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World War II – Life on the Home Front in Alabama. http://216.226.178.196/u?/voices,2862. http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-3813. http://216.226.178.196/u?/photo,4648. http://216.226.178.196/u?/photo,4649. http://216.226.178.196/u?/voices,2142.
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Cover of a 1949 USO Volunteer Handbook http://216.226.178.196/u?/voices,2068
As the United States military began to grow rapidly, Franklin Roosevelt realized the need to provide support for the military and link the armed forces with the civilian population. Therefore, he created the USO by bringing together these organizations: the Salvation Army, Young Men’s Christian Association, Young Women’s Christian Association, National Catholic Community Services, National Travelers Aid Association and the National Jewish Welfare Board.
http://216.226.178.196/u?/photo,6030 During World War II the USO provided American armed forces with a home away from home in the clubs and lounges that were established in churches, barns, railroad cars, museums, castles, beach clubs, and log cabins. Centers offered a range of activities from holding dances, showing movies, bringing entertainers to the war front, and often providing a quiet place to write a letter home. Of course, one of the most popular offerings was the famous free coffee and doughnuts.
http://216.226.178.196/u?/photo,6037 USO dance held in Montgomery, Alabama during World War II
http://216.226.178.196/u?/photo,3015 African American soldiers and young women playing cards at a USO club in Mobile, Alabama during World War II
Today the USO provides an extensive range of programs at more than 150 centers in 27 countries. USO Houston Honoring Wounded Warriors Members of Congress Filling Kits USO Marine Marathon Team