By Don Murtha Silverton native Don David had one of the most dangerous missions of World War II – flying The Hump over the Himalayan Mountains from India to China. The Hump was the name given by American pilots to the route from Assam in Northern India to Kunming, China. It was a supply route supporting the Chinese Army in the […]
When Tom Brokaw wrote The Greatest Generation, it became an instant best-seller because it moved people and reminded us of what made America so successful in meeting the challenges of the 20th Century.
Dec. 7, 1941 is as vague in the minds of most of those born after World War II as is Bunker Hill, Shiloh or Gettysburg. But there are a few who remember clearly the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
These days, John Ritchie lives by himself at Mount Angel Towers, a senior independent living community, in a single-bedroom unit with a tiny kitchen and a grandfather clock in the living room next to his recliner, which chimes every quarter hour. There he reminisces on his life, and World War II, and the fortune that kept him alive while so many others perished.
By Kathy Cook Hunter Outside the Silverton Country Historical Society museum sits a small, white structure, its many windows indicating what it once was – an aircraft observation post dating to 1942. Recently placed on South Water Street and renovated, it is a constant reminder to newcomers and old-timers alike of a different, less technological time in our history. […]
The internment camp experiences of a Japanese-American family from Hood River will be the topic Tuesday, March 17, 7 p.m. at Silver Falls Library. Joan Yasui Emerson will share her family’s stories that are featured in the 2009 Oregon Reads selection Stubborn Twig, by Lauren Kessler.
