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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
- 369th EASR
- Army
- Army Families
- Army Wives
- Artillery Hill
- Atomic Bomb Tests
- Campgrounds
- Centrum
- Centrum Foundation
- Children's Games
- Closing of the Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center
- Coast Artillery-248th
- Coast Guard
- Commanding Officers
- Commanding Officers Quarters at Fort Worden
- Cottage Parents
- Cottages
- Death
- Discipline
- Enemy Fire
- Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment (EASR)-369th
- Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EBSR)
- Ferries
- Festival of American Fiddle Tunes
- Fiddle tunes
- Fort Flagler
- Fort Lewis
- Fort Worden
- Fort Worden Parade Ground
- General James H. Cunningham
- Greenland
- Guns
- Hangar (Balloon)
- Harbor Entrance Control Post
- Housing
- Hydrophones
- Inchon Landing
- Isolation
- Japan
- Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center
- Korean War
- Korean War Era
- Living Conditions
- McCurdy Pavilion
- Meals
- Military Police
- Mines
- National Guard
- Navy
- Officers Row
- Park Rangers
- Point Wilson Lighthouse
- Port Townsend
- Prisoners of War
- Pusan
- Residents (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center)
- Runaways
- Russians
- Seasickness
- Sergeants
- Shift Duty
- Ships
- Socialization
- Social Life
- Social Workers
- Staff (Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center)
- State Parks
- Strait of Juan de Fuca
- Submarines
- Target Practice
- Teachers
- Weather
- Weddings
- Wildlife
- World War II
Interviews by Category
- General (2)
- Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center (47)
- Military (125)
- Washington State Parks (42)
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Recent Posts
Interview Archives
- March 2015 (6)
- February 2015 (1)
- January 2015 (1)
- December 2014 (2)
- November 2014 (3)
- October 2014 (4)
- September 2014 (1)
- July 2014 (6)
- June 2014 (7)
- May 2014 (5)
- April 2014 (1)
- January 2014 (1)
- December 2013 (1)
- November 2013 (1)
- October 2013 (1)
- September 2013 (2)
- August 2013 (3)
- July 2013 (2)
- June 2013 (6)
- May 2013 (2)
- 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: Fort Flagler
Interview With Harold P. Aden
From the interview with Harold P. Aden of West St. Paul, MN conducted by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on November 4, 2004 by John Clise. Mr. Aden served in the US Army 369th Engineers as a truck … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 369th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, Atomic Bomb Tests, Butler Buildings, Coronado, Fort Flagler, Foxholes, Korean War, M-Boats, Machine Gun Range, Motor Pools, Port Angeles WA, Port Townsend, San Diego CA, USO Clubs, Vancouver Canada, Yakima WA
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Interview With Raymond A. Buell
From the interview with Raymond A. Buell of Helena, MT conducted by Tim Caldwell by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on November 4, 2004. Mr. Buell served in the US Army 369th Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment, Boat Battalion … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 369th EASR, Army, Atomic Bomb Tests, Camp Desert Rock NV, Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment (EASR)-369th, Fort Flagler, Fort Worden, Frenchman's Flats, Lack of Protective Gear, Shock Waves, Yucca Flats
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Interview With Frank A. Kraft
From the interview with Frank A. Kraft of Mobridge, SD conducted by Henry West by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on May 20, 2004. Mr. Kraft served at Fort Worden and Fort Flagler as a member of the … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 369th Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment Shore Battalion, 369thEASR, Army Food, Bob Hope, Bunkers, Camp Desert Rock NV, Deer Hunting in Korea, Fort Flagler, Fort Worden, Japan, Korean War, Korean War Living Conditions, M4 Tanks, M46 Tanks, Mortar Fire, Officers, Pheasant Hunting in Korea, Punchbowl Korea, Rifle Fire, Squad Tents, Tank Mechanics, Tanks Used for Artillery, USO Shows
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Interview With Kate Burke
From the interview with Kate Burke of Port Townsend conducted by Patience Rogge at the Fort Worden History Center on April 12, 2010. Ms. Burke was Park Manager at Fort Worden from 2003 to 2012. Here she describes the process … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Carol Shiffman, Centrum, Conference Centers, Fort Flagler, Fort Worden Advisory Committee, Fort Worden Partners, Interviews, Jack Hartt, Mike Zimmerman, Park Managers, Park Rangers, Port Townsend Chamber of Commerce, Ranger Training, Russell Hendricks, State Parks, Susan Thomas, Timothy Caldwell, Todd Jensen, Washington Laws and Administrative Codes, Wayne McLaughlin
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Interview With James Steltz
From the interview with James Steltz of Marysville, WA conducted by phone by Patience Rogge on February 19, 2008 from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Steltz served in a military police detachment at Fort Worden from 1951 to 1953. … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Ferries, Fort Flagler, Housing, Police (Military), Shift Duty
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Interview With George A. Sahly
From the interview with George A. Sahly of Eugene, OR conducted by John Croghan by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on June 22, 2004. Mr. Sahly served in the US Army 369th Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment Shore Battalion … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Atomic Bomb Tests, Camp Desert Rock, Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment (EASR)-369th, Fort Flagler, Generals, Meals, Sergeants
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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
Posted in Military
Tagged Blackouts, Chapel, Dutch Harbor, Evacuation Preparation, Fort Flagler, Strait of Juan de Fuca, Submarines, Weather Bureau, Weddings, Women's Motor Corps, World War II
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