Tonsfeldt, Ward
Person
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Wheeler Ridge Japanese Bombing Site, "Mt. Emily Bomb Site", Curry County, Brookings, Oregon, 2004
File — Box: 12, Folder: 06
Identifier: MSS025:02.41
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places describes the Wheeler Ridge Japanese Bombing site, as the only place on the U.S. mainland experiencing a Japanese attack. The bombing occurred on September 9, 1942. The nomination form includes a brief history of Japanese bombings during World War II, images of the bombsite, newspaper clippings describing the attack, and excerpts from 1962 editorials regarding the pilot who dropped the bomb on Oregon. Maps of the area are included.
Dates:
2004
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Historic buildings 9
- Oregon, Western 4
- History, Local 3
- Fire lookouts 2
- Crater Lake (Or.) 1
- Forests and forestry 1
- Josephine County (Or.) 1
- Klamath County (Or.) 1
- Medicine 1
- Mines and mineral resources 1
- Oregon, Southern 1
- Photographs 1
- Railroads 1
- Salem 1
- Sawmills 1
- Washington (State) 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1 ∧ less
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