The USO Club in Olympia opened in early 1942. According to a Daily Olympian article dated January 22, 1942, it had a lounge, library, showers, and cafeteria. The USO (United Service Organization) is a nonprofit, founded in 1941, that provides support to service troops and their families. This building was located on Fourth Avenue, just east of where the Olympian building now stands.
Jeffers Photograph, 1942, Susan Parish Collection, Southwest Regional Archives, AR20090812-ph008050
Text © Deborah Ross and The Olympian