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44.
SILVER BAR FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE
Origin
The adoption of this form of designation was proposed by the
Uniform Committee of Services to the Armed Forces on September 4, 1944
a. the meeting of the Staff Committee on Insignia, Uniforms, and Awards:
Whereas the use of overseas theatre ribbons issued by
the Army and Navy is restricted by federal law to t
e
armed forces;
Whereas there is an especial desire on the part of
overseas workers for an appropriate designation of
participation in service with the men on active
overseas service:
It is recommended that --
A silver bar of the same dimensions as the red
bar now authorized domestically for length of
service be made available to be worn on the left
sleeve of the uniform by both men and women who
are or have been on overseas duty; the first bar
to be worn after the completion of six months
overseas service; upon completion of twelve
months of actual overseas service the worker to
be entitled to a second bar; and additional bars
to be worn for each six months of additional
service overseas; service overseas to date from
the time of debarkation upon return to the United
States.
It was not felt that adoption of the silver bar required action
by the Committee on Insignia, Uniforms, and Awards. It was, however,
approved by the chairman of this committee, and thereafter iven admin-
istrative authorization.2
I. Staff Committee on Insignia, Uniforms, and Awards, September 13, 1944.
2. Memorandum, Walter Davidson to Mr. Christopher, October 18, 1944.
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