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[http://forums.wildbillguarnere.com/index.php?/topic/10735-american-womens-voluntary-service/ Bill Guarnere site, who served with Lewis Nixon, discussion about AWVS] |
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*[http://www.joancrawfordbest.com/a.htm] |
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*[http://www.nasm.si.edu/collections/artifact.cfm?id=A19951350000 Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, American Women's Voluntary Servicesbadge] |
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*[http://library.uncg.edu/dp/wv/results28.aspx?i=1847&s=8 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, American Women's Voluntary Services garrison cap, circa 1942] |
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*[http://library.uncg.edu/dp/wv/results28.aspx?i=950&s=8 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, American Women's Voluntary Services legionnaire kepi, circa 1942] |
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*[http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/womens_voluntary_service.htm] |
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*[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/20347/American-Womens-Voluntary-Services] |
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Revision as of 17:07, 8 May 2011
 AWVS members in various AWVS uniforms | |
| Formation | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Legal status | Service |
Region served | United States |
American Women's Voluntary Services (AWVS) was the largest American women's service organization in the United States during World War II (WWII).[1] AWVS provided women volunteers who provided support services to help the nation during the war such as message delivery, ambulance driving, emergency kitchens, cycle corps drivers, dog-sled teamsters, aircraft spotters, navigation, aerial photography, fighting fires, truck driving, and canteen workers. Some of its work overlapped with the Office of Civilian Defense and the American Red Cross.[2]
Alice Throckmorton McLean founded AMVS in 1940, basing it upon the British Women's Voluntary Services, in order to help prepare the nation for the war. Doris Ryer Nixon founded the California chapter in August 1941 and became AMVS' national vice president.[3] Nixon is the mother of Lewis Nixon III, an Army paratrooper officer during WWII who is featured prominently in Band of Brothers.[4][5]
AMVS existed until at least 1959 and inspired other volunteer service groups, such as "Laguna Cottages for Seniors".[3]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Partners in Winning the War: American Women in WWII". National Women's History Museum. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "CIVILIAN DEFENSE: The Ladies!". TIME. 26 Jan 1942. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ a b Redmond, Michael (20 Jun 2009). "Laguna Cottages History of Senior Living Housing". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Blanche Nixon to Make Debut". Los Angeles Times. December 18, 1941. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
Blanche Nixon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanhope Nixon of ... Cold Spring Road, Montecito, a freshman at Stanford, will be formally to society at the San ...
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Social Notes," New York Times 1922-03-23 (announcing birth) and "Died," New York Times, 1922-05-23 (announcing death).
External links
Bill Guarnere site, who served with Lewis Nixon, discussion about AWVS