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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: Officers Row
Interview With Richard D. Osborne
From the interview with Richard D. Osborne of Sammamish, WA conducted at the Fort Worden History Center by Clio Ward on June 15, 2004. Mr. Osborne served in both world War II and the Korean War. He was stationed at … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 2nd ESB, ESB, Fort Flagler, Fort Worden, Fort Worden Officers Club, M-Boats, Marrowstone Island, Officers Row, Parrot Fever, Second Engineer Special Brigade
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Interview With John L. Johnson
Excerpts from the interview with John L. Johnson of Portland, OR conducted by Tim Caldwell at the Fort Worden History Center on October 17, 2002. Mr. Johnson is the son of Major Ralph L. Johnson (1883-1966), who was Harbor Defense … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army Trucks, Closing Fort Worden, Decommissioning Equipment and Supplies, Disposing of Artillery Ammunition and Materiel al, Fort Worden, Fred Testo, Harbor Defense Puget Sound, Major Ralph L. Johnson, Military Police, Military Protocol, Movies at Fort Worden, MPs, Officers Row, Officers' Families, Port Townsend, School, Sidearms, US Army, Wheeler Theater
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Interview With Mary E. Hanke
From the interview with Mary Elizabeth Hanke of Redmond, WA conducted by Cynthia Walker at the Fort Worden History Center on June 29,2002. Mrs. Hanke is the daughter of Lt. Col. George Frederick Newman (1911-1975) who was stationed at Fort … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army Brats, Army Families, Balloon Hangar, Bowling Alley at Fort Worden, Fort Worden, General James H. Cunningham, Lt. Col. George Frederick Newman, Margaret Cotton Newman, Margarine, McCurdy Pavilion, Model Airplanes, Officers Row, Ration Books, Wartime Rationing, Wartime Shortages, World War II
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Interview with Karl Dehmer
From the interview with Karl Dehmer of Sammamish, WA conducted at the Fort Worden HistoryCenter on July, 13, 2002 by Cynthia Walker. Mr. Dehmer spent his early childhood at Fort Worden, where his father was employed at the Juvenile Diagnostic … Continue reading
Posted in Juvenile Diagnostic & Treatment Center
Tagged Bunkers, Childhood Adventures, Children's Games, Fort Worden, Fort Worden Beach, Fort Worden Pier, Juvenile Diagnostic and Treatment Center--Family Life, Officers Row
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Interview With Virginia H. Walter
From the interview with Virginia Hartman Walter conducted at the Fort Worden History Center on October 16, 2002 by Rick Martinez. Ms. Walter was the daughter of Major Hartman of the Coast Artillery stationed at Fort Worden in the late … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army Brats, Army Families, Bachelor Officers Quarters at Fort Worden, Christobal High School, Coast Artillery, Colon Panama, Fort De Lesseps, Fort Sherman, Fort Worden, Major Hartman, Officers Row, Panama, Port Townsend High School, Socialization, Tennis Courts at Fort Worden
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Interview With William F. Gurley
From the interview with William F. Gurley of Kingston, WA conducted by Ken Brink at the Fort Worden History Center on July 2, 2002. Mr. Gurley’s father, Captain Franklin Chris Gurley of the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, commanded A … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged A Battery, Army, Artillery Hill, Captain Franklin C. Gurley, Charles Meyers jr, Children's Games, Coast Artillery, Colonel Pace, Fort Worden, Fort Worden Parade Ground, General James H. Cunningham, Major Charles Meyers, Officers Row, Officers' Jobs, Port Townsend, Post Security
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Interview With Naomi Wood
From the interview with Naomi Wood of Bellevue, WA conducted by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on June 10. 2004 by John Clise. Mrs. Wood, the widow of Captain Richard H. Wood of the US Army 369th Boat … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 369th, Army, Army Families, Army Wives, Artillery Hill, Bridge (Card Game), Captain Richard H. Wood, Children, Children's Games, Colonel George Spaur, Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EBSR), Fort Worden, Korean War, Non-Commissioned Officers, Officers Row, Oregon Department of Forestry, Parties, Picnics, Retreat Ceremony, Salem OR, Social Life, Taps
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Interview With Patricia A. Kelley
From the interview with Patricia A. Kelley of Columbus, OH conducted by Hazel Hatfield at the Fort Worden History Center on May 30, 2003. Ms. Kelley, the wife of Captain Samuel C. “Cliff” Kelley, lived in House 9W on Officers … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Aldrich's Market, Army Wives, Captain Samuel C. "Cliff" Kelley, Officers Row, Parties, Socializing, VE Day
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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 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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