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D12278-2
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- 1941-12-11 (Creation)
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On December 9, 1941 Captain Fola Bolkcom of the Salvation Army served coffee and doughnuts to a group of air raid wardens, police officers and state patrolmen on the night after Tacoma's first wartime blackout. After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, drawing the U.S. into World War II, the Pacific Northwest with its coastal location was considered a prime target for attack from the air. The Salvation Army's mobile canteen brought free hot coffee and doughnuts to Tacoma's air raid wardens, police, state patrolmen and coast guardsmen while they were on duty at night. Manning's donated the coffee; the doughnuts came from the U.S.O. - Salvation Army unit. (T.Times 12/10/1941 p.7)
Salvation Army (Tacoma); Canteens (Wartime, emergency, etc.)--Tacoma; World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Tacoma;