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D13375-11
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- 1942-09-04 (Creation)
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Governor Arthur B. Langlie shakes hands with director Ray C. Vaughn on September 4, 1942, at the formal opening and dedication of the new U.S.O. unit for servicemen of color on Commerce Street. The new U.S.O. facility filled a long felt need in Tacoma for a club to be used by servicemen of color from the Fort Lewis area. Director Vaughn thanked Mayor Cain for facilitating the addition of the center to U.S.O. operations in Tacoma. The photograph includes, L to R, front row: Unidentified, Mayor Harry P. Cain, Otto Hoagland, Ray C. Vaughn, Governor Langlie, and Rev. D.C. Stephenson. Back row: Col. Alvie Merrill, two unidentified Fort Lewis officers, Chaplain Robert Doakes, J.C. Haley, unidentified man. (TNT 9-1-42, p. 4-article, TNT 9-6-42, A-12)
Dedications--Tacoma--1940-1950; World War, 1939-1945--Military life--Tacoma; Governors; Langlie, Arthur B., 1900-1966; Mayors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Cain, Harry P., 1906-1979; Vaughn Ray C.; Stephenson, D.C.; USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950;