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American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. (AGSM), is a private [1] nonprofit organization [2] of American mothers who lost sons or daughters in service of the United States Armed Forces. It was originally formed in 1928 for mothers of those lost in World War I, and it holds a congressional charter under Title 36 § 211 of the United States Code. [3]
As of 2020, there were 74,592 total women on active duty in the US Army, with 16,987 serving as officers and 57,605 enlisted. While the Army has the highest number of total active duty members, the ratio of women-men is lower than the US Air Force and the US Navy, with women making up 15.5% of total active duty Army in 2020.
Blue Star Mothers, wives, and visiting soldiers, Granada Relocation Center, Colorado, June 1943. Retired Army Capt. George H. Maines conceived the idea for the Blue Star Mothers after a conversation with General John Pershing. He ran a newspaper article in the Flint News Advertiser on January 22, 1942. A coupon was included in the article and ...
This is a list of female United States military generals and flag officers, that are either currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, or are retired.They are listed under their respective service branches, which make up the Department of Defense, with the exception of the Coast Guard, which is part of Homeland Security.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 November 2024. Nickname for women fighting in the American Revolutionary War Not to be confused with Moll Pitcher. Print of Molly Pitcher (Currier and Ives) Molly Pitcher is a nickname given to a woman who fought in the American Revolutionary War. She is most often identified as Mary Ludwig Hays, who ...
The Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps was established in the United States in 1942. However, political pressures stalled attempts to create more roles for women in the American Armed Forces. Women saw combat during World War II, first as nurses in the Pearl Harbor attacks on December 7, 1941.
Women's Radio Corps. Women's Royal Air Force. Women's Royal Air Force (World War I) Women's Royal Army Corps. Women's Royal Australian Naval Service. Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service. Women's Royal Indian Naval Service. Women's Royal Naval Service. Women's Royal New Zealand Air Force.
An Officer and a Lady: Canadian Military Nursing and the Second World War. Treadwell, Mattie E. (1954). United States Army in World War II: Special Studies: The Women's Army Corps. the standard history; part of the Army "Green series" online free; Williamson, Gordon, (2003). World War II German Women's Auxiliary Services