![]() Members of the American Women Voluntary Service in 1942 during World War II | |
Formation | 1940 |
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Legal status | Service |
Headquarters | 39 W. 57th Street, Manhattan, New York City |
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.[1] AWVS volunteers provided support services to help the nation during the war, assisting with message delivery, ambulance driving, selling war bonds, 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]