Mrs. Gunn's Diary: Feb. 11, 1942

She takes a Motor Corps lesson; volunteer drivers had many war duties

In addition to her volunteer activities as a Cub Scout leader and play director for the Chevy Chase Woman’s Club, Mrs. Gunn took an American Red Cross Motor Corps lesson today. “Sounds funny when I don’t drive a car but can’t tell, I may have to and it won’t hurt me to learn how,” she wrote.

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The 1941 recruitment poster for the Motor Corps is from the National Archives, accessed via Wikipedia.