1991 Press Photo WWII Women arrive at Camp Plauche for USO dance in 1944 For Sale

1991 Vintage Press Photo by TIMES PICAYUNE.Women arrive at Camp Plauche for USO dance in 1944.During World War II, when gasoline rationing was in effect, young single women who wanted to attend USO dances had a problem with transportation, so Uncle Sam often came to the rescue.
"This picture was taken in the early part of 1944," wrote Rita Rowley Lee (the third woman from the left). "We were being helped out of an Army truck at Camp Plauche for a USO dance."
Dances were held at the USO Center at Canal and Carondelet Streets, for the United States Navy Base in Algiers, and at Camp Leroy Johnson at Franklin Avenue and the Lake.
Lee identified the four women about to help off the truck as, from left:1. Beverly Castellano
2. Mary Smith
3. Rita Rowley Lee
4. Roberta LightfootLocated near New Orleans, Louisiana, Camp Plauche served as a major U.S. Army Transportation Corps training center.
Photo is Dated: September 24, 1991.
THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC PHOTO, NOT A COPY OR SCANS.
Photo Measures Approximately: 10 x 8 Inches.
THERE ARE FEW MINOR CREASE MARKINGS.
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