ohy_coll765.xml Guide to the Oregon Military Research Institute records Oregon Military Research Institute records Jeffrey A. Hayes Oregon Historical Society Research Library 2019; revised 2023
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-10-30. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. 2023 September Revised to integrate additions and to add dates for subseries and files that had previously not been dated. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Oregon Military Research Institute records Oregon Military Research Institute Coll 765 8.65 cubic feet 5 record cartons; 1 legal document case; 6 letter document cases; 1 flat box (11x14) 1915-2023 1953-2023 Research records and publications of the Oregon Military Research Institute, a military history project. The records concern Oregon war veterans, Oregon military units, and military facilities in Oregon. The collection also includes the personal papers of veteran Richard Gaarenstroom, who began the OMRI in the early 21st century after a military career of more than 30 years. English

Collection is open for research.

Gifts of Richard Gaarenstroom, October 2018 and June 2019 (Lib. Acc. 29347; RL2019-085), with additions made in July 2022 and August 2023 (RL2022-113; RL2023-048).

The collection is arranged in four series: Series 1, Oregon Military Roll Call Registry records; Series 2, Military history research; Series 3, Military facilities; Series 4, Personal papers of Richard Gaarenstroom.

The Oregon Military Research Institute was a project undertaken by Richard Gaarenstroom in the early 21st century. Gaarenstroom researched topics related to Oregon military veterans, facilities, and history. Information compiled from this research from 2013 through 2018 was available on the OMRI website.

Richard Conrad Gaarenstroom was born in 1948 in Portland, Oregon. In 1967, he joined the United States Air Force, beginning a military career of more than 30 years. From 1967-1971, he served in Vietnam and South Korea. He subsequently served in the Oregon Air National Guard from 1971-1973; the United States Army from 1976-1980; and again in the Oregon Air National Guard from 1988-2001. During his second period of service in the Oregon Air National Guard, he was a member of the 142nd Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Service, a unit in the 142nd Fighter Interceptor Group. He was honorably discharged in 2001 with the rank of Technical Sergeant. After his retirement, he began the Oregon Military Research Institute.

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Oregon Military Research Institute records, Coll 765, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Initially processed in November 2018. Reprocessed in 2019 to incorporate additions and to include an inventory. Reprocessed in September 2023 to integrate additions. In cases where materials were in folders when received, the original folders were retained.

The collection consists of research files and publications of the Oregon Military Research Institute and the papers of veteran Richard Gaarenstroom, who created the OMRI project. The research files concern Oregon veterans of conflicts dating from the Spanish-American War onwards; Oregonians who received the Medal of Honor; military units such as the 123rd Observation Squadron; and military facilities in Oregon. OMRI's published registry lists the names and vital statistics of Oregonians who served in conflicts from the Spanish-American War onwards. Gaarenstroom's personal papers include records from his service; newsletters of the 142nd Fighter Interceptor Group; a scrapbook and photograph album from his service in Vietnam and South Korea; journals he kept from 2008 to 2023; and appointment calendars he kept from 2018 to 2023.

Artifacts were separated to Museum Collections, Oregon Historical Society.

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

 Gaarenstroom, Richard, 1948- Gaarenstroom, Richard, 1948- Oregon. Air National Guard. Fighter Interceptor Group, 142nd Veterans--Oregon World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Oregon Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Veterans--Oregon Military history--Oregon--Research Military bases--Oregon Military research (documents) Oregon Military Roll Call Registry records Series 1 1915-2019 2012-2019 English. Published registry and topical research for registry Subseries 1 2013-2019 English. Roll Call Registry, Summary 2014 English. 1 1 Roll Call Registry index 2013-2019 1 2 Roll Call Registry, Volumes I-V 2018 English. 1 3-7 Vietnam War - Oregon casualties 2014 English. 1 9 Vietnam War - Oregon Memorial Wall index 2014 English. 1 10 Research on veterans and registry forms Subseries 2 1915-2016 2012-2016 English.

Arranged in chronological order by conflict and alphabetical order by surname.

 Spanish-American War: A-C 2015 September English. 1 11-13 Spanish-American War: E 2015 September English. 1 14 Spanish-American War: H 2015 September English. 2 1 Spanish-American War: K-M 2015 September English. 2 2-4 Spanish-American War: P 2015 September English. 2 5 Spanish-American War: R-T 2015 September English. 2 6-8 World War I: K 2015 January English. 2 9 World War I: R-W 2015-2016 English. 2 10-15 World War I: Y-Z 2015 November English. 2 16-17 World War II: A-I 1915-2016 2014-2016 English. 2 18-26 World War II: K-P 2012-2016 English. 2 27-32 World War II: R-T 2015-2016 English. 2 33-35 World War II: W 2015-2016 English. 2 36 World War II: Y 2016 January-April English. 2 37 Cold War era: B-C 2015-2016 English. 2 38-39 Cold War era: E-H 2016 English. 2 40-43 Cold War era: K 2015 July English. 2 44 Cold War era: M 2016 March-April English. 2 45 Cold War era: S 2015 March English. 2 46 Korean War: A-P 1954-2016 2015-2016 English. 2 47-62 Korean War: S-T 2015-2016 English. 2 63-64 Korean War: Z 2014-2016 English. 2 65 Vietnam War: A-F 2014-2016 English. 2 66-71 Vietnam War: G-W 1967-2016 2013-2016 English. 3 1-17 Vietnam War: Y-Z 2014-2015 English. 3 18-19 Oregon casualties in Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq 2015 January 3 English. 3 20 Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq: A-T 2015-2016 English. 3 21-39 Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq: W 2015-2016 English. 3 40 Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq: Z 2015-2016 English. 3 41 Information on individuals whose names were not entered into published registry 2016 English. 6 3 Materials concerning individuals Subseries 3 1932-2015 English. Chin, Arthur T. circa 2012-2014 English. 3 42 Conner, David C. - Memoirs of experience as prisoner of war during World War II 1984-1997 English. 3 43 Coury, Raymond J. 1956-2014 English. 3 44 Hunt-Nicholson, Alberta 1932-2014 English. 3 45 Lommasson, Jim - materials about Lommasson's project to document experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans circa 2013-2014 English. 3 46 Marlantes, Karl 2012 English. 3 47 Mayes, Benjamin Franklin 2014 English. 3 48 Nahikian, Robert "Nik" - Autobiography and correspondence with Gaarenstroom 2013 English. 3 49 Phillips, Claire 2004-2015 English. 6 1 Wright, George 2014 February 9 English. 6 2 Military history research Series 2 circa 1960-2016 English. List of Medal of Honor recipients from Oregon circa 1995-2013 English. 4 2 Medal of Honor recipient: High, Frank Charles - Company B, 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry 2013 English. 4 3 Medal of Honor recipient: Lyon, Edward Eugene - 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry 2013 English. 4 4 Medal of Honor recipient: Robertson, Marcus William - Company B, 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry circa 2005-2014 English. 4 5 123rd Observation Squadron (precursor to the Oregon Air National Guard) circa 1960-2016 English. 6 4 Vietnam War background information, and operations 1950-1967; list of 1967 Vietnam War operations 2014 1 8 Military accidents in Oregon 2010-2013 English. 4 1 Military facilities Series 3 1953-2016 English.

Unless otherwise noted, all facilities are located in Oregon.

 Adair Air Force Station 2012-2013 English. 4 6 Adair Air Force Station - CIM Bomarc Missile Systems circa 1961-2012 English. 4 7 Baker Air Force Station 1960-2014 English. 4 8 Burns Air Force Station 2007-2012 English. 4 9 Christmas Valley Air Force Station 2012-2014 English. 4 10 Condon Air Force Station (includes 2 flash drives) 1954-2012 English. 4 11

Contents of flash drives have not been reviewed.

 Keno Air Force Station 1962-2012 English. 4 12 Kingsley Field Air Force Base 1961-2012 English. 4 13 Mt. Hebo Air Force Station (includes CD with files, photographs, and videos) circa 1955-2013 English. 4 14 North Bend Air Force Station 1953-2013 English. 4 15 Correspondence concerning Gap Filler Annex sites 2012 April 4 English. 4 16 Beulah Gap Filler Annex site 2012 April 3 English. 4 17 Burns Junction Gap Filler Annex site 2001-2012 English. 4 18 Disston Gap Filler Annex site 2012-2014 English. 4 19 Philomath Gap Filler Annex site 1991-2015 English. 4 20 Placer Gap Filler Annex site 1990-2015 English. 4 21 Port Orford Gap Filler Annex site 2012-2014 English. 4 22 Washougal, Washington Gap Filler Annex site 2001-2014 English. 4 23 Yreka, California Gap Filler Annex site 1991-2014 English. 4 24 Oregon Air National Guard Park circa 1954-2016 English. 6 5 Correspondence concerning radar stations 2012 English. 4 25 Gilliam County Historical Society publication, "Veteran Stories and Condon Radar Base Memories" 2015 English. 6 6 Disston Air Defense Radar Station 2011-2012 English. 4 26 Fossil Air Defense Radar Station 2012 February 26 English. 4 27 La Pine Gap Filler Radar Station 2011-2012 English. 4 28 Personal papers of Richard Gaarenstroom Series 4 1967-2023 English. History of Gaarenstroom's military career and related ephemera 1969-2013 English. 4 29 Awards and certificates 1991-2005 English. 4 30 Clippings, photographs, and memorabilia from South Korea 1970-1971 English. 4 31 Clippings and memorabilia from Vietnam 1969 English. 4 32 Discharge certificates from Air Force Reserves and Air National Guard 1967-1972 English. 4 33-34 Family readiness handbooks circa 1988 English. 4 35 F100 jet engine borescope procedures 1996 English. 4 36 Introductory note to journals 2019 English. 5 8 Journals 2008-2011 English. 5 9-15 Journals 2011-2014 English. 7 1-6 Journals 2014-2017 English. 8 1-5 Journals 2017-2020 English. 9 1-5 Journals 2020-2021 10 1-4 Journals 2021-2023 11 1-4 Military training records 1988-1990 undated English. 4 37-38 Operation Northwatch records 1969 English. 4 39 Correspondence concerning planning and development of the Oregon Military Research Institute 2012-2019 English. 4 40 Oregon Air National Guard 50th anniversary celebration programs 1991 English. 4 41 Photograph album, Kwang Ju Air Base, South Korea; articles about Kwang Ju and its officers 1970-1971 1992-2019 English. 5 1 Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. records 1984 English. 5 2 Scrapbook with photographs and clippings relating to service in Vietnam 1967-1969 English. 13 Records and research relating to Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam 1968-2013 English. 5 3 Records relating to Travis Air Force Base, California 1967-1968 English. 5 4 Records and memorabilia relating to 142nd Fighter Interceptor Group, Oregon Air National Guard circa 1989-2000 English. 5 5 Issues of 142nd Fighter Interceptor Group newsletter, "Air Scoop" 1990-2005 English. 5 6 Records and memorabilia relating to 142nd Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Services 1989-1994 English. 5 7 Appointment calendar 2018 11 5 Appointment calendars 2019-2022 12 1-4