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D13862-A
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- 1942-12-16 (Creation)
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In December of 1942, Pvt. Walter Kunkle and his wife Jerry arrive from Elkhart, Ind. They are met by Travelers Aid Society worker Miss Edith Clement, who sends them to Travelers Aid- USO headquarters in the Provident building to find a place to stay overnight. Fort Lewis was serving as a military staging area, the shipyards were busy filling Army and Navy contracts and Tacoma was full of newcomers, who all needed a place to stay. Hotels and rooming houses were full and generous Tacomans were making their spare rooms available to the newcomers. Pvt. Kunkle was newly stationed at Fort Lewis with the headquarters of IX Corps. (T. Times 12/17/1942, pg. 1)
Kunkle, Walter; Kunkle, Jerry; Travelers' Aid (Tacoma); World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; Clement, Edith;