Charles Drew
Surgeon and DC native who developed large-scale blood banking and led the WWII Blood for Britain program.
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Born 1904 in Washington, DC. Pioneered blood plasma preservation; directed the first American Red Cross Blood Bank. Resigned in 1942 after the Red Cross's racially segregated blood policy. Died at 45 in a 1950 NC car accident.
Location
Washington, DC, USA
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