Sarah Ann Stauffer, daughter of Charles and Gertrude Frantz Stauffer, was born at Lime Spring Farm in Rohrerstown, Pennsylvania and was the eighth generation of her family to live there. As a child, she attended the Shippen School in Lancaster, Ethel Walker School in Connecticut and Chateau Mont Choisi in Switzerland. She continued her studies at Lancaster Business College, Franklin & Marshall College and the Wharton School of Business Administration at the University of Pennsylvania. Sarah Ann followed in her mother's footsteps and was active with the Women's National Republican Club, the Pennsylvania Council of Republican Women and the Lancaster County Republicans throughout her life. She served on many committees and as a delegate to conventions from 1948-1980, and was appointed to the Electoral College for Pennsylvania in 1968. Mrs. Stauffer also instilled a sense of civic responsibility in her daughter. Sarah Ann was a member of several local organizations, including the Soroptimist Club, Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County, Lancaster County Community Council and the Pennsylvania Health Council. She served on the board of the Red Cross, YWCA, Lancaster Symphony Orchestra and the Medical College of Pennsylvania. Sarah Ann's service with the American Red Cross goes far beyond committee and board work. Her service in the Red Cross was a way to help in the war effort at home as a First Aid Instructor and Nurses' Aid. She later became a "Donut Dolly" with the Clubmobile and attained the rank of Captain with the Motor Corps. As Staff Assistant in foreign service, she deployed to Europe in April 1944. The 45th Infantry Division was the first to request that an ARC Clubmobile be attached to their division and take the Clubmobile Unit into combat. Her unit joined the 45th Div. in Anzio, Italy and then broke through to Rome. The division moved on to Red Beach, near Nice, France, on D-Day with the Clubmobile close behind. She was a member of the Clubmobile staff, stationed in France in 1945. They moved on toward the Rhine and were involved in the Battle of Reipertswiller, France. As they moved toward Munich, Germany, she witnessed Dachau being liberated by the 157th Regiment in April 1945. Sarah Ann was stationed in Germany until February 1946 as Director of Personnel and Operations, ARC Clubmobile Department, United States Occupied Territory and European Theatre of Operations.
From the description of Sarah Ann Stauffer collection: Red Cross and world war II, 1941-1995. (Lancaster County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 530489244
