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Hampton Roads During WWII: USO Clubs

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Dance floor at Service Club C. Naval Ammunition Depot Band played for the benefit of Enlisted men & their ladies to gave a round of applause to Lt. Burgess for his efforts in making the evening a success. (archive numberP0003/01-#J-9176)

同时为个人最被认可的方式serve their country at times of war is through the service branches, there have historically been many other ways in which people served their country abroad and at home. For example, the United Service Organizations, better known as USO, a nonprofit-charitable organization which provides leisure facilities and shows to United States Armed Forces was founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 1941, to “unite several service associations into one organization to lift the morale of [the] military and nourish support on the home front” (USO.com/about).

In fact, during World War II, there were estimated to be about 3,000 USO clubs worldwide, andHampton Roads Port of Embarkation也不例外。USO俱乐部帮助士兵在家中感到宾至如归，并让他们有机会离开工作和战争的现实。他们提供休闲，如舞蹈，乒乓球桌和其他游戏;娱乐，有时乐队甚至好莱坞名人会出现（！）;他们经常有一个小吃店，卖三明治，抽烟和苏打水（但不是白酒！）来服务人们。Read more

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Hampton Roads during WWII: the WACs

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女子军团（WAC）于1942年成立;originally it was the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), but it was converted to active duty status in 1943. This made WACs unique to other women’s military groups, because it was the first time, and the only group, that integrated women into the United States Military. Around 150,000 women volunteered to serve in the WAC during World War II. Women were not allowed to fulfill ‘active combat’ roles in the military, but that still left over 250 support roles in the army to step into, from stenographer to map maker, photographer to truck driver, mechanic to switchboard operator. All of these positions were vital to the war effort. Many of the women who joined the WAC had a relative or sweetheart already serving, and hoped to bring their loved ones home sooner by aiding in the war effort.

Most of these women served on the homefront, taking over office and other non-combat jobs so that men were able to go overseas to fight. These women were stationed in every type of state-side Army installation, working with the Army Service Forces, Ground Forces, the Army Air Forces, and in Army Hospitals.Read more

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Hampton Roads During WWII

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Hampton路港港口的顶上看法

Hampton Roads of Romparation（HRPE）是弗吉尼亚州汉普顿路的陆军指挥结构和分销港口。它最初是纽波特新闻港的登船港，当时它被激活为第一次世界大战，并于1942年6月15日被重新激活，在1942年6月15日，在珍珠港和美国在第二次世界大战中的入口。

The main purpose of the Port was supporting the movement of personnel and cargo overseas, particularly to the European Theater of Operations (ETO). HRPE was the third largest US Army Transportation Corps port of embarkation during WWII. It served as a hub for the movements of millions of troops between 1942-1946.Read more

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开放日：Mariners的博物馆在20世纪30年代看起来像什么

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今天，水手博物亚博平台网址馆和公园的展览空间大约为9万平方英尺;但是，当博物馆于1933年11月向公众开放时，只有超过12,000平方英尺的画廊空间。当然，这不是一个“小”空间。我们所有的房子都大大较小，但这是来自最初预期的博物馆的哭声 - 一个隆重的，庞大的几何现状。

1931年4月，阿切尔亨廷顿表示，“我为博物馆的想法是一个由建筑师而非工程师建造的结构，我认为我们可以在院子里做到这一点。在你试图在通常的希腊语或罗马线上生产艺术建筑的那一刻，你已经制作了一些完全与展品完全冲突的东西，这些展品纯粹是科学和数学。“为此，博物馆预计1931年的预算包括50,000美元到“开始博物馆”。该年的其余预算被分配给大坝，道路和物业维护。但是，这种愿景不会通过至少原本意图。相反，新建筑的想法被搁置（thanks Great Depression), and The Mariners’ Museum exhibits were put in a “temporary” gallery space located in the Museum’s service building.Read more

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“在潜艇的土地上”：记录Nishimura 3746

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日本潜艇Nishimura 3746在2020年

本周“在潜艇的土地上”我们专注于记录日本潜艇Nishimura 3746.以前我们谈过它history和我们的initial assessmentof the hull. All this activity is in preparation of moving the sub onto a custom cradle and to a new home.

自1946年抵达博物馆以来，Sub已被展示并存储在外面。35英尺长22吨，保持内部不是一个在空间溢价的机构的选项。正如我们准备升降的子，其中一个主要步骤正在记录其条件。82年后，船体仍然听起来，但我们特别注意了龙骨。Read more