Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
D15616-6
Date(s)
- 1943-06 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
In September of 1943, World War II was in full swing and Americans fought both overseas and on the homefront. The Tacoma Times ran this portrait on September 13th of patriot Major Fred Ohrn of the Salvation Army. Major Ohrn had served an estimated 2,000 workers' lunches at 25 sorting bees held at Tacoma's scrap pile, "Scrap Iron Acres," in the previous months. He had been present every day there was a sorting bee to supervise lunch. At the Acres, scrap metal was collected and sorted to be reused in the manufacture of war materials. Major and Mrs. Ohrn were being transferred back to California after 13 months in Tacoma. Major Ohrn had a long history of service. He served in the US Infantry during World War I and had been with the Salvation Army several years when this portrait was taken. (T.Times, 9/3/1943, p.1.)
World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--Tacoma; Salvation Army (Tacoma); Ohrn, Fred;