William McCash Research Collection Relating to his book, (2005) Bombs Over Brookings 1942-2007

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William McCash Research Collection Relating to his book, (2005) Bombs Over Brookings 1942-2007

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On September 9, 1942, Curry County, Oregon was bombed by the Japanese during World War II. The collection contains copies of newspaper clippings, untranslated and translated Japanese documents, magazines, books, correspondence, military manuals, U.S. Coast Guard/Navy, U.S. Army, U.S. Forest Service, and other miscellaneous documents relating to the bombings.

2.25 linear feet, 5 containers

eng,

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6370634

University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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McCash, William

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On September 9, 1942, a site near Brookings, Curry County, Oregon was bombed by a Japanese floatplane piloted by Nobuo Fujita. Fujita was a Warrant Flying Officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy. His floatplane was launched from an I-25 submarine and carried incendiary bombs. Its mission was to start massive forest fires throughout the Pacific Northwest; however, the attack was a failure due to heavy rains the previous night. Two decades after the attack, in 1962, Fujita was invited b...

Fujita, Nobuo, 1912-1997

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