War-games campaign blanketed Central Oregon

About this episode

This episode discusses the war-games campaign that took place in Central Oregon during World War II.

Tens of thousands of U.S. soldiers, shipped to the Beaver State for training (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1408d.oregon-maneuver-ww2.html)

Topics covered

• military history
• World War II
• Oregon history
• training exercises
• local culture

Keywords

• Oregon
• World War II
• military training
• war-games
• Central Oregon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Army

Places: Central Oregon, Beaver State

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