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  Charles Drew was born on June 3, 1904, Washington, D.C.
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  Charles Drew researched techniques for storing blood ending up creating a way to store blood to save millions of lives.
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  His daughter is Charlene Drew Jarvis
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  Wife was Minnie Lenore Robbins.
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  Dr. Charles Drew effort in the science helped develop the Red Cross.
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  He's the first African-American examiner for the American Board of Surgery.