Eugene Donald Hargis
Published: June 30, 2011 4:00AM PST
Sept. 5, 1919 - June 24, 2011
Eugene Donald Hargis, 91 of Bend, Oregon, passed away on June 24, 2011. A grave-side service will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Powell Butte Cemetery at 10:00 a.m.
Father Joe Reinig will officiate. Following the service will be a Celebration of Life held at the Powell Butte Community Center.
Gene was born on September 5, 1919, in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, to Burgess Hargis and Mary (Wavrik) Hargis. He graduated from Roseburg High School then he went to work in the construction business for Morrison-Knudsen prior to WWII on Wake Island. On December 23, 1941, Gene was captured on Wake Island by the Japanese and was held hostage in China and Tokyo, Japan, until the war ended September 1945. After the war, he married Wanda Lee (Weber) Hargis on August 6, 1946, in Roseburg, OR, and worked for Douglas County for six years. In 1951, he purchased a ranch in Powell Butte, OR, while raising a family. He worked on the ranch until he sold it in 1970, and then he worked for the Forest Service until retiring in 1985. During retirement, he traveled extensively with his wife.
Genes hobbies included hunting, fishing, horses, and spending time with his family.
Gene is survived by his wife, Wanda Lee Hargis of Bend, OR, his four sons, James (Evonne) Hargis of Oregon City, OR, Robert (Sherry) Hargis of Orofino, ID, Lawrence (Debra) Hargis of Prineville, OR, and John (Mary Lee) Hargis of Redmond, OR; his daughter, Mary (Byron) Bonney of Florence, MT; his sister, Grace Plughoff of Yakima, WA, 13 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and two sisters.
Contributions can be made to the Hospice House in Bend, Oregon under Genes name, 2075 NE Wyatt Ct., Bend, OR 97701, 541-383-3300.
Whispering Pines Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements, 185 NE 4th St. Prineville, OR 97754, 541-416-9733
https://www.bendbulletin.com/slideshows/1596691-151/eugene-donald-hargis
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Eugene Donald Hargis completed his World War II draft registration on Oct 16, 1940. He was born on Sep 5, 1919 in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, and was living in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon. He was working for Walden Hatfield, and was described as being 6 feet tall, 175 lbs, brown eyes, red hair, with freckles. His next of kin was Mary Hargis.
On May 7, 1941, Eugene Hargis, 21, and his older brother Eldon Hargis, 36, arrived in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, on the S.S. Lurline, having sailed from San Francisco on May 1. Both of them were enroute to Wake Island as civilian contractors for the US Navy, working for the Morrison-Knudsen Civil Engineering Company as part of the Contractors Pacific Naval Air Bases (CPNAB) program.
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Information on Pacific Isles' Crews Offered
Relatives of Douglas county men on Midway, Guam, and Wake islands were asked by Ray B. Compton, local attorney, to call his office for information concerning the safety of the men. As soon as information is received, relatives will be notified, Mr. Compton said.
Mr. Compton was the Douglas county representative of the construction company which employed the men on the Pacific islands, and will receive official word from the company headquarters.
An announcement over station KRNR Wednesday evening resulted in 19 calls, Mr. Compton said, although it is known there are more than that number of men from Douglas county on the islands. Relatives of 14 men on Wake island, and relatives of five on Midway requested information, he stated.
According to information received by Mr. Compton, a number of men had been transferred to Midway from Guam and Wake just before the Japanese attack.
Mr. Compton states he believes the following list of men on Wake island is complete, but that the Midway list is not complete.
Wake Island: Richard S. Crenshaw, Eugene Hargis, Eldon Hargis, Theron J. Harris, Burdette Harvey, Kenneth Hopkins, Richard C. Johns, Morton T. Kelly, Lloyd Nelson, Wesley McCullogh, James E. Quigley, Alfred Ramsey, Harold E. Smith, and Woodrow W. Whittenberg.
Midway Island: Allen S. Blake, W. Verdun Boucock, Ivar Nelson and Donald P. Wright.
The News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon, Thu Dec 11, 1941, page 1
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Initially reported as a POW on Jun 3, 1942, Gene was listed as a civilian at Wake Island working for the Bureau of Yards and Docks, and was held in Tokyo, Japan at POW Camp Shinjuku, Tokyo Bay Area 35-140, until Sep 13, 1945. He is listed as Eugene B. Hargis, a civilian, under POW 2131 on page 30 of the document "1970: Prisoners of War, Far East: Tokyo POW Camp, Japan; Name List".
An act of Congress in 1981 gave the Wake Island workers VA benefits and honorable discharges from the US Navy.
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/09/us/civilian-prisoners-of-war-recall-their-ordeals.html
https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/editorials/honoring-those-who-served-at-wake-island
Published: June 30, 2011 4:00AM PST
Sept. 5, 1919 - June 24, 2011
Eugene Donald Hargis, 91 of Bend, Oregon, passed away on June 24, 2011. A grave-side service will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Powell Butte Cemetery at 10:00 a.m.
Father Joe Reinig will officiate. Following the service will be a Celebration of Life held at the Powell Butte Community Center.
Gene was born on September 5, 1919, in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, to Burgess Hargis and Mary (Wavrik) Hargis. He graduated from Roseburg High School then he went to work in the construction business for Morrison-Knudsen prior to WWII on Wake Island. On December 23, 1941, Gene was captured on Wake Island by the Japanese and was held hostage in China and Tokyo, Japan, until the war ended September 1945. After the war, he married Wanda Lee (Weber) Hargis on August 6, 1946, in Roseburg, OR, and worked for Douglas County for six years. In 1951, he purchased a ranch in Powell Butte, OR, while raising a family. He worked on the ranch until he sold it in 1970, and then he worked for the Forest Service until retiring in 1985. During retirement, he traveled extensively with his wife.
Genes hobbies included hunting, fishing, horses, and spending time with his family.
Gene is survived by his wife, Wanda Lee Hargis of Bend, OR, his four sons, James (Evonne) Hargis of Oregon City, OR, Robert (Sherry) Hargis of Orofino, ID, Lawrence (Debra) Hargis of Prineville, OR, and John (Mary Lee) Hargis of Redmond, OR; his daughter, Mary (Byron) Bonney of Florence, MT; his sister, Grace Plughoff of Yakima, WA, 13 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and two sisters.
Contributions can be made to the Hospice House in Bend, Oregon under Genes name, 2075 NE Wyatt Ct., Bend, OR 97701, 541-383-3300.
Whispering Pines Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements, 185 NE 4th St. Prineville, OR 97754, 541-416-9733
https://www.bendbulletin.com/slideshows/1596691-151/eugene-donald-hargis
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Eugene Donald Hargis completed his World War II draft registration on Oct 16, 1940. He was born on Sep 5, 1919 in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, and was living in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon. He was working for Walden Hatfield, and was described as being 6 feet tall, 175 lbs, brown eyes, red hair, with freckles. His next of kin was Mary Hargis.
On May 7, 1941, Eugene Hargis, 21, and his older brother Eldon Hargis, 36, arrived in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, on the S.S. Lurline, having sailed from San Francisco on May 1. Both of them were enroute to Wake Island as civilian contractors for the US Navy, working for the Morrison-Knudsen Civil Engineering Company as part of the Contractors Pacific Naval Air Bases (CPNAB) program.
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Information on Pacific Isles' Crews Offered
Relatives of Douglas county men on Midway, Guam, and Wake islands were asked by Ray B. Compton, local attorney, to call his office for information concerning the safety of the men. As soon as information is received, relatives will be notified, Mr. Compton said.
Mr. Compton was the Douglas county representative of the construction company which employed the men on the Pacific islands, and will receive official word from the company headquarters.
An announcement over station KRNR Wednesday evening resulted in 19 calls, Mr. Compton said, although it is known there are more than that number of men from Douglas county on the islands. Relatives of 14 men on Wake island, and relatives of five on Midway requested information, he stated.
According to information received by Mr. Compton, a number of men had been transferred to Midway from Guam and Wake just before the Japanese attack.
Mr. Compton states he believes the following list of men on Wake island is complete, but that the Midway list is not complete.
Wake Island: Richard S. Crenshaw, Eugene Hargis, Eldon Hargis, Theron J. Harris, Burdette Harvey, Kenneth Hopkins, Richard C. Johns, Morton T. Kelly, Lloyd Nelson, Wesley McCullogh, James E. Quigley, Alfred Ramsey, Harold E. Smith, and Woodrow W. Whittenberg.
Midway Island: Allen S. Blake, W. Verdun Boucock, Ivar Nelson and Donald P. Wright.
The News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon, Thu Dec 11, 1941, page 1
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Initially reported as a POW on Jun 3, 1942, Gene was listed as a civilian at Wake Island working for the Bureau of Yards and Docks, and was held in Tokyo, Japan at POW Camp Shinjuku, Tokyo Bay Area 35-140, until Sep 13, 1945. He is listed as Eugene B. Hargis, a civilian, under POW 2131 on page 30 of the document "1970: Prisoners of War, Far East: Tokyo POW Camp, Japan; Name List".
An act of Congress in 1981 gave the Wake Island workers VA benefits and honorable discharges from the US Navy.
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/09/us/civilian-prisoners-of-war-recall-their-ordeals.html
https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/editorials/honoring-those-who-served-at-wake-island
Eugene Donald Hargis
Published: June 30, 2011 4:00AM PST
Sept. 5, 1919 - June 24, 2011
Eugene Donald Hargis, 91 of Bend, Oregon, passed away on June 24, 2011. A grave-side service will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Powell Butte Cemetery at 10:00 a.m.
Father Joe Reinig will officiate. Following the service will be a Celebration of Life held at the Powell Butte Community Center.
Gene was born on September 5, 1919, in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, to Burgess Hargis and Mary (Wavrik) Hargis. He graduated from Roseburg High School then he went to work in the construction business for Morrison-Knudsen prior to WWII on Wake Island. On December 23, 1941, Gene was captured on Wake Island by the Japanese and was held hostage in China and Tokyo, Japan, until the war ended September 1945. After the war, he married Wanda Lee (Weber) Hargis on August 6, 1946, in Roseburg, OR, and worked for Douglas County for six years. In 1951, he purchased a ranch in Powell Butte, OR, while raising a family. He worked on the ranch until he sold it in 1970, and then he worked for the Forest Service until retiring in 1985. During retirement, he traveled extensively with his wife.
Genes hobbies included hunting, fishing, horses, and spending time with his family.
Gene is survived by his wife, Wanda Lee Hargis of Bend, OR, his four sons, James (Evonne) Hargis of Oregon City, OR, Robert (Sherry) Hargis of Orofino, ID, Lawrence (Debra) Hargis of Prineville, OR, and John (Mary Lee) Hargis of Redmond, OR; his daughter, Mary (Byron) Bonney of Florence, MT; his sister, Grace Plughoff of Yakima, WA, 13 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and two sisters.
Contributions can be made to the Hospice House in Bend, Oregon under Genes name, 2075 NE Wyatt Ct., Bend, OR 97701, 541-383-3300.
Whispering Pines Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements, 185 NE 4th St. Prineville, OR 97754, 541-416-9733
https://www.bendbulletin.com/slideshows/1596691-151/eugene-donald-hargis
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Eugene Donald Hargis completed his World War II draft registration on Oct 16, 1940. He was born on Sep 5, 1919 in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, and was living in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon. He was working for Walden Hatfield, and was described as being 6 feet tall, 175 lbs, brown eyes, red hair, with freckles. His next of kin was Mary Hargis.
On May 7, 1941, Eugene Hargis, 21, and his older brother Eldon Hargis, 36, arrived in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, on the S.S. Lurline, having sailed from San Francisco on May 1. Both of them were enroute to Wake Island as civilian contractors for the US Navy, working for the Morrison-Knudsen Civil Engineering Company as part of the Contractors Pacific Naval Air Bases (CPNAB) program.
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Information on Pacific Isles' Crews Offered
Relatives of Douglas county men on Midway, Guam, and Wake islands were asked by Ray B. Compton, local attorney, to call his office for information concerning the safety of the men. As soon as information is received, relatives will be notified, Mr. Compton said.
Mr. Compton was the Douglas county representative of the construction company which employed the men on the Pacific islands, and will receive official word from the company headquarters.
An announcement over station KRNR Wednesday evening resulted in 19 calls, Mr. Compton said, although it is known there are more than that number of men from Douglas county on the islands. Relatives of 14 men on Wake island, and relatives of five on Midway requested information, he stated.
According to information received by Mr. Compton, a number of men had been transferred to Midway from Guam and Wake just before the Japanese attack.
Mr. Compton states he believes the following list of men on Wake island is complete, but that the Midway list is not complete.
Wake Island: Richard S. Crenshaw, Eugene Hargis, Eldon Hargis, Theron J. Harris, Burdette Harvey, Kenneth Hopkins, Richard C. Johns, Morton T. Kelly, Lloyd Nelson, Wesley McCullogh, James E. Quigley, Alfred Ramsey, Harold E. Smith, and Woodrow W. Whittenberg.
Midway Island: Allen S. Blake, W. Verdun Boucock, Ivar Nelson and Donald P. Wright.
The News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon, Thu Dec 11, 1941, page 1
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Initially reported as a POW on Jun 3, 1942, Gene was listed as a civilian at Wake Island working for the Bureau of Yards and Docks, and was held in Tokyo, Japan at POW Camp Shinjuku, Tokyo Bay Area 35-140, until Sep 13, 1945. He is listed as Eugene B. Hargis, a civilian, under POW 2131 on page 30 of the document "1970: Prisoners of War, Far East: Tokyo POW Camp, Japan; Name List".
An act of Congress in 1981 gave the Wake Island workers VA benefits and honorable discharges from the US Navy.
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/09/us/civilian-prisoners-of-war-recall-their-ordeals.html
https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/editorials/honoring-those-who-served-at-wake-island
Published: June 30, 2011 4:00AM PST
Sept. 5, 1919 - June 24, 2011
Eugene Donald Hargis, 91 of Bend, Oregon, passed away on June 24, 2011. A grave-side service will be held on Thursday, June 30, 2011, at Powell Butte Cemetery at 10:00 a.m.
Father Joe Reinig will officiate. Following the service will be a Celebration of Life held at the Powell Butte Community Center.
Gene was born on September 5, 1919, in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, to Burgess Hargis and Mary (Wavrik) Hargis. He graduated from Roseburg High School then he went to work in the construction business for Morrison-Knudsen prior to WWII on Wake Island. On December 23, 1941, Gene was captured on Wake Island by the Japanese and was held hostage in China and Tokyo, Japan, until the war ended September 1945. After the war, he married Wanda Lee (Weber) Hargis on August 6, 1946, in Roseburg, OR, and worked for Douglas County for six years. In 1951, he purchased a ranch in Powell Butte, OR, while raising a family. He worked on the ranch until he sold it in 1970, and then he worked for the Forest Service until retiring in 1985. During retirement, he traveled extensively with his wife.
Genes hobbies included hunting, fishing, horses, and spending time with his family.
Gene is survived by his wife, Wanda Lee Hargis of Bend, OR, his four sons, James (Evonne) Hargis of Oregon City, OR, Robert (Sherry) Hargis of Orofino, ID, Lawrence (Debra) Hargis of Prineville, OR, and John (Mary Lee) Hargis of Redmond, OR; his daughter, Mary (Byron) Bonney of Florence, MT; his sister, Grace Plughoff of Yakima, WA, 13 grandchildren and 25 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and two sisters.
Contributions can be made to the Hospice House in Bend, Oregon under Genes name, 2075 NE Wyatt Ct., Bend, OR 97701, 541-383-3300.
Whispering Pines Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements, 185 NE 4th St. Prineville, OR 97754, 541-416-9733
https://www.bendbulletin.com/slideshows/1596691-151/eugene-donald-hargis
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Eugene Donald Hargis completed his World War II draft registration on Oct 16, 1940. He was born on Sep 5, 1919 in Myrtle Creek, Oregon, and was living in Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon. He was working for Walden Hatfield, and was described as being 6 feet tall, 175 lbs, brown eyes, red hair, with freckles. His next of kin was Mary Hargis.
On May 7, 1941, Eugene Hargis, 21, and his older brother Eldon Hargis, 36, arrived in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, on the S.S. Lurline, having sailed from San Francisco on May 1. Both of them were enroute to Wake Island as civilian contractors for the US Navy, working for the Morrison-Knudsen Civil Engineering Company as part of the Contractors Pacific Naval Air Bases (CPNAB) program.
- - - - -
Information on Pacific Isles' Crews Offered
Relatives of Douglas county men on Midway, Guam, and Wake islands were asked by Ray B. Compton, local attorney, to call his office for information concerning the safety of the men. As soon as information is received, relatives will be notified, Mr. Compton said.
Mr. Compton was the Douglas county representative of the construction company which employed the men on the Pacific islands, and will receive official word from the company headquarters.
An announcement over station KRNR Wednesday evening resulted in 19 calls, Mr. Compton said, although it is known there are more than that number of men from Douglas county on the islands. Relatives of 14 men on Wake island, and relatives of five on Midway requested information, he stated.
According to information received by Mr. Compton, a number of men had been transferred to Midway from Guam and Wake just before the Japanese attack.
Mr. Compton states he believes the following list of men on Wake island is complete, but that the Midway list is not complete.
Wake Island: Richard S. Crenshaw, Eugene Hargis, Eldon Hargis, Theron J. Harris, Burdette Harvey, Kenneth Hopkins, Richard C. Johns, Morton T. Kelly, Lloyd Nelson, Wesley McCullogh, James E. Quigley, Alfred Ramsey, Harold E. Smith, and Woodrow W. Whittenberg.
Midway Island: Allen S. Blake, W. Verdun Boucock, Ivar Nelson and Donald P. Wright.
The News-Review, Roseburg, Oregon, Thu Dec 11, 1941, page 1
- - - - -
Initially reported as a POW on Jun 3, 1942, Gene was listed as a civilian at Wake Island working for the Bureau of Yards and Docks, and was held in Tokyo, Japan at POW Camp Shinjuku, Tokyo Bay Area 35-140, until Sep 13, 1945. He is listed as Eugene B. Hargis, a civilian, under POW 2131 on page 30 of the document "1970: Prisoners of War, Far East: Tokyo POW Camp, Japan; Name List".
An act of Congress in 1981 gave the Wake Island workers VA benefits and honorable discharges from the US Navy.
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/09/09/us/civilian-prisoners-of-war-recall-their-ordeals.html
https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/editorials/honoring-those-who-served-at-wake-island
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EUGENE D HARGIS
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SEP 5 1919 - JUN 24 2011
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