On Saturday September 2, 1944 Virginia Greening officially became a WAVE, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emegency Service. In this photograph taken for the Tacoma Times she is shown holding four photographs of her brother Lt. Col. Charles Ross Greening, who was a prisoner of the Germans. He had been shot down on a mission over Italy. Both Virginia and her brother survived the war.(T. Times, 9/2/44, p. 1).
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners of war; Military personnel; Greening, Virginia; Greening, C. Ross;
In July of 1942, U.S.O. Junior Hostess registration was located at the United Services Organization office in Room 106 of the Rust Building, 950 Pacific Avenue. Five women posed for this publicity picture at a desk under a large U.S.O. banner.The women were, left to right, Eleanor Hoyt, unidentified woman in hat, Marie Caldwell, Grace Blangy and Phyllis Graves. The junior hostesses were responsible for building morale by providing female companionship for soldiers in town, serving as dance and sports partners. Publicity for Community Chest. (TNT 8/2/1942, pg. A-7)
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; United Service Organizations (Tacoma); Hoyt, Eleanor; Caldwell, Marie; Blangy, Grace; Graves, Phyllis;
In July of 1942, U.S.O. Junior Hostess registration was located at the United Services Organization office, Room 106, Rust Building. Five women pose for this publicity picture at a desk under a large U.S.O. banner.The women are, left to right, Eleanor Hoyt, unidentified woman in hat, Marie Caldwell, Grace Blangy and Phyllis Graves. Publicity for Community Chest. (TNT 8/2/1942, pg. A-7)
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Tacoma; United Service Organizations (Tacoma); Hoyt, Eleanor; Caldwell, Marie; Blangy, Grace; Graves, Phyllis;
On June 20, 1942, smiling volunteers take soldiers' reservations for available beds. This was a typical scene at the USO center in the Rust Building on Saturdays during the war years. Temporary weekend dormitories were set up at area churches, homes and the Mission. For 35 cents a soldier could get a bed; a hot breakfast would cost 20 cents more. TPL-1974 (TNT 7/5/1942, pg. 1)
World War, 1939-1945--Military life--Tacoma; USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950;
On June 20, 1940, soldiers crowd around the desk at the USO Center in the Rust Building. They are patiently waiting to sign up for beds. As soldiers on weekend leave from Fort Lewis during the war years poured into Tacoma; area churches, the mission and local homeowners set up makeshift dormitories to make sure they were not having to spend the night on the street.
World War, 1939-1945--Military life--Tacoma; USO clubs (Tacoma)--1940-1950;
