Women's Army Corps Service Medal

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Women’s Army Corps Service Medal
Service ribbon
Precedence
Next (higher)American Defense Service Medal
Next (lower)American Campaign Medal

The Women's Army Corps Service Medal was a military award of the

Pallas Athena;[1] the same profile was used for the Women's Army Corps branch insignia
.

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

  • Awards and decorations of the United States military

References

  1. ^ Institute of Heraldry Women's Army Corps Service Medal
  2. ^ 578.51 Women's Army Corps Service Medal
  3. ^ Army Regulation 670-1, dated 3 Feb 2005, para 29-6d(4), p. 268.