DeRidder USO Building - DeRidder, LA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The DeRidder USO building was the first separate facility used as a United Service Organization Club in the US. It was completed in 1941 and served as a center for thousands of troops stationed in the DeRidder area during WWII.

After the war the building was purchased by the American Legion Post #27. In 1946 the citizens of Beauregard parish voted a tax for its maintenance. It was named War Memorial Civic Center in memory of 47 Beauregard parish boys who gave their lives in WWII. ~~info from plaque at site

Street address: Jct. of Pine and 7th Sts DeRidder, LA USA 70634 County / Borough / Parish: Beauregard Year listed: 1992 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Social Current function: Social Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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