YOUR RED CROSS
IS AT HIS SIDE

yt hgh ward off the despondency thaf
bodied or hospitalized serviceman i
of Red Cross workers. Worry and ho
cause; friendly service and entertainme

To create confidence in a future
tainty is a companion purpose of Red
sick and wounded of our armed force s
building work is carried on in military hospitals here and
overseas, on hospital transports, in station, general, and
convalescent hospitals in this country and through vet-
erans’ hospitals to the home grounds of the discharged
disabled veteran.

Bolstering the family’s morale through aid and _ infor-
mation is an integral part of the whole activity.

 
  
  
   

RED CROSS FIELD FORCE

During America’s second year as a belligerent, several
thousand Red Cross men and women workers, carefully
recruited and trained for the purpose, were on duty as
uniformed civilians, at army camps and naval stations in
this country and in theaters of operations the world over.

This field force was made up of business and _ profes-
sional men and women from all walks of life selected for
specific duties. In the various areas in this country and
abroad Red Cross accountants verified Red Cross expen-
ditures while auditors for the War Department checked
all receipts and expenditures as required for congressional
review.

UNITED STATES HOME FORCES

Backing them up in this country, as a.ground crew, were
an executive staff and millions of volunteer workers en-
gaged in a wide variety of allied and vital occupations.
Primary among these were the Blood Donor and local
Home Service staffs. Equally vital and most numerous
were the chapter Production Corps members who supplied
surgical dressings and knitted articles and other comforts
for the men and women of the armed forces.

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