European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Magazine a map of memories retiring from the red Cross Byde Pattee t he world map in the red Cross Filce a von sle Ubon Hall in Munich looks like an Ordinary schoolroom map. Bui it s Muchmore than that. In s the Story of Luciellen s Lile. Luci who retires this month alter three years As Volunteer Malton manager has been carrying ills map around Wilh her Lor 25 of the 40 years she s spent Wilh the red Cross. Australia. New Guinea. Japan. The philippines.,. Korea plus California Florida new York me Jersey and Pennsylvania these Are Tho places Luci has brought her skills As social worker listener Counselor Friend. A professional person for others. She s reluctant to hold the so Leighl herself but ask about her Lile and Viall spills out. Reminiscences. Anecdotes. People. Places. Did you know i was once in a plane that caught on fire the Pilot did t Tell me about it us later Bui he look out his gun. I asked him when we landed what that was All about and he said Luci i was going to shoot you if we Gol into real trouble Luci gives that special chuckle. Do you suppose he was kidding me. What made a Young woman from Chautauqua county new York aspire to a life of travel and sex Cllement excitement is a big word in Luck s vocabulary it was wartime and i heard a speech by a red Cross girl who d been to Iceland. I thought this is it " at that time Luci was working for the Buffalo children s Aid society. She applied to the red Cross and was accepted Reghl away. Altar two months training in Washington and new York City she awaited her overseas assignment. But not Belore she was asked to perform an Odd bit of Public relations for the organization standing on the stage of the Palace  a fan blowing the american Flag and my Skirls this Way and  while Ushers went through the audience collecting Lor the red Cross. I was really  she received overseas orders shortly thereafter but they were sealed and she was instructed not to open them i took the letter to my room and held it Over a lamp and All i could read was Sydney i thought who s he?11 thought it was someone s Namel in Sydney Australia she was a social worker in an Allied red Cross service club and her memories Are of Good times and dancing and i having her Rad Cross uniform mean . We could t smoke or drink in Public. Our hair had 1o be a certain length. Everyone s Mother was a red Cross vote Leer. A certain respect went Wilh the  from Sydney she went to new Guinea and then he Philippines thriving on the work and the environment. So much so thai after the War ended and she left the red Cross Lor various civilian jobs it was never the same. First she worked in Florida placing children in a Cha Hue fio Woen Wuthe Allen it retiring after 40 year with the Ted Croft. Homes with the Miami family services then she held a similar position in Morristown n.j., but in was Dull and  a Friend came Back from Guam and spoke to me of Palm Trees and i realized i wanted to be overseas again. And thai i missed working with the  she Well out and bought a travel Magazine and mooned Over a photograph of Hawaii. When she once More applied to Iho red Cross Lor overseas work guess what they sent me to Tropier general Hospital in Honolulu her next assignments Ware Al the naval hospitals of alien during her tar or assign Mon to Australia. Mare Island and Oakland Calil than in 1950, during he korean War she was sent to Yokosuka Japan. It was the Best assignment in the world. 1 was red Cross held director of i he naval Hospital Only i was i Content. I wanted to be in  so she Gol herself assigned to Taegu Korea where the memories Are sadder. Of Frost bitten survivors of the Battle a i chosen Reservoir among others. Then a year Laier Back to Yokosuka and on to Osaka which was out in the Rice paddies and loads of  Back in the . She got her  social work Al the University of Bulilo a degree thai had been interrupted by the War she was then sent to Germany in 19s8 98th general Hospital in Neu Brucke and us of Hospital in Wiesbaden later she was Chiel social worker in paediatrics Al Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia and then she worked Lor the red Cross in Washington. . Till she retired on paper in 1d76, but was hired Back to work on a contract basis. She came out of another retire men in 1983 to Lake Over the Munich red Cross office As station manager she has worked As a Volunteer receiving no salary although the red Cross has provided logistical support. What e behind All this drive and Energy i like working Wilh people. I i Hank i could be a Good salesperson i m convinced i could sell anyone anything plus All my tile i wanted to run away from Home where is she running Oil to next Luci walks Over to map which Shell take Down when she leaves Munich june 9, and lands the Gull of Mexico. I be marked in with a Square right Here. Fairhope Alabama i m going to sit in a Rocker and do needlepoint. 1" no More social work again comes the mischievous chuckle. The Tirol time i heard that word i thought it had something to do Wilh parties the Munich red Cross office will be administered by a paid red Cross worker from now on. Mrs Cathleen Millroy was assigned by red Cross european area Headquarters to take Over until the permanent employee assigned by National Headquarters arrives. Dee Pattee it on american inc cianic Idu Renini who Lisci in a Nice. Friday May 30, 1966 the stars and stripes Page 13