Oregon Experience: Oregon at War

Oregon Voices

Logging During the War Jack Smith U.S. Forest Service	Japanese Internment George Katagiri Portland
Wood for War Bill Hagenstein Portland	Iwo Jima Richard Courson Pendleton
Camp Abbot Kenyon Morehouse Christmas Valley	Ball Turret Gunner Roland Stewart Bend
B-25 Bomber Pilot Otto Vondrak Bend	Doolittle Raiders Pendleton Army Base 1941-1942
Fighter Pilot Bob Wells Bend	Ace Fighter Pilot Russell Reiserer Bend
Concentration Camps Brownlee Bush Tillamook	Medic Frank Gehrman Scotts Mills, Oregon
Victory Mail Audrey Theurer Corvallis	Prisoner of War Edward Atiyeh Portland
The Experience of War Richard Atiyeh Portland	Battle in the Aleutians Andrew Petrus Grants Pass

About the Program

Learn how WWII changed the face of Oregon.

Oregon Voices

Watch videos of Oregonians as they tell their unique stories of WWII.

Share Your Story

Share your experiences of WWII and explore submissions from Oregon and around the country.

Further Reading

Related links and additional resources about WWII.

Program Credits

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The War begins Sunday, September 23 at 8pm on OPB TV.
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