The American Women's Voluntary Services (AWVS) was created in January 1940 and provided material aid, assistance, and information to armed forces and civilians during World War II. Volunteers drove ambulances, operated mobile kitchens, administered first aid, watched fires, picked crops, and sold war bonds and stamps, as well as many other services. AWVS workshops turned out more than one million new or reconditioned articles of clothing for servicemen and civilians.
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AWVS National Bulletin, October 1944. (Women Veterans General Printed Collection, #WV-0002) |
This now faded uniform was once a blue-gray shade and would have been worn with a leather belt around the waist of the jacket. (Elizabeth Williams Collection, #WV-0058) |
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