First American Red Cross club in France opens in Cherbourg.

First American Red Cross club in France opens in Cherbourg. Louisa Farrand, director of the American Red Cross club in Cherbourg, accepts a French flag from Major Paul Reynaud of Cherbourg at the opening of the first American Red Cross club for enlisted men in France July 20, 1944. Lieutenant Colonel F.W. Howley, Civil Affairs chief in the Cherbourg area and Harvey D. Gibson, American Red Cross Organisation in Great Britain and Western Europe ... the presentation.