Charles Drew

Charles Drew was born June 3, 1904,in Washington D.C..Charles was the oldest of five siblings. His parents were Nora and Richard Drew. He married Lenore Robbins in 1939.Charles was the first person to create a blood bank.

Drew created the first blood bank. This was for the storing of blood. Drew first introduced his invention on the battlefields of Europe in world war ll. He also organized the Red Cross blood bank. He was the first director of Red Cross.

Charles Drew first came up with this invention when he realized that everyone didn't have the same type of blood. Charles Drew realized that there were four blood types A ,B , AB ,and O. Charles Drew also came up with separating the white blood cells from the plasma to make it last longer.

Dr. Drew helped and saved millions of people. Drew organized the world's first blood bank project in 1940-blood for Britain. This project was to help the British soldiers with U.S. blood. There were millions of donors for that project. Dr.Drew made sure the blood was tested before it was sent to Iraq.

Charles Drew died April 1, 1950.He died in a accident going to a medical convention. Charles received the