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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: Korean War
Interview With Alexander C. Page
From the interview with Colonel Alexander C. Page, U.S. Army ret., of Mesa, AZ conducted by phone by John Clise from the Fort Worden History Center on May 20, 2004. Col. Page served in the Corps of Engineers Brigade 532nd … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 5th Army Trainees, 7th Division, Army, Army Wives, Betty Goodman Page, Bronze Star, Chosin Reservoir, Corps of Engineers 532nd Brigade ES&B, Deck Officers, Eniwetok, Fort Casey, Fort Worden, Fort Worden Motor Pool. Second Lieutenants, Hungnam, Inchon Landing, Iwon, Japan, Korean War, Landing Craft Medium (LCMs).Columbia River, Legion of Merit, Living Conditions, Officers Club at Fort Worden, Operation with U.S. Marines, Panama Canal, Parades in Port Townsend, Port Townsend, Pusan, Seoul, Social Life, Vieques Island, Viet Nam War, Whidbey Island
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Interview With Benedict O. Williamson
From the interview with Benedict O. Williamson of Louisville, KY conducted by phone on May 27, 2004 by Patience Rogge from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Williamson served in the U.S. Army at Fort Worden in 1951. He had … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 25th Infantry Division, Army, Captain Buckley, Colonel Stack, Commanding Officers, Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Worden Motor Pool, Homesickness, Indiantown Gap PA, Jeep Drivers, Jeeps, Korean War, Military Discharges, Southern Accents, Staff Sergeants, Tank Recovery, Underage Soldiers
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Interview With Noris H. Christensen
From the interview with Noris H. Christensen of Lakeview, OR conducted by John Clise by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on December 14,2004. Mr. Christensen served in the 369th EBSR Company C from December 1950 to December 1952 … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 369th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, Army, Calisthenics, Colonel Applegate, Colonel Spaur, Commanding Officers, Fort Worden Parade Ground, Korean War, Madigan Army Hospital, Morale, Native American Soldiers, Parade Grounds, Physical Exercise, Psychiatric Problems, Rochefort France
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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 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 Raymond C. Baker
From the interview with Raymond C. Baker of Urbandale, IA conducted by phone by Wendy Los on September 27, 2011 from the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Baker served in the US Army Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Company, 369th Engineer … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged A-Bombs, Atomic Bomb Tests, B-52s, Camp Desert Rock NV, Engineer Amphibious Support Regiment (EASR)-369th, Korean War, Las Vegas NV, Military Secrets, Mushroom Clouds, Nuclear Tests, Soldiers
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Interview With Oran P. DeBois,Jr.
From the interview with Oran P. DeBois, jr. of Sequim, WA conducted by Rae Tennyson at the Fort Worden History Center on November 12, 2002. Mr. DeBois served in the U.S. Navy at Fort Worden in the Harbor Defense Command … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Artillery Hill, Bremerton Naval Station (WA), Canadian Navy, Cryptography, Ferries, Harbor Defense Unit, Harbor Entrance Control Post, Hydrophones, Korean War, Mines, Navy, Submarines
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Interview With John A. Rich
From the interview with John A. Rich of Camino, CA conducted by John Croghan from the Fort Worden History Center by phone on June 28, 2005. Mr. Rich served in the U.S. Army 356th Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment during … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Boats, Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EBSR), Ferries, Harbor Craft, Inchon Landing, Koje-do, Korean War, Operations (Prisoners of War), Prisoners of War, Shift Duty, Trains
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Interview With Valerie B. Powell
From the interview with Valerie B. Powell of Killeen, TX conducted at the Fort Worden History Center by Pam Clise on July 3, 2002. Ms. Powell served as Schools Officer in the Operations and Training Office at Fort Worden from … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Korean War, Officers, Operations and Training Office, Signal Corps (Army), Sixth Army, Training (Military)
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Interview With Clinton M. Hanks
From the interview with Clinton M. Hanks of St. Pete Beach, FL conducted by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on December 16, 2003 by Rick Martinez. Colonel Hanks served in the US Army from 1943 to 1976, he … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Chapel, Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EBSR), Engineer Special Brigade, Fires, Korean War, Vietnam War, Weddings, World War II
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