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KITSAP GOES TO WAR!!! A 12-PART SERIES RECALLING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD WAR II PART ONE: DEC. 7, 1941 TO MARCH 31, 1942

PEARL HARBOR ATTACKED! BOMBING OF SHIPYARD, KEYPORT FEARED IMMINENT; BLACKOUT DECLARED

The George family goes to war By TERRYL ASLA Kitsap Daily News

y Ted George’s count, the George family has a combined 250 years of service to the U.S. government. It all began in 1915 when the family patriarch, Bennie George, went to work at what was then known as the “Pacific Coast Torpedo Station” in Keyport, leaving his job as longshoreman at the Port Gamble Mill. According to the writings of longtime Keyport employee Herb Hindle, Bennie rowed his dugout boat to Keyport and vowed — Hindle’s writing reflected the racial attitudes of the day — “to smoke the peace pipe and bury his tomahawk for all time” if they would let him come to work there. “My father was a very intelligent man,” Ted George said. “He under-

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stood the prejudices of the time.” Bennie George, who also served for 40 years as chairman of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, was promptly hired and issued badge number 17. Ted George said Bennie was proud of his early “plank holder” status during his 32-year career as a pipefitter at Keyport.

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30,000 miles rowing His new job at Keyport was some distance from his home in Port Gamble and, in those days, such a commute would have been a major journey, according the account in “Torpedo Town, U.S.A.” So, he and his wife, Martha — a descendent of Chief Seattle — moved to Suquamish where Bennie built a cabin with a tent on each side to house their growing family (Bennie and Martha had 10 children

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USS Nevada (BB-36) beached and burning at 9:25 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941 after being hit by Japanese bombs and torpedoes. Donald K. Ross, below, fought to save her. U.S. Navy photos

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onald K. Ross (1910-1992) was the first Kitsap man to be awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II. On Dec. 7, 1941, blinded and choked by smoke, he singlehandedly kept the dynamos running so that the USS Nevada (BB-36) could be moved to safety. He retired

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with the rank of Navy captain. Capt. Ross’s wife, Helen, coauthored “Nipsic to Nimitz,” the history of Puget Sound Navy Station. The Rosses coauthored “Washington State Men of Valor.” In 1997, the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG-71) was named in his honor.

“What were you doing on Dec. 7, 1941?” For those older than 80, the question is comparable to asking those older than 60, “What were you doing the day Kennedy was shot?”; or those older than 10, “What were you doing on 9/11?” It was, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, “A date that will live in infamy.” Muriel Williams remembers it perhaps better than most. She was there. Her husband Cliff was stationed on a tug at Pearl Harbor, and she and her sons Clifford (age 5) and Jon (1 year) were living See MEMORIES, Page 2

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just four or five blocks from the main gate to the base.

Time suddenly stood still

“Cliff was already on duty, and I was lying awake about 8 a.m. when I heard the explosions, but, of course, I thought it was just the Navy practicing at the base. Then my neighbor yelled, ‘Muriel, you’d better get up; the Japs are bombing hell out of the Navy Yard!’ “Time suddenly stood still. “We stood and watched but in our shock couldn’t believe what we were seeing. Fear didn’t enter into it at all, because when you are in shock like that, you don’t realize what might happen to you. It wasn’t until it was over, and we began to realize what might have happened, that fear set in. “We were told to stay inside, and we had a total blackout … all windows were covered with blankets. What did I do then? “Oh my, you go into automatic mode when something like that happens. You do the mundane things of everyday life, the things you know to do. I cleaned house. I guess I figured if the enemy came, I didn’t want them to see a dirty house! I laid a clean set of Navy whites on the bed for when Cliff came home. My neighbor baked cupcakes. “We laughed about that years later, when we were well-removed from the situation. Later that day, we were evacuated to Honolulu and stayed for three days in the apartment of a friend, until we were cleared to return to Pearl Harbor. In June of 1942, the boys and I returned to the states. “There is no one story of Pearl Harbor. It’s like the tale of the blind men describing an elephant; everyone describes it the way they felt it. It was different for each person.”

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Dec. 7, 1941 Timeline (In Pacific Time)

Muriel Williams and her Navy husband, Cliff, during happier times in Hawaii before Dec. 7, 1941. Poulsbo Historical Society Gausta heard the news on his radio while living in Babe Bauer’s apartment house at the corner of Moe and 3rd Avenue. As a young man of 24, he knew right away he would be going to war.

Heard it on the radio

Seventeen-year-old Earl Hansen, sitting nine feet up on a scaffold painting the side of his parents’ home at Eagledale, was listening to music on the radio when he heard the news. He nearly fell off in shock.

Putting up a fence

Fred Madison was putting up a fence on the north side of his property along Liberty Bay. He contrasted the quietness of the field work with the turbulent news of what was happening in Pearl Harbor.

Like it was yesterday

“Pearl Harbor? I remember like it was yesterday,” said Loyal Edgren. “I was about 10. There was a roof between my uncle’s apartment (Martin Anderson) and ours, and he was listening to the radio, Walter Winchell, and, of course, he hollered at me, ‘The Japs bombed Pearl

Harbor!’ And I ran over to listen to the rest of it on the old Zenith radio.”

No community tree

“We didn’t really want to get into the war,” recalled Esther Ness. “But when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, the U.S. declared war on Japan and Germany, and World War II became a reality to us. “The men in the fire department had been out early that morning to bring in a big Christmas tree for the town. It never got raised.”

Things changed almost overnight

“Things changed almost overnight,” Grace Schmidt said. “Immediately blackout rules were instituted. We were ordered to black out our windows so no crack of light showed through at night. “All street lights were turned off, and store windows were dimmed. Cars that had to move had blue cloth tied over their lights. “One night the civil guard man came to the house and warned us he could see a crack of light from our window.”

10 a.m.: First attack on Oahu, including Army

Air Corps base at Hickam and the Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor. Within minutes, USS Arizona explodes and sinks, killing 1,777 men. 11 a.m.: Second attack on Oahu. 6 p.m.: Japanese government declares war on the United States and Great Britain.

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orld War II brought not only sacrifices, but many changes to everyday life. Food, gas, and clothing were rationed. The war left gaping holes for women to fill. With thousands of men away fighting, the women found that they were needed to replace them in the factories. Many of these jobs were thought unsuitable for women, as the tasks were dirty or difficult. Women stepped up and met the challenge as electricians, welders, and riveters, making bombs and airplane parts in defense plants. They also farmed, drove fire engines and buses, and worked as plumbers, nurse’s aides and ambulance drivers. In addition to factory work and other home-front jobs, some 350,000 women joined the Armed Services, serving at home and abroad. This was the beginning of women in the military.

Communities conducted scrap metal drives to help build the armaments necessary to win the war. Many other organizations, such as Navy Wives Clubs of America, staffed the USOs and served donuts, coffee, sandwiches and cookies. They sold war bonds and tore sheets for bandages. One of the clubs in Long Beach, California, set up a special nursery school for the care of children whose fathers had been killed in action. In another area, a Navy Wives Club chapter sold enough bonds to purchase an aerial torpedo. The Tacoma club made robes for the wounded. The Pearl Harbor club help take care of the wounded and families. America’s “secret weapon” was the women who voluntarily stepped up to meet every challenge. The government expanded to meet the wartime needs. Women made it possible. — Joey Price, a military spouse (retired), is national president of Navy Wives Club of America and president of NWCA Kitsap No. 46. Contact her at pricejj@ embarqmail.com.

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VETERANS ADVOCATE | THOM STODDERT

History of the VA department

rom the beginning, there were benefits to assist disabled veterans. Plymouth Colony in 1636 passed a law that disabled soldiers would be supported by the colony. In 1776, the Continental Congress provided pensions to disabled soldiers. By 1811, the pension system was expanded to medical and domiciliary care. Until that time, individual states and communities performed these tasks. In time, benefits and pensions were expanded to include widows and dependents. After the Civil War, retirement homes and medical care for veterans were provided to meet medical needs, whether servicerelated or not. By 1917, as the U.S. was entering the Great War, a new system of benefits and programs was established by Congress that included not only compensation, but insurance and vocational rehabilitation. These were organized into three agencies that disbursed benefit programs: the Bureau of Pensions, the Veterans Bureau, and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. These were consolidated into a single Veterans Bureau that absorbed much of the Public Health Service’s medical facilities. In 1921, as more of the

programs for veterans were consolidated and expanded, the Veterans Bureau became a federal administration. The goal was to “consolidate and coordinate government activities affecting war veterans.” The 1940s, post-World War II, saw such benefits as the GI Bill for schooling and home loan guarantees — some of the most effective laws for the prosperity of this country. At one time, nearly a fifth of all newhome purchases were by veterans. This was when most new-home owners were nearly at retirement age. The VA was elevated by President Ronald Reagan to a cabinet-level department and thus became the Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans benefits have grown from assistance to a disabled colonist living in a log house, to severely injured veterans going on to earn advanced college degrees. As it is now, the VA consists of three administrations: the Benefits Administration (VBA); the Hospital Administration (VHA); and the Cemetery Administration, which manages the many national cemeteries. The VBA administers the three primary benefit

programs: compensation benefits, for servicelinked medical issues; Dependents Indemnity Compensation program, for surviving spouses and family members; and the pension programs, for war-time veterans who are disabled from nonservice connected medical issues, or are older than 65, and below the federal poverty means test. Plus, there are also the home loan guarantee programs, education programs, and others. The VHA provides dental, medical, surgical, mental health services through a series of medical centers that are often in collaboration with other community medical centers. Locally, communities with large veteran populations will often have Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOTs). Some of the best research in the world to help veterans compensate for warrelated injuries has been conducted by the VHA. Pictures are very common of veterans running marathons, riding bikes down mountain paths, and climbing rock cliffs, all while using VA-produced prosthetics. Working for the VA, I quickly came to realize there is so much more to it than just a massive government bureaucracy. Sometimes, there was a human side, as shown in the story of Frank Bowie. Frank was a wiry black kid drafted in Chicago and

sent to Vietnam. Serving with Delta Troop, 2/17th Cavalry as an infantryman, he received the Silver Star for heroism. To the other men, he was a big brother who looked out for their safety and mentored the new guys. Leaving the Army and returning home, he no longer held the status and respect he had earned in ‘Nam. Going to the VA for help, he was turned away, just another Nam vet with a drinking problem. For years, he was on and off again living in the streets till some of his old Army buddies found him and took him to their first reunion. Out of loyalty to Frank, his buddies and former commanders looked for help. The VA Regional Office in Chicago was contacted by the Seattle office, and the homeless veteran coordinator dropped what she was doing that day and went looking for Frank. Finding him, she arranged for him to immediately receive medical and dental care. Then his issues were expeditiously adjudicated so he would have some income. Before he died in 2014, Frank attended several more reunions and VA had provided him with eye glasses and hearing aids. — Thom Stoddert is a U.S. Army combat veteran (Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm) and a former VA rating specialist. Contact him at stoddertwork@ gmail.com.

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This season, don’t sweat the small stuff T he holidays are well underway, as is the spending that comes with the celebration. This time of year can cause stress for many military families. However, with preparation, the holidays can be cheerful and bright. Here are three quick tips to help the holidays go a lot

smoother. First, be aware of your surroundings. This includes your mental environment. Whatever we surround ourselves with has the tendency to influence our behavior. As we shop, cook, visit — however we prepare to celebrate — we should ensure that we are in a place of

mental positivity so that we are able to provide positivity to others. Second, we need to be flexible. Breakfast may not start on time, a gift may be broken, and the turkey may be dry or burned, but we have to plan for the unexpected and make changes as needed. You also may need to adjust to changes in yourself or others — particularly if you are celebrating with family that you have not seen in

a while. You may no longer enjoy what was once a family tradition and your family may not take to your new way of doing things. However, the best solution is to accept change and remain positive. People are not always accepting of change and sometimes you can be resistant to change in yourself. To keep the holidays full of cheer, accept that you or See LINDSEY, Page 9

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From Santa Claus and Christmas lights to blackouts and barrage balloons B

To help finance the war effort, adults and children alike were encouraged to buy war bonds and war stamps. Movie stars and war heroes held rallies to keep the dollars coming in. Poulsbo Historical Society

etween Dec. 7, 1941 and March 31, 1942, life moved from a images of Santa Claus and Christmas lights to blackouts, rationing, fear and uncertainty. Civilians and military alike feared the Kitsap Peninsula, with its shipyard to the south and Keyport torpedo station to the north, were the next target of the Empire of Japan. As the only shipyard on the West Coast with drydocks big enough to handle battleships and carriers, officials feared the peninsula and the populace there were squarely in the enemy’s crosshairs; the destruction or capture of the shipyard would mean the nearest repair facilities were on the East Coast, thousands of miles away, according to “Nipsic to Nimitz” by Louise M. Reh and Helen Lou Ross. Kitsap County quickly became “essentially an integrated fort with civilians interspersed among various antiaircraft and

balloon sites, motor pool and maintenance companies, searchlight batteries and infantry camps,” Bernie Schurmen would write later.

there was no competing with the hysteria, confusion and uncertainty that accompanies the early fog of war. Some of the stories from those first few months are humorous in retrospect.

Mounted guerrillas

According to the Herald, F. V. McMullen of Manchester announced plans for a mounted civilian unit “to aid if the county is invaded, and has issued an invitation to all riders to join the group.”

Undersea machine gun

A review of local papers from the time show the traditional Christmas advertisements. Santas and promotions for the new Studebaker automobile and ladies’ lavender powders still appeared after Dec. 7, although

Immediately after Pearl Harbor, the Army rushed to set up a machine gun nest to guard Agate Passage against invading Japanese troops, according to an account gathered by Ivan Lee Jr. in his book about Fort Ward on Bainbridge Island. The only problem: they built it below the high-tide mark.

Blacked out chickens Worried that electric lighting in area chicken

coops might help enemy bombers locate their targets, authorities had all chicken coop windows boarded up. The chickens would have to get by on 13 hours a day of artificial light, according to a local paper.

Net builders

Other stories are truly heroic, like the creation of the anti-submarine net that was strung across Agate Passage and stayed there for the duration of the war. Called to arms when word of the attack on Pearl Harbor reached Kitsap, soldiers and sailors rushed to their bases, many in dress uniform. Many of them were then shipped off to help build the submarine net out of heavy woven steel cables and clamps. They accomplished the feat in just three days, but when it was done, their once-immaculate uniforms were in rags. See EVENTS, Page 8

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Christmas anyway The Herald reported that the City of Poulsbo decided to go ahead with the annual Christmas tree program on Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. sharp. “Not unmindful of the nation’s efforts at preserving our freedom, the sponsors this year have thoughtfully eliminated the candies and toys. Instead the children will be started on their way as patriotic citizens with a gift of defense saving stamps.”

10,000 bags

There seemed to have been shortages of everything. On Jan. 30, 1942, Civil Defense authorities issued a call for the public to bring in their cloth

flour sacks and feed bags. They needed 10,000 of them to make sandbags. Volunteers were sought to repair bags with holes in

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Scrap iron No matter how young or old you were, there was some way you could contribute to the war effort. Men too old to fight became Civil Defense wardens, checking to make sure the blackout was observed in their neighborhoods. In March, the Boys Club of North Kitsap ran a scrap iron drive. There were collection points in Keyport, Hansville, Indianola and Jackson Heights.

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Bremerton High School, North Kitsap High School, and South Kitsap High School all encouraged

their students to build scale-model airplanes of Allied and Axis fighters and bombers. Plans were provided. Painted black, they were used to train Ground Observer Corps volunteers.

Navy needs knitters

On Dec. 12, the Navy put out a call for knitters who could knit “regulation pull-over sweaters, gloves, watch caps and scarves,” according to a front page story in the Herald. The Red Cross furnished the yarn for free.

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There was dark news, too, not all of it from the distant war front. The same front page that called for knitters reported two young Marines stationed at Keyport had been killed Dec. 10 when, driving without lights during the blackout, their truck collided head-on with a Washington Motor Coach Co. bus in Keyport. The two young men, Edwin J. Myers, 21, and Mike J. Bass, 30, had been traveling the area enforcing the blackout. And a 71-year-old woman, depressed by the war news, committed suicide by drowning herself in the bathtub. On Dec. 19, it was reported that the family of a local boy, Ens. Robert N. Brooks, USN, had been informed by telegram that he had died at Pearl Harbor.

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the spendiest of the year. However, spending time with friends and family is much cheaper and, for many, much more beneficial. That being said, set a budget and don’t overwhelm yourself with buying gifts for others; there are 364 other days in the year to let your loved ones know that they are loved. I would take this step a little further and say that sometimes, helping others can allow us to see how fortunate we are. If you

have time to offer, volunteer in the community and provide whatever services you can that are beneficial for those you help. To my military spouses: whatever you choose, stress will be present. Just make the present the best gift of all. — LaPora Lindsey is the owner of High Caliber Resumes. A Navy spouse of eight years, she and her husband have two children. She enjoys volunteering in her free time.

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A child’s cold memory of Christmas 1941 By JACQUE THORNTON Columnist

was 12 that Sunday of Dec. 7, 1941, when my world was turned upside down. A heartwrenching memory still haunts me today. Having baby-sat my younger siblings the night before, I had missed Sunday school that fateful morning by sleeping in. I awoke to the paperboy in the street loudly shouting, “Extra, Extra!” That only happened when important news was needed to go out to the public quickly.

I woke up my parents and dad had me go for a newspaper. I ran several blocks to catch the paperboy and read the headlines as I raced for home. That was the beginning of enormous changes for my family and all America. Japan and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, were like far-off planets to us kids at that time, since we didn’t have the media of today to bring it into our living rooms. Radio, newspapers and the newsreels shown in movie theaters were our only sources of information.

The country was in shock. It was hard to think of Christmas a few weeks away with our men being called into service. The folks decided to put our tree up and make the best of it. This was to be our last Christmas together for many years. Dad joined the Navy as a medic and, a little while later, mom went to work at the Boeing plant as a welder, working on the wings of the first B-29 bomber. Dad was sent to the South Pacific and we moved closer to Boeing for Mother’s work.

That was an unhappy time. I missed the security of family life as it had been. “Pray, keep the faith, grin and bear it.” That motto was quoted often by Mom. (Hmm, wasn’t that the same motto she used during the Great Depression?) Fortunately, Dad survived the wounds he suffered in WWII. When Korea came, he rejoined as a corpsman and received the Silver Star with honor for service above and beyond the call of duty. His story

is recorded in the family archives for future generations. Every December for a few moments, the 12-yearold in me remembers Christmas 1941 and how the world fell apart. She wonders what happened to her dear friend Ester, who was of Japanese descent. Ester and I were best friends, walking the two miles to school every day and sharing secret thoughts and dreams. Ester’s gentle parents grew a field of flowers for a florist shop across from our house. They were the

only Japanese family in our community and were well respected. Then came Pearl Harbor and, one day, Ester and her whole family disappeared, never to be heard from again. It was only later that we learned about the internment camps. After the war ended, they never returned to their home. This is a cold December memory that still haunts the child in me. — Jacque Thornton has been a columnist for the Kingston Community News for 20 years. Contact her at jacquejt@centurytel.net.

TIMELINE OF THE WAR DECEMBER 1941 THROUGH MARCH 1942 Jan. 2, 1942

Dec. 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Dec. 8, 1941 The Allies — except the USSR — declare war on Japan.

Dec. 11, 1941

Japan invades Hong Kong.

George

Continued from page 1 altogether: six boys, four girls). Bennie’s new home was across the bay from Keyport, near Suquamish; however, it was still a major commute by land, though not as far as the crow flies — or as the fish swims. So he chose to go by sea rather than by land. For 27 years, Bennie traveled to work in his rowboat. Over those years, he estimated that he chockedup more than 30,000 miles. He rowed rain or shine, shortening the watery commute only during rough weather; on those occasions he would go to Lemolo, directly across the bay, and walk home from there. Only once did the weather make his trip impossible, and that was because the cold winter north wind caused ice to form on his oar lock, causing his oars

Japan captures Manila in the Philippines.

Jan. 12, 1942 Japan invades Burma.

Jan. 14, 1942

Germany and Italy declare war on the U.S. and its allies.

Dec. 25, 1941

Jan. 20, 1942

Roosevelt and Churchill agreed to establish a Combined Chiefs of Staff, and agree winning war in Europe comes before winning war in the Pacific.

to slip. Bennie’s commute by rowboat came to an end after Dec. 7, 1941. Following Pearl Harbor, and fearful of spies and saboteurs, security at the torpedo testing station became so tight the guards wouldn’t let him land at the base dock.

George family answers nation’s call to arms

In 1942, Martha sold the general store they owned and went to work “making sure the boys got ammunition,” according to daughter Corinne Rock in a 1999 article. Three of the George sons — Cecil, Lyle and Bob — served in the Army during World War II. (Younger son Ron joined the Navy after the war and served in the Korean War.) Three of the daughters (Evelyn, Marjorie and Regina) also worked for the government during the war.

Speaking in a foreign tongue Before the war, there were several people of German ancestry in the area who spoke favorably of Adolf Hitler, Ted said. With the expansion of the number of employees at Keyport, there was some concern regarding spies and saboteurs. During his caree, Bennie had become a trusted employee and, after the war started, the station’s commanding officer asked him to be on the lookout for subversive acts on base. Bennie discreetly reported to the captain every week. During one of those meetings, another officer, perhaps doubtful of Bennie’s qualifications to ferret out German spies, asked, “Do you speak any foreign languages?” Bennie, an indigenous person, looked at him and said, deadpan: “Certainly. English.”

March 8, 1942

Germany holds the Wannsee Conference in Berlin to find a “Final Solution” for the Jews.

Japan invades Rangoon in Burma.

Jan. 25, 1942 Japan invades the Solomons.

Jan. 26, 1942 The first U.S. troops arrive in Britain.

Feb. 15, 1942 Japan invades Singapore.

Gone fishing With the war over in Europe and the Pacific Theater winding down, Bennie retired after 32 years of government service. The May 4, 1945 edition of the Station newspaper reported that Bennie was planning to catch up on everything he’d been wanting to do for the past 30 years. “I’m going fishing,”

Bennie said. Bennie George died in 1971. Martha passed away in 1987. Today, when you wait for the bus at George’s Corner Park & Ride, between Suquamish and Kingston, you are standing on the site of the general store that Martha and Bennie operated until 1942.

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