHANIEL PRIESS
2010 JACOB O'ROURKE
2011 JACOB SCHULTZ, JEREMY BATES
2014 JACOB POST
2015 MICHAEL O'ROURKE, ETHAN TROKEY
2016 AARON KNOTTS, JACOB MYERS,
KOLYN HOWARD
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Remember growing up in Troop 329. . . Remember those hikes and campouts when everything went smoothly and the weather was perfect? (No, we don't either) But how about the first hike, when you knew you couldn't take another step, or the half cooked/half burnt food and a wet sleeping bag? The tough times were when we found out what we were really made of. They make the best memories, and the best stories too.
Remember the smell of wood smoke, the good times, and great food sitting by the fire with your friends at camp? How about learning to make fuzz-sticks, scrubbing wash buckets, and trying to light a fire with only two matches?
We invite you to tell us about your favorite memories of the Troop. With Troop 329's 100th anniversary celebration at hand, there's never been a better time for yesterday's Scouts to share our memories.
We are collecting stories, photos, memorabilia, anything that will help us share the proud history of Troop 329 with a brand new generation of boys. And we need your help with that.
When you sign up as an Alumni, we'll keep you up to date on what the Boy Scouts in Pacific are doing today. A lot has changed, but most of the program is very much the same. Please contact our Scoutmaster, Mr Myers, through this site, and tell us what you remember, what you learned, and what you're doing now.
Because Your story IS the Troop 329 story.
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