USO (United Service Organizations)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USO_(United_Service_Organizations)
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:awards Presidential Medal of Freedom (awarded to Bob Hope for USO work)
gptkbp:founded 1941
gptkbp:founder gptkb:President_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:fundedBy private donations
corporate sponsorships
fundraising events
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Arlington,_Virginia,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USO (United Service Organizations)
gptkbp:leader J.D. Crouch II (President and CEO as of 2024)
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Until_Every_One_Comes_Home
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom_support
Operation Enduring Freedom support
USO Show Tours during World War II
Vietnam War entertainment tours
gptkbp:notableProgram gptkb:USO_centers
USO tours
entertainment for troops
gptkbp:notableSupporter gptkb:Marilyn_Monroe
gptkb:Robin_Williams
gptkb:Bob_Hope
gptkbp:numberOfLocations over 200 centers worldwide
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:United_States
overseas U.S. military bases
gptkbp:purpose supporting U.S. military service members and their families
gptkbp:serves gptkb:U.S._Armed_Forces
military families
gptkbp:taxStatus gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:volunteers over 30,000 volunteers
gptkbp:website https://www.uso.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Phone_Home
gptkb:The_Barry_Sisters
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8