About the FWOH Program
The volunteers of the Fort Worden Oral History Program have collected almost 300 interviews with the men and women who have served, lived, worked, or visited Fort Worden over its long history since the program’s inception in 2003. The interviews tell of the real life experiences of those who served at Fort Worden during the military era; who worked or lived here during the Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center days; or have visited, participated in activities, or worked at the fort since it became a state park conference center.
These interviews, which have been transcribed and cataloged, form a rich treasure trove of stories that should be mined for source material by historians, students, genealogists, and writers.
Interviews by Subject
Army Army Families Army Wives Artillery Hill Atomic Bomb Tests Centrum Children's Games Coast Artillery-248th Coast Guard Commanding Officers Cottages Death Discipline Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment (EASR)-369th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EBSR) Ferries Fiddle tunes Fort Flagler Fort Worden General James H. Cunningham Guns Hangar (Balloon) Housing Isolation Korean War McCurdy Pavilion Meals Mines Navy Officers Row Park Rangers Port Townsend Prisoners of War Residents (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center) Runaways Shift Duty Ships Socialization Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center) State Parks Strait of Juan de Fuca Submarines Target Practice Teachers World War IIInterviews by Category
- General (3)
- Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center (38)
- Military (89)
- Washington State Parks (28)
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Recent Posts
- Interview With Deb Johnson
- Interview with Karl Dehmer
- Interview with Gerrit Nieuwsma
- Interview With John W. Singhose
- Interview With Virginia H. Walter
- Interview With William F. Gurley
- Interview With Harold P. Aden
- Interview With Lucinda Hall
- Interview with Gasper J. “Gus” Impiccini
- Interview With Wilfred E. Allen
Interview Archives
- May 2013 (1)
- April 2013 (1)
- March 2013 (4)
- February 2013 (5)
- January 2013 (4)
- December 2012 (7)
- November 2012 (8)
- October 2012 (2)
- September 2012 (2)
- August 2012 (8)
- July 2012 (4)
- June 2012 (4)
- May 2012 (7)
- April 2012 (6)
- March 2012 (39)
- February 2012 (49)
- January 2012 (4)
Tag Archives: World War II
Interview with Carl F. Baswell
From the interview with Colonel Carl F. Baswell of Heber Springs, AR conducted by Tim Caldwell at the Sheraton Hotel in Seattle on May 28, 2003. Col. Baswell served for three years at Fort Worden as commander of Company B … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged World War II, Bronze Star, Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EBSR), Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, 532nd, Legion of Merit Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal, Arkansas Tech, Autobahn Bridges, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Gruen and Belfinger Constrution Firm, Constabulary Command Europe, Army Promotions, 333rd Engineers Special Services Regiment F Company, Purple Heart Medal, Pforzheim, Fort Worden
Interview With Marjorie Carpentier
From the interview with Marjorie Carpentier of Port Townsend conducted by Carter Huth at the Fort Worden History Center on April 15, 2004. Ms. Carpentier is the daughter of L.P. Vane who served in the Coast Artillery in the early … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Air Force, Air Force Officers, Army, Battle of the Bulge, Coast Artillery, Coast Guard, Coupeville WA, Cryptographers, Cryptography, Dayton OH, Fort Casey, Franklin D. Roosevelt, German Documents, Japanese Radio Code, Joseph H. Carpentier, Katakana, L.P. Vane, MOS, Petaluma CA, Presidential Unit Citations, Seattle, Second Signal Corps Service Battalion, Short Wave Radio, Signal Corps, Two Rock Ranch, WACs, War Correspondents, Western Union, Womens Army Corps, World War II, Wright-Patterson Air Base
Interview With James E. Wells
From the interview with World War II veteran, James E. Wells of Quincy, WA conducted by John Croghan on July 1, 2004 by phone from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Wells was drafted in 1944 and assigned to the … Continue reading
Interview With James S. Rutherford
From the interview with James S. Rutherford of Los Altos, CA conducted by Patience Rogge by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on May 27, 2004. Mr. Rutherford’s father, Captain Dorsey J. Rutherford was stationed at Fort Worden in … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Coast Artillery-63rd, Corregidor, Dorsey J. Rutherford, Philippines, Prisoners of War, Robert D. Rutherford, World War II
Interview With Anthony Tucholski
From the interview with Anthony Tucholski of Toledo, OH conducted by Rick Martinez at the Fort Worden History Center on May 12, 2002. Mr. Tucholski served in the 248th Coast Artillery from June 1941 to September 1945. He was stationed … Continue reading
Interview With Melvin L. Tompkins
From the interview with Melvin L. Tompkins of Apopka, FL conducted by Patience Rogge by phone on January 17, 2008. Mr. Tompkins served in the U.S. Army during World War II. During his 18 months service at Fort Worden, he … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Dental Work, World War II
Interview With Penina Keen Spinka
From the interview with Penina Keen Spinka of Sun City, AZ conducted by Patience Rogge by telephone from the Fort Worden History Center on December 5, 2006. Ms. Spinka is the daughter of Jack Keen (1920-1990), who served in … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Guns, Shift Duty, Target Practice, World War II
Interview With Inger Mullaney
From the interview with Inger Mullaney of Gresham, OR conducted by Sandra Lizut by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on May 18, 2004. Mrs. Mullaney was born in Port Townsend on May 12, 1914 and died in Clackamas, … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Fort Townsend, Paper Mill, World War II
Interview With Rosalie Kline
From the interview with Mrs. Rosalie Kline of Grants Pass, OR conducted by phone by Patience Rogge from the Fort Worden History Center on January 22, 2008. Mrs. Kline was the daughter of Captain Miles A. Putnam, who was stationed … Continue reading
Interview With Jack W. Hendry
From the interview with Jack W. Hendry of Bremerton, WA conducted by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on February 10, 2004 by Patience Rogge. Mr. Hendry served in the U.S. Army 248th Coast Artillery G Battery and the … Continue reading
