Pat Jennings Hitchcock of Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, served as a “clubmobile girl” for the American Red Cross during World War II.

Intended to improve morale and provide a connection home, clubmobiles were converted buses staffed by women who prepared and served coffee and donuts to American soldiers stationed in Europe. In 2012, the volunteer service of Red Cross women who operated Clubmobiles during World War II was recognized by the US Senate. 

read more: letters home from Pat to her family, 1945; David Medaris, “Pat Hitchcock: Land Lover,” Isthmus, May 29, 2008

via: World War II Veterans of Mount Horeb, Mt. Horeb Public Library by way of University of Wisconsin Digital Collections

Source: digital.library.wisc.edu

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