Submitted by Martha Ronaldson, daughter of above Arley Evans

Nenana Radio (ENN), Alaska, 1944

Arley Evans (1905-1980) working as a radio operator at Nenana Radio with his wife Bernice (see below photo). Arley was originally stationed at Nome Radio, his first Alaskan assignment, when World Ward II broke out.

Submitted by Martha Ronaldson, daughter of above Bernice Evans.

Nenana Radio (ENN), Alaska, 1944

Bernice Evans (1910-1999) working as a radio operator at Nenana Radio. Bernice’s daughter, Martha, said her mother was working in the local cafe and heard the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The CAA asked my mother if she’d like to join my father (see Arley Evans photo above) as a husband/wife team, so she attended the first class in Anchorage and was assigned to Nenana with her husband, Arley. There are many references to them in the Mukluk Telegraph (an Alaskan newsletter).