Klamath Falls, Oregon: Japanese Balloon Bomb Victim Graves
In May 1945, a balloon bomb -- launched from Japan and landing in Oregon -- went off and killed a group of Sunday school picnickers. Three of the children are buried in Klamath Falls.
Linkville Pioneer Cemetery
- Address:
- Upham St., Klamath Falls, OR
- Directions:
- Linkville Pioneer Cemetery, Upham and East Streets, Block 32.
- Admission:
- Free.
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This is an untold story in history. Before today I had no idea the balloon bombing took place.
[Brrappninja, 09/02/2019]
On May 5, 1945, a balloon bomb launched by Japan exploded after a group of picnickers approached it on the ground northeast of Bly, Oregon. The detonation killed six people -- five Sunday school children and the pregnant wife of a minister. The US government didn't officially warn citizens about the threat of the bombs until a few weeks later.
Three of the dead are buried at Linkville Pioneer Cemetery in Klamath Falls -- the inscription on the headstone says "All killed by enemy balloon bomb."
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The six killed that day were the only US mainland casualties of World War II's Pacific conflict.