American Women's Voluntary Services

American Women's Voluntary Services
	Members of the American Women Voluntary Service in 1942 during World War II
Formation	1940
Legal status	Service
Headquarters	39 W. 57th Street, Manhattan, New York City
Region served	United States

American Women's Voluntary Services (AWVS) was the largest American women's service organization in the United States during World War II.^[1] AWVS volunteers provided support services to help the nation during the war, assisting with message delivery, ambulance driving, selling war bonds, emergency kitchens, cycle corps drivers, dog-sled teamsters, aircraft spotters, navigation, aerial photography, fighting fires, truck driving, and canteen workers. Some of its work overlapped with the Office of Civilian Defense and the American Red Cross.^[2]

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