Volunteer leaders of North Platte s World War II Canteen received a U.S. War Department Meritorious Service Award citation in a nationwide Sunday morning NBC Radio broadcast on Dec. 19, 1943.
Gene Slattery, the youngest major figure in the saga of North Platte s 1941-46 Canteen, gained fame for repeatedly selling his shirt starting at age 9 and raising more than $2,000.