Join author Alisha Hamel for a presentation on her new book, When Duty Called, which includes a series of engaging personal stories from Oregon World War II veterans who participated in some of the most well-known engagements of the war. These stories feature accounts from Pearl Harbor to the Bataan Death March to D-Day to the last bombing raid over Japan by a Hollywood star. Death, hardship, romance, and humor are common themes. Ultimately, these veterans wanted their stories remembered not for themselves but for their buddies who did not make it home and for their families to understand the role they played in World War II.
This event is free and open to the public. Copies of When Duty Called: An Oral History of Oregon’s World War II Veterans will be available for sale and signing through the OHS Museum Store.