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Hayden Hayden, United Service Organizations, Pritzker Military Museum and Library, Unknown

World War II era poster of a smiling soldier and nurse. Supporting America’s troops was the first mission of the USO. In 1941, as it became clear that…

Tags: FDR, Military, Posters, Salvation Army, United Service Organization, United States, USO, World War II, WWII, YWCA

Charles Henry Alston 1907-1977, Charles Richard Drew (1904-1950) Pioneer in Blood Plasma Storage, National Archives, 1943

Here we have what rarely happens in history, a life which crowds into a handful of years significance so great, men will never forget it. By Dr.…

Tags: American Red Cross, Blood, Blood Plasma, Charles Richard Drew, Medicine, World War II

Charles Henry Alston, A Well Fed Nation is a Fighting Nation - World War II Public Health Initiative, National Archives at College Park, 1943

Charles Alston, an African-American artist and educator, created this drawing in 1943. It shows a strong, healthy family (man, woman, and two…

Tags: African-Americans, Charles Alston, Eating, Health, War, World War II