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War Relief volunteer pins

Description: Women volunteered time, knowledge and money to help civilian families in Allied countries during World War II. Whether sorting donated clothing, making bandages and clothing, or making toys for children. United States citizens substantially contributed to the needs of citizens throughout the world through organizations like The Red Cross, Bundles for Britain, and War Relief organizations for individual countries including Russia, France, and Belgium. Mrs. Gaar Williams received the pin at left for 144 hours of service to the Russian War Relief.
Source: http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/1495
Collection: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright: Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Subjects: Brooches
World War, 1939-1945

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