Around the Watercooler: This Week at the Red Cross
  SERVICES TO THE ARMED FORCES Red Cross Retrospective – Workers Land on Normandy Beach Well before the invasion, the Red Cross was preparing for the clubmobile programs move to the continent. The task forces were to follow as close in the wake of the armed forces as military authorities would permit. They used the 2 ½ ton GMC truck for the clubmobiles. The Red Cross supplied water and generators for each group. The Daniel Boone of Clubmobile Group B was the first to land on the beach. 75,000 doughnuts were served the first week of operation. By the end of July, five more clubmobile groups had arrived. INTERNATIO...
Source: Red Cross Chat - June 12, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sarah Layton Tags: Uncategorized aed cpr DDay Restoring Family Links Source Type: news