9th Cavalry soldiers pose with Red Cross canteen worker Helen Alston before sailing overseas, 2/1/1944
Series: Photographic Albums of Prints of Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, 9/1942 - 12/1945
Record Group 336: Records of the Office of the Chief of Transportation, 1917 - 1966
Image description: Six Black soldiers stand to the sides of Helen Alston, a Black Red Cross nurse. Ms. Alston wears a white nurse’s cap and shoes (these are low-heeled boots a little taller than ankle boots, but only laced to the ankle), and a tweed coat over, presumably, a Red Cross uniform. She holds a large tin pitcher and a stack of paper cups. She has a tight smile. The men wear Army uniforms with or without overcoats, and helmets with numbers chalked on the fronts. They carry large bundles of gear, and some hold paper cups. One man is holding Ms. Alston’s upper arm.
Image description: Same photo, but overall darker.
