Spokane in World War Two
World War Two was pivotal for Spokane and the Inland Northwest. The U.S. Military viewed the region as strategically valuable, so existing military facilities,…
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The Evolution of Sunset Fieldlocation_fillIn 1938 a growing Spokane County decided to develop a local commercial airfield and acquired land on the West …
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Felts Fieldlocation_fillFelts Field is not only the oldest airport in the Spokane area but is also one of the oldest federally designa… -
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Spokane Army Air Depotlocation_fillThe United States military acquisition of McChord Field near Tacoma in 1937 created an additional need for mil… -
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Idaho's Submarine Fleetlocation_fillIdaho’s Submarine Fleet During the middle of the night the small scale, unmanned sub glides through the cold,… -
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The Velox Naval Depotlocation_fillDuring the Second World War, Spokane, 300 miles from the Pacific Ocean, became a major naval supply point. … -
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WWII Convalescent Hospitallocation_fillTraining for combat at Fort George Wright gave way to recovery and recuperation during the Second World War. … -
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Baxter Hospitallocation_fillWhen the United States first entered World War 2 there was a rush to create new military facilities across the… -
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The Magnesite of Chewelahlocation_fillAs war erupted in Europe in July of 1914, its effects hit the shores of the United States years before its own… -
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Brown Industrieslocation_fillDuring the Second World War businesses across the nation began to shift their production to help focus on supp… -
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Trentwood Kaiser Aluminum Rolling Plantlocation_fillThe economy of Washington is tightly connected to the vast hydroelectric development of the state. During th… -
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USO Clubs in Spokanelocation_fillWhen the United States entered the Second World War President Roosevelt felt a need to create a home-based org… -
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Spokane Fire Station No. 17: Time of Warlocation_fillThough the United States was not yet officially involved in the Second World War until December of 1941, the S… -
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Arrests at the Desert Hotellocation_fillSumi Yoshida and Joe Okamoto thought that December 7, 1941 was supposed a day that would live forever—in celeb… -
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A Japanese Quaker Wedding in Spokane, WAlocation_fillOn a warm August day, Japanese-American pacifist and civil rights activist Gordon Hirabayashi made headlines, … -
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The Unlawful Arrest and Detainment of Frank Hiratalocation_fillKazuma “Frank” Hirata was a prominent member of Spokane’s Japanese-American community. During the 1930s he was… -
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World War II Airshow Catastrophelocation_fillDuring World War Two war shows, like airshows today, were a popular way the military drummed up a patriotic sp… -
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James Wesley Crowlocation_fillJames Wesley Crow was born in Gooding, a small town in rural Idaho. After graduating from Gooding High School … -
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Spokane’s Red Taillocation_fillThough the US military was still racially segregated during the Second World War The 332nd Fighter Group of th… -
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What Happened to Allan C. Powelllocation_fillAmong the many Spokanites who answered the call to service in World War Two was Allan C. Powell, son of Willia… -
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Spokane's Gold Star Motherslocation_fillIn Spokane during World War Two, the Gold Star Mothers met for a monthly luncheon at the Crescent. Mothers who… -
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Air Raid Preparationlocation_fillDuring World War Two there were air raid sirens throughout Spokane including one here on the South Hill. The J…
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