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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: Target Practice
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 John W. Singhose
From the interview with John W. Singhose of Port Angeles, WA conducted by Rick Martinez on May 10, 2002 at the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Singhose served in the 369th Boat and Shore Regiment, later called the Engineer Amphibious … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 369th EBSR, 369thEASR, Army, Boot Camp, Cape George, Captain Gibbs, Discovery Bay, Firing Ranges, Fort Lewis, Fort Worden, Korean War, Shipping on the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Target Practice, Targets
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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 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
Posted in Military
Tagged Airplanes, Army, Batteries, Coast Artillery-248th, Dental Work, Draftees, Guns, Hangar (Balloon), Meals, Military Police Battalion-749th, Musical Instruments, Planes, Police (Military), Searchlights, Sergeants, Target Practice, World War II
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Interview with Robert C. Becker
From the Interview with Robert C. Becker of Sequim, WA conducted by Eugene Walker on May 13, 2002 at the Fort Worden History Center. Mr. Becker served in the U.S. Army 14th Coast Artillery in World War II. Here he describes … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, CoastArtillery-14th, Guns, Lighthouses, Mines, Point Wilson Lighthouse, Pranks (Military), Target Practice
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