There were 46,374 B’nai B’rith men and women and members of Aleph Zadik Aleph, B’nai B’rith youth organization, actively serving in all branches of civilian defense throughout the United States, according to a survey completed on September 10, the results of which were made public today by B’nai B’rith’s National War Service Committee.
This figure includes air raid wardens, auxiliary police and firemen, plane spotters, messengers, members of decontamination, demolition, emergency and utility repair squads, nurse’s aides and members of medical and motor transport and emergency feeding units.
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