AMERICAN RED CROSS
IN THE WAR

Record of Accomplishments
Between Jan. 1, 1942 and Feb. 28, 1945

782 Army and Navy hospitals served.

7 1,117 Camps and Stations served.
7,080,054 Servicemen cases handled in field.
8,875,000 Home Service cases.

2,277,896 loans to servicemen.
11,000,000 pints of blood collected.
64,580,000 surgical dressings per month.

727 Overseas Service. Clubs.

2,000,000 meals overseas each month.

21,526,528 Prisoner of War packages.
1,334,690 persons trained in Home Nursing.

177,434 Nurse’s Aides trained.
259,729 persons aided in disasters.

58,500,000 meals served by Canteen Corps.

5,000,000 Americans as Red Cross Volunteers.

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