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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: World War II
Interview With Michael Wierman
From the interview with Michael Wierman of Woodinville, WA conducted by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on September 18, 2012 by Eleanor Rigby. Mr. Wierman is a member of the Puget Sound Military Vehicle Collectors Club (PSMVCC), a … Continue reading
Posted in Washington State Parks
Tagged Artillery Hill, Battle of the Bulge, Food Machinery Engineers, Ford Motor Company, Fort Worden, Hobbies, Jeep Collectors, Jeep Owners, Jeeps, Military Surplus Vehicles, Military Vehicle Collectors, Military Vehicle Show at Fort Worden State Park, Military Vehicles, Normandy Invasion, PSMVCC, Puget Sound Military Vehicle Collectors Club, Remanufactured Jeeps, Vehicle Restoration, Willys Overland Company, World War II
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Interview With Ruth Benson Short
From the interview with Ruth Benson Short of Port Townsend conducted by Wendy Los at the Fort Worden History Center on March 3, 2004. Mrs. Short, a longtime Port Townsend resident, served as a Gray Lady volunteer for the Red … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged American Red Cross, Blaine Street in Port Townsend, Fort Worden, Gray Ladies, Housekeeping, Lieutenant Colonel Fred W. McIlroy, Marguerite Van Bibber McIlroy, Military Protocol, Morgan Hill in Port Townsend, Newlyweds, Port Townsend, Red Cross, Social Life, World War II
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Interview With Russell C. Weber
From the interview with Russell C. Weber of Sequim, WA conducted by Oran De Bois at the Fort Worden History Center on June 1, 2004. Mr. Weber served in the U.S. Army from the time he enlisted in the National … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 248th Coast Artillery, 4th Armored Division, 94th Field Artillery Brigade, Africa Campaign World War II, Army, Army Reserve, Bowling Alley at Fort Worden, Camp Bowie TX, Erwin Rommel, Fort Worden, Fort Worden Parade Ground, General James H. Cunningham, Middle Point WA, Officer Candidate School at Fort Sill OK, Pine Camp NY, Washington National Guard, World War II
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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 Carl F. Baswell
From the interview with Colonel Carl F. Baswell of Heber Springs, AR conducted by Tim Caldwell at the Sheraton Hotel in Seattle on May 28, 2003. Col. Baswell served for three years at Fort Worden as commander of Company B … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged 333rd Engineers Special Services Regiment F Company, 532nd, Air Force Commendation Medal, Arkansas Tech, Army Promotions, Autobahn Bridges, Bronze Star, Constabulary Command Europe, Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment, Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment (EBSR), Fort Worden, Gruen and Belfinger Constrution Firm, Karlsruhe, Legion of Merit Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Pforzheim, Purple Heart Medal, Stuttgart, World War II
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Interview With Marjorie Carpentier
From the interview with Marjorie Carpentier of Port Townsend conducted by Carter Huth at the Fort Worden History Center on April 15, 2004. Ms. Carpentier is the daughter of L.P. Vane who served in the Coast Artillery in the early … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Air Force, Air Force Officers, Army, Battle of the Bulge, Coast Artillery, Coast Guard, Coupeville WA, Cryptographers, Cryptography, Dayton OH, Fort Casey, Franklin D. Roosevelt, German Documents, Japanese Radio Code, Joseph H. Carpentier, Katakana, L.P. Vane, MOS, Petaluma CA, Presidential Unit Citations, Seattle, Second Signal Corps Service Battalion, Short Wave Radio, Signal Corps, Two Rock Ranch, WACs, War Correspondents, Western Union, Womens Army Corps, World War II, Wright-Patterson Air Base
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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 James S. Rutherford
From the interview with James S. Rutherford of Los Altos, CA conducted by Patience Rogge by phone from the Fort Worden History Center on May 27, 2004. Mr. Rutherford’s father, Captain Dorsey J. Rutherford was stationed at Fort Worden in … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Coast Artillery-63rd, Corregidor, Dorsey J. Rutherford, Philippines, Prisoners of War, Robert D. Rutherford, World War II
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Interview With Anthony Tucholski
From the interview with Anthony Tucholski of Toledo, OH conducted by Rick Martinez at the Fort Worden History Center on May 12, 2002. Mr. Tucholski served in the 248th Coast Artillery from June 1941 to September 1945. He was stationed … Continue reading
Interview With Melvin L. Tompkins
From the interview with Melvin L. Tompkins of Apopka, FL conducted by Patience Rogge by phone on January 17, 2008. Mr. Tompkins served in the U.S. Army during World War II. During his 18 months service at Fort Worden, he … Continue reading
Posted in Military
Tagged Army, Dental Work, World War II
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