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Senate committee advances resolution honoring Oregon civilians captured on Wake Island in World War II
Summary
The Senate committee approved amendments and sent House Concurrent Resolution 23 to the Senate floor after testimony from a historian and veterans who said Oregon civilian contractors on Wake Island deserve formal recognition for their wartime service and sacrifice.
Representative Rick Lewis brought House Concurrent Resolution 23 to the Senate Committee on Veterans, Emergency Management, Federal and World Affairs, asking the Senate to recognize Oregonians who served as civilian contractors on Wake Island during World War II.
The resolution recognizes the service and sacrifice of 134 Oregon civilian contractors on Wake Island, including 31 who died during or after the 1941 siege and subsequent captivity, and thanks researchers who documented their stories. "Most Americans know the significance of 12/07/1941," Representative Rick Lewis said, and the resolution aims to highlight an element of that wider history that he said is little known.
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