The American Red Cross Clubmobile Service was a mobile service club created during World War II staffed by American Red Cross volunteers, often referred to as "Clubmobile girls" or …

The Red Cross clubmobile was conceived by the late prominent New York banker, Harvey D. Gibson, Red Cross Commissioner to Great Britain, who wanted to put a service club "on …

Jul 11, 2022 · Each clubmobile carried three Red Cross workers. Red Cross clubmobiles did not just serve in Great Britain. After the invasion of Normandy in June 1944, clubmobiles were …

Feb 8, 2023 · The Red Cross's response to such massive troop dispersion was the Clubmobile, a single-decker bus fitted with coffee and doughnut-making equipment. Clubmobiles also carried …

Jun 2, 2021 · In 1945, Red Cross clubmobile workers Juanita Morrow and Wilhemina Barrow traveled 100 miles to deliver snacks to troops during WWII. (American Red Cross/Twitter) …

Feb 21, 2024 · In World War II, at a time when women made up only .033 percent of the military and almost all but nurses were stationed far from the front, the American Red Cross sent …

Fitted out with an electric doughnut-making machine and equipment for brewing coffee, the Clubmobile would bring the morale-boosting work of the American Red Cross to the allied …

Jill Knappenberger’s Red Cross clubmobile crosses the Moselle River in March 1945. Jill’s 30-mile trek to Vielsalm took three hours. In shops there, they purchased Christmas decorations …

Jan 24, 2024 · With the official job description of “club services worker,” clubmobile crews, usually three young women, were tasked to prepare and serve coffee and doughnuts, and other …

On June 27, 2012, the United States Senate recognized the achievements of Clubmobiles, which traveled across Europe and the Far East. "Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) spoke on the U.S. …