Volunteer Service Corps Pins
Each group, or Corps, of volunteers had a pin representing
the service they provided. The following pictures show the different
pins and their years of use. All pins are 1" in actual diameter.
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Administration
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Staff Aide
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Nurse's Aide
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Hospital & Recreation
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1923 - 1967
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1923-1946
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1923-1946
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1923-1946
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This was the only pin which did not change in 1946.
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Pin in gold and also in a pewter-like color.
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Corps have various names through the years
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Canteen
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Motor Corps
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Production
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Home Service
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1923-1946
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1923-1946
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1923-1946
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1924-1946
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Brightness of green and gold in center varied.
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The largest Corps and the most commonly found pin.
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Color varied from a pale lavender/gray to a pale purple.
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Braille
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Dietitian Aide
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Staff Aide
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Canteen
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1936-1948
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1946
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1946-1967
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1946-67
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Pin was not redesigned in 1946--ample supply remained until corps
disbanded.
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Service had been disbanded before pin was available.
white/light blue
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Motor Corps
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Production
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General Volunteer
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Production and Supply
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1946-1967
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1946-1967
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1946-1982
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1948-1967
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Worn by all volunteers after the "corps" were disbanded.
Only pin without "American Red Cross"
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while/blue
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Entertainment and Instruction
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1948-1967
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red/blue
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