Title
Evelyn Chester at Nederland's Honor Roll
Description
The first Nederland Honor Roll was dedicated on Sunday, July 4, 1943. The board was sponsored by the Nederland Alumni Association and Nederland Chamber of Commerce to honor all men and women in military service from Nederland. At the time Evelyn Chester was President of the Nederland Alumni Association. The board was red, white and blue and located on the corner of Main street and Mena avenue. Today that is Boston and 13th St. There were 305 names on the board initially. New names were added as other men and women enlisted and by April 1944, the list had grown to 375 names.
Subject
World War, 1939-1945
Newman, Evelyn Chester
Honor rolls - World War II
Source
Nederland History - Miscellaneous Items
Publisher
Electronic version published by Marion & Ed Hughes Public Library, Nederland, Texas
Contributor
Newman Family Member
Rights
Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Marion & Ed Hughes Public Library, Nederland, Texas.
Format
TIFF
1200dpi, tiff, Epson GT20000
Type
Image
Identifier
ND-MISC-009
Temporal Coverage
1940s
Date Created
1940s
Date Submitted
2015
Spatial Coverage
Nederland, TX
Original Format
8.4 x 6.5
black & white photograph