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.
 

Administration	Staff Aide	Nurse's Aide	Hospital & Recreation
1923 - 1967	1923-1946	1923-1946	1923-1946
This was the only pin which did not change in 1946.	Was Clerical Corps until 1925.	Pin in gold and also in a pewter-like color.	Corps have various names through the years

Canteen	Motor Corps	Production	Home Service
1923-1946	1923-1946	1923-1946	1924-1946
	Brightness of green and gold in center varied.	The largest Corps and the most commonly found pin.	Color varied from a pale lavender/gray to a pale purple.

Braille	Dietitian Aide	Staff Aide	Canteen
1936-1948	1946	1946-1967	1946-67
Pin was not redesigned in 1946--ample supply remained until corps disbanded.	Service had been disbanded before pin was available. white/light blue

Social Welfare	Arts and Skills	Gray Lady Service	Nurse's Aide
1946-1967	1946-1967	1946-1967	1946-1967
Color goes from a medium to very dark purple. (almost black)	Gray/red

Motor Corps	Production	General Volunteer	Production and Supply
1946-1967	1946-1967	1946-1982	1948-1967
		Worn by all volunteers after the "corps" were disbanded.  Only pin without "American Red Cross"	while/blue

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1948-1967

red/blue

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