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American Red Cross postcard [circa 1945]

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Title	American Red Cross postcard [circa 1945]
Date	1945
Date approximate?	yes
Subject headings	World War, 1939-1945 American Red Cross
Era	World War II era (1940-1946)
Service branch	Red Cross
Item description	This American Red Cross postcard depicts soldiers standing outside a Red Cross Clubmobile, in Great Britain, circa 1945. All soldiers are in full combat uniform, with helmets and guns. The back of the postcard reads:"Red Cross Clubmobiles staffed by American Girls bring free hot coffee and doughnuts, cigarettes, gum, candy, etc., from the folks back home to the U.S. Forces at their camps in foreign lands.
Veteran's name	Potts, Helen Bolling
Veteran's biography	Helen Bolling Potts (1919-2012) of High Point, North Carolina, served overseas with the American Red Cross during World War II . Helen Bolling Potts was born in 1919 in High Point, North Carolina. She attended Woman's College and graduated with a degree in physical education in 1939. Potts taught for two years in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, worked on a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Potts joined the Red Cross in December of 1942. She was assigned to the 23rd Street YMCA in New York City, where she accompanied French sailors on tours of the city. In 1943 she was sent overseas to work as a "doughnut girl" in England, France, and Germany . After leaving the Red Cross, Potts settled in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where she worked with the Girls Scouts of America. She died on 18 June, 2012.
Type	text
Original format	postcards
Original publisher	[Place of publication not identified] : [American Red Cross]
Language	en
Contributing institution	Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries
Source collection	WV0234 Helen Bolling Potts Papers
Collection summary	Collection consists of a 2003 Oral History Interview, correspondence, photographs, postcards, newspaper clipping, custom made uniform (skirt and jacket), shirt, boots, and a 29th Rangers shoulder patch.
Rights statement	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Additional rights information	IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the rights holder noted above for permission to reuse.
Object ID	WV0234.2.001
Digital publisher	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 -- http://library.uncg.edu/
OCLC number	900817634

Title	Page 001
Full-text transcript	AMERICAN RED CROSS CLUBMOBILE "" SOMEWHERE "" IN GREAT BRITAIN "SIGHTED SINKERS-SANK SAME.' PASSED BY U.S." ARMY CENSOR No " 21 " ETO " USA.

American Red Cross postcard [circa 1945]

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American Red Cross postcard [circa 1945]

American Red Cross postcard [circa 1945]