Former Oregonian saved entire nations from starving to death

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 2 p.m.

When World War I broke out, Herbert Hoover was the world's most successful mining engineer. He abandoned all that to build an organization to feed the starving, first in Belgium and then throughout war-torn Europe. (London, UK; 1914-1918) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1702c.herbert-hoover-in-belgium-431.html)