Volunteer Ambulance Drivers in World War II and the Influence of Revolutionary War General Lafayette

In response to the threat of invasion of France and other countries by Germany in 1939 and 1940, several American and British-led volunteer services were quickly set up.  Unarmed men and women drove under horrendous aerial attacks to rescue wounded civilians and soldiers as an exodus of millions of people flowed to southern ports.  Discussing their exploits, their motivations, and the influence of Revolutionary War General Lafayette for many of the Americans will be Larry Roeder, Historian of the American Legion, Post #1 in Paris, which influenced the creation of several Ambulance services. Larry is also the founder and CEO of the Edwin Washington Society, a partnership with Loudoun County Public Schools to document the era of segregated education.