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Renee Grouyer, "the adopted daughter" of the Intelligence Section of the Army Field Clerks, 2nd Section, GHQ, cant's play ball very well, but she is one of the best little mascots in France. A testimonial to her abilities may be obtained easily from any member of her godfathers' section. She has big blue eyes and dimples and is as brown as a hazelnut because she plays out of doors all day long. She is a refugee child from the Meurthe et Moselle and lives now, with 300 other little refugee children at the Caserne du Chateau in Caen. The AMERICAN RED CROSS administers the funds for the maintanence of all the children adopted by the American troops
Renee Grouyer, "the adopted daughter of the Intelligence Section of the Army Field Clerks, Section, GHQ, can't play ball very well, but she is one of the best little mascots in France. A testimonial to her abilities may be obtained easily from any member of her godfathers' section. She has big blue eyes and dimples and is as brown as a hazelnut because she plays out of doors all day long. She is a refugee child from the Meurthe et Moselle and lives now, with 300 other little refugee children at the Caserne du Chateau in Caen. The A.R.C. administers the funds for the maintenance of all the children adopted by the American troops
Renee Grouyer, "the adopted daughter of the Intelligence Section of the Army Field Clerks, can't play ball very well, but she is one of the best little mascots in France. A testimonial to her abilities may be obtained easily from any member of her godfathers' section. She has big blues and dimples and is as brown as a hazelnut because she plays out of doors all day long. She is a refugee child from the Meurthe et Moselle and lives now, with 300 other little refugee children at the Caserne du Chateau in Caen. The American Red Cross administers the funds for the maintenance of all children adopted by the American troops
Two months ago little Gilberte Dieu and her mother left their home in the Somme to go see the soldier father who was in a hospital, badly gassed. When they reached the town where he was they learned that the Germans were approaching their home, and if they wished to save any of their possessions they must hurry back. They started home, only to find they were too late. Again they turned around to go back to the hospital, hoping to find the father better, and learned that he was dead. Now they are living in a quiet old town in Normandy. Gilberte is as pale as if she had been ill a long time, but she has been adopted by Company E of the 406th Telegraph Battalion, and the money they have sent will provide her generously with good food and warm clothing for next winter. Perhaps with these the memory of what the war has done to her will fade out partly from her tragic little face. The AMERICAN RED CROSS administers the funds for the maintanence of all the children adopted by the American troops
Two months ago little Gilberte Dieu and her mother left their home in the Somme to go see the soldier father who was in a hospital, badly gassed. When they reached the town where he was they learned that the Germans were approaching their home, and if they wished to save any of thir possessions they must hurry back. They started home, only to find they were too late. Again they turned around to go back to the Hospital, hoping to find the father better, and learned that he was dead. Now they are living in a quiet old town in Normandy. Gilberte is as pale as if she had been ill a long time, but she has been adopted by the Company E of the Telegraph Battalion, and the money they have sent will provide her generously with good food and warm clothing for next winter. Perhaps these the memory of what the war has done to her will fade out partly from her tragic little face. The A.R.C. administers the funds for the maintenance of all the children adopted by the American troops
Raymonde Collet, even if she is a war orphan, does not remember the war when she plays in the orchard with her pet goat. She is the mascot of the ... "somewhere in France". If brown curls, big brown eyes and dimples are of any use in a mascot that Air station will have good luck for the duration of the war. The American Red Cross administers the funds for the maintenance of all the children adopted by the American troops
Two months ago little Gilberte Dieu and her mother left their home in the Somme to go see the soldier father who was in a hospital, badly gassed. When they reached the town where he was they learned that the Germans were approaching their home, and if they wished to save any of thir possessions they must hurry back. They started home, only to find they were too late. Again they turned around to go back to the Hospital, hoping to find the father better, and learned that he was dead. Now they are living in a quiet old town in Normandy. Gilberte is as pale as if she had been ill a long time, but she has been adopted by the Company E of the Telegraph Battalion, and the money they have sent will provide her generously with good food and warm clothing for next winter. Perhaps these the memory of what the war has done to her will fade out partly from her tragic little face. The A.R.C. administers the funds for the maintenance of all the children adopted by the American troops
Raymonde Collet, even if she is war-orphan, does not remember the war when she plays in the orchard with her pet goat. She is the mascot of the Seamen Guard at a U.S. Navy Air Station "somewhere in France". If brown curls, big brown eyes and dimples are of any use in a mascot that Air station will hav good luck for the duration of the war. The AMERICAN RED CROSS administers the funds for the maintanence of all the children adopted by the American troops
Marie Rouget who lives in Caen, has lost her father in the war, but she has just acquired a whole Company of the 408th Telegraph Battalion for a god-father. Company "D" decided that it must have a "feminine mascot". Marie wrote them early in August that her "brother Paul once saw some Americans and he waved his hand at them, but as for me, I never saw any, as I only go out for school. I like better helping mother with household work, dusting, sweeping, peeling potatoes or sewing for my doll." Company "D" certainly got the kind of mascot it wanted, especially as Marie is as pretty as she is feminine. The AMERICAN RED CROSS administers the funds for the maintanence of all the children adopted by the American troops
Renee Grouyer, "the adopted daughter" of the Intelligence Section of the Army Field Clerks, 2nd Section, GHQ, cant's play ball very well, but she is one of the best little mascots in France. A testimonial to her abilities may be obtained easily from any member of her godfathers' section. She has big blue eyes and dimples and is as brown as a hazelnut because she plays out of doors all day long. She is a refugee child from the Meurthe et Moselle and lives now, with 300 other little refugee children at the Caserne du Chateau in Caen. The AMERICAN RED CROSS administers the funds for the maintanence of all the children adopted by the American troops
Summary
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Hine.
Group title: Adopted children.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
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Date
01/01/1918
Location
france
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