WWI and WWII Letter Pouches, Pillow Covers and Pin Back Buttons. Unless noted, these items were sold at most military bases regularly but became significantly more popular during WWI and WWII.
Red Cross Uniform including dress with insignia
Red Cross Uniform including dress with insignia, detachable navy cuff and collar, white scarf and navy blue wimple, handkerchief trimmed in red, white and blue crochet. DATE: Between 1917 when the United States entered WWI and 1918 when the of WWI.
Red Cross: Back of Red Cross Pin engraved F-6941-P
Red Cross: Back of Red Cross Pin engraved F-6941-P
Red Cross: I.D. Bracelet, front engraved V.S. 2nd Lt. A.N.C.
Red Cross: I.D. Bracelet, front engraved V.S. 2nd Lt. A.N.C. and “Volunteer American Red Cross” Pin.
“Overseas” metal pin
“Overseas” rectangular metal pin covered with dark blue fabric and a needlepoint picture of a gold eagle and the word “Overseas in white. Original tag attached with gold cord, “Overseas Service Mothers of America. Pin 1” x 3/4.” DATED: Circa 1941.
“Women’s Service, War Savings” pin
“Women’s Service, War Savings” celluloid pin back Button, white with dark blue print and sketch of woman in a long skirt and boots turning a huge wheel. Turn & Hoag Co., Newark, N.J. DATE: 1917 to 1918.
“American Women’s Voluntary Services” pin
“American Women’s Voluntary Services” white paper with a thin plastic cover pictures an eagle at the top and a red and blue horizontal strip. Metal back and sides. 2” diameter.
“Victory Girls” pin
“Victory Girls” celluloid button in red with a dark blue center and the words “VIctory Girls” in white with an eagle in flight. Along the bottom, “I am Enrolled.” The General Federation of Women’s Clubs provided 100 volunteers, two from each state, to work with the YMCA in France to provide assistance for American soldiers during WWII. 3/4” diameter. Victory Girls became a generic term for young women who sought out men in uniform for dubious reasons.
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Women’s Army Corps Service Medals (Bronze)
2 Round bronze Women’s Army Corps Service Medals. Medal hangs from a green 2-1/2” wide grosgrain ribbon.The profile of the goddess Pallas Athena is stamped on the front, superimposed on a sheathed sword with oak leaves. The back has stamped scroll with an eagle on the top, written on the scroll “For Service in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, 1942-1943.” 1-1/4” diameter. DATED: Medal first awarded July 10, 1942 and last awarded September 2, 1945.
