Disney Facts: Walt Disney and The Red Cross

Here’s an interesting question posed by The National Archives.

What do Walt Disney, Ernest Hemingway, and Whitney Houston have in common?

Give up? They all served with the American Red Cross.

Disney served as a Red Cross ambulance driver in France during World War I. Hemingway served as an ambulance driver in Italy during World War I. Houston was elected to the Red Cross Board of Governors in 1991.

Take a closer look here at Walt Disney’s Red Cross service record. When he was released from service, he received $40.