Explosion Memorial Service Honors Lives Lost at Former Umatilla Depot
HERMISTON, OR – The Columbia Development Authority and the Oregon Military Department recently held a touching memorial service to honor the 80th Anniversary of the tragic 1944 munitions explosion at the former Umatilla Army Ordnance Depot. The explosion, which took place on March 21, 1944, resulted in the untimely deaths of six workers who lost … Read more