Who Built This
The Oregon World War II Memorial Foundation raised the money and built the memorial. The Historical Outreach Foundation commissioned and published the narratives that the memorial’s codes point to. Both organizations’ websites went offline; this site exists to keep their work reachable.
Board of Directors
- Louis Jaffe
- President, Treasurer. Retired financial executive. US Army, Vietnam War.
- Jim Willis
- Vice President. Former Director, Oregon Department of Veterans Affairs. US Air Force, Vietnam War.
- A.J. Allen
- Secretary. Retired Health Planner / Project Manager, US Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 20.
- Bob Plame
- Project Manager. Retired real estate developer. US Marine Corps, Vietnam War.
- Jack Heims
- Retired Administrator, Portland VA Medical Center.
- Tim Bronleewe
- President, Oregon Memorials.
- Jerry Lorang
- Adjutant, American Legion Department of Oregon. Former Director, Portland Regional Office, US Department of Veterans Affairs. US Army.
- Chuck Ferguson
- Author and speaker. Chairman, Oregon Memorials and GISI Marketing Group, Portland.
- LTC Alisha Hamel
- Command Historian, Oregon National Guard.
- Mary J. Mayer
- Retired US Air Force Colonel. Vietnam War veteran. Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs Advisory Committee.
- Cameron Smith
- Director, Oregon Department of Veterans' Affairs. Captain, USMC — three Iraq tours.
- Cliff Engel
- Principal, Retail Marketing Associates.
Honorary Board of Directors
- Governor John Kitzhaber
- Governor Ted Kulongoski
- Governor Victor Atiyeh
- Governor Barbara Roberts
- US Senator Ron Wyden
- US Senator Jeff Merkley
- US Representative Earl Blumenauer
- US Representative Suzanne Bonamici
- Kate Brown — Oregon Secretary of State
- Art Jackson — Medal of Honor recipient, 1st Marine Division, Pacific
- Robert Maxwell — Medal of Honor recipient, 7th Infantry, Europe
- Gerry Frank — “Oregon’s Premier Citizen”
- Bill Markham — 8th USAAF, Europe
- Art Sorenson — 104th Infantry Division, Europe
- Kerry Tymchuk — Executive Director, Oregon Historical Society
- Leonard DeWitt — Lt. Col., US Army (ret.)
- Curtis A. Loop — Major General, US Army (ret.)