The Women's Army Corps Service Medal was awarded to any service member of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps between July 10, 1942, and August 31, 1943, or the Women's Army Corps between September 1, 1943, and September 2, 1945.[2] The medal was issued as a once-awarded medal, and there are no devices authorized for additional presentations. The medal ranked in order of precedence below the American Defense Service Medal and above the American Campaign Medal.[3]
The Women's Army Corps Service Medal is considered obsolete as the United States Army is a combined service and no longer maintains any separate service corps for women, although it may still be worn by those who served.
women, army, corps, service, medal, military, award, united, states, army, which, created, july, 1943, executive, order, 9365, issued, president, franklin, roosevelt, medal, intended, recognize, service, women, army, during, second, world, profile, featured, m. The Women s Army Corps Service Medal was a military award of the United States Army which was created on July 29 1943 by Executive Order 9365 issued by President Franklin Roosevelt The medal was intended to recognize the service of women to the Army during the Second World War The profile featured on the medal is that of the goddess Pallas Athena 1 the same profile was used for the Women s Army Corps branch insignia Women s Army Corps Service MedalObverseTypeService medalAwarded forservice in the Women s Army Corps and or Women s Army Auxiliary CorpsPresented byDepartment of WarStatusobsoleteEstablishedExecutive Order 9365 July 29 1943First awardedJuly 10 1942Last awardedSeptember 2 1945Service ribbonPrecedenceNext higher American Defense Service MedalNext lower American Campaign Medal The Women s Army Corps Service Medal was awarded to any service member of the Women s Army Auxiliary Corps between July 10 1942 and August 31 1943 or the Women s Army Corps between September 1 1943 and September 2 1945 2 The medal was issued as a once awarded medal and there are no devices authorized for additional presentations The medal ranked in order of precedence below the American Defense Service Medal and above the American Campaign Medal 3 The Women s Army Corps Service Medal is considered obsolete as the United States Army is a combined service and no longer maintains any separate service corps for women although it may still be worn by those who served See also editAwards and decorations of the United States militaryReferences edit Institute of Heraldry Women s Army Corps Service Medal 578 51 Women s Army Corps Service Medal Army Regulation 670 1 dated 3 Feb 2005 para 29 6d 4 p 268 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Women s Army Corps Service Medal Portals nbsp Heraldry nbsp United States Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Women 27s Army Corps Service Medal amp oldid 1205293306, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
