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title: Dr. Charles Richard Drew, M.D., C.M., Med. D.Sc. (profile sheet)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/us-owi-alston-dr-charles-richard-drew-profile-1943/
description: A pencil-and-ink profile sheet shows a portrait of Dr. Charles Drew with vignettes of war graves, wounded soldiers, and Drew as a hurdler and coach.
section: Collection
---

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[![Dr. Charles Richard Drew, M.D., C.M., Med. D.Sc., 1943 US cartoon: A pencil-and-ink profile sheet shows a portrait of Dr](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-owi-alston-dr-charles-richard-drew-profile-1943.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/us-owi-alston-dr-charles-richard-drew-profile-1943.jpg)

# Dr. Charles Richard Drew, M.D., C.M., Med. D.Sc. (profile sheet)

A pencil-and-ink profile sheet shows a portrait of Dr. Charles Drew with vignettes of war graves, wounded soldiers, and Drew as a hurdler and coach, each with a text block on his blood plasma work and athletic career. The tell is testimonial, presenting a named individual's achievements as an example, with transfer from wartime medical service.

## Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
CHARLIE DREW WAS ONLY A YOUNGSTER IN GRAMMAR SCHOOL WHEN THOUSANDS OF AMERICAN DOUGHBOYS DIED IN THE LAST WAR BECAUSE OF LACK OF ADEQUATE BLOOD TRANSFUSION TECHNIQUES.

THIRTY-NINE YEAR OLD DR. DREW'S WORK IN STANDARDIZING THE PREPARATION OF BLOOD PLASMA, WILL SAVE THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS UNITED NATIONS FIGHTING MEN ON BATTLE FRONTS ALL OVER THE WORLD.

Dr. Charles Richard Drew, M.D., C.M., Med.D.Sc.
PROFESSOR OF SURGERY, HOWARD UNIVERSITY, CHIEF SURGEON, FREEDMEN'S HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON, D.C.

RANKED AMONG THE FIRST FIVE HURDLERS IN THE COUNTRY
ALL EASTERN HALF BACK
ALL AMERICA MENTION
MISSED THE OLYMPICS BY THE FLIP OF A COIN!!

RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY ON THE PREPARATION AND PRESERVATION OF BLOOD PLASMA. ~ MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF THE PLASMA FOR BRITAIN PROJECT, AND DIRECTOR OF THE FIRST RED CROSS BLOOD BANK SET UP FOR THE COLLECTION OF BLOOD AND PLASMA FOR THE AMERICAN ARMED FORCES.

OUTSTANDING DOCTOR ~ FAMOUS ATHLETE
ALONG WITH PAUL ROBESON, NED GOURDIN, RALPH METCALFE, JESSE OWENS, CHARLIE DREW WAS A GREAT COLLEGE ATHLETE ~ FOUR LETTER MAN AND TRACK CAPTAIN AT BOTH AMHERST AND McGILL. DESPITE HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN MEDICINE, HE RECALLS HIS POST AS COACH AT MORGAN COLLEGE AS "THE BEST JOB I EVER DID!"

alston OWI
```

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