Coast Guard “Sand Pounders” kept wartime Oregon secure

Published: Oct. 23, 2020, 2 p.m.

They never did see any action against the Japanese spies and commando teams they expected. But the fact that they were on the job may have had something to do with the fact that none ever tried to come ashore. (Oregon Coast; 1942-1944) (For text and pictures, see http://www.offbeatoregon.com/1503c.sand-pounders-uscg-ww2-330.html)