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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: Guns
Interview With Walter R. Carroll
From the interview with Walter R. Carroll of Everett, WA conducted by Carter Huth by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on May 11, 2004. Mr. Carroll served in the National Guard as a high school student and would … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Artillery Firing, Artillery Hill, Fort Worden, Guns, Missiles, National Guard, Shot Heavers
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Interview With Edward G. Weed
From the interview with Edward G. Weed of Poulsbo, WA conducted by John Clise on April 17, 2004 at the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Weed was a member of the US Army 248th Coast Artillery F Battery from 1941 … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 248th Coast Artillery Battery F, Army, Army Athletes, Artillery Hill, Boats at Fort Worden in World War II, Colonel McMorris, Fort Worden, Fort Worden Baseball Team, General Cunningham's Dogs, General James H. Cunningham, Guns, SS Colonel Willard, Strait of Juan DeFuca, Target Practice
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Interview With Hammond M. Salley
From the interview with Hammond M. Salley (Major, USA ret.) of Anaheim, CA conducted by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on July 20, 2010 by Patience Rogge. Mr. Salley is the son of Colonel Henry M. Salley (1901-1994); … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Artillery Hill, Colonel Henry M. Salley, Cub Scouts, Ernest Meres Salley, Essex Automobiles, Greenhouses, Guns, Military Police, MPs, Officers Row, Port Townsend High School, Post Exchange, Pranks, PX
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Interview With Robert C. Petersen
From the interview with Robert C. Petersen of Long Beach, WA conducted by phone by Patience Rogge on January 4, 2007 from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Petersen served on the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission from 1991 … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Decision-Making, Firearms, Guns, Law Enforcement, Park Rangers, Police Mentality, Ranger Training, Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission, Washington State Parks Commissioners
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Interview With John Palmer
From the interview with John Palmer of Moraga, CA conducted by Wendy Los by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on July 12, 2011. Mr. Palmer is the son of Captain Rodney Isom Palmer, M.D. (1919-2009) who was the … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army Doctors, Army Hospital at Fort Worden, Artillery Batteries, Balloon Hangar, Captain Rodney Isom Palmer, Fort Worden Pier, Fort Worden Post Surgeon, Guns, K Rations, Korean War, Lake Leland, Liaison Aircraft, Lincoln School, Military Police, MPs, Nurses Quarters at Fort Worden, Officers Row, Retreat, Retreat Ceremony
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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
Posted in Military
Tagged 365th Infantry Regiment-Co. G, Airplanes, Army, Battle of the Bulge, Belgium, Coast Artillery-14th, France, George S. Patton, Germany, Guns, Military Police, Prisoners of War, Red Cross, Seasickness, Ships, Target Practice, USS Wasp, World War II
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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
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Interview With Ronald J. Novak
From the interview with Ronald J. Novak of Sequim, WA conducted by Wendy Los at the Fort Worden History Center on June 13, 2006. Mr. Novak served in the US Army from 1957 to 1960, during his eight months at … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Artillery Hill, Batteries, Generators, Guns, Radars, Seattle Air Defense Command, Shift Duty
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Interview With George E. Lough
From the interview with George E. Lough of Vancouver, WA conducted by Shelly Testerman Randall at the Fort Worden History Center on May 13, 2002. Mr. Lough served in the U.S. Army ROTC and CMTC National Guard at Fort Worden … Continue reading
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