By Japanese Bomb Explosion
WEYERHAUSER COMPANY
EASTERN OREGON REGION
IN MEMORY OF
ELSIE MITCHELL AGE 26
DICK PATZKE AGE 14
JAY GIFFORD AGE 13
EDWARD ENGEN AGE 13
JOAN PATZKE AGE 13
SHERMAN SHOEMAKER AGE 11
WHO DIED HERE
MAY 5, 1945
BY
JAPANESE BOMB EXPLOSION
ONLY PLACE ON THE
AMERICAN CONTINENT
WHERE DEATH RESULTED
FROM ENEMY ACTION
DURING WORLD WAR II
— Mitchell Monument plaque
Courtesy @RonfromTurner via his http://becauseitmattersprogram.com/ podcast. Image via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Recreation_Area