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    "ocrText": "- -2-\nD. Special medal for the members of the War Council. The General\nBoard appointed a committee on February 15, 1919 to decide upon such an\naward, funds for which were appropriated on April 28, 1920 ($4,000) and on\nAugust 24, 1920 ($41.54) out of the reserve for additional United States\nOperations.\nII. Badges, buttons, bars, and certificates\nA. Service Gertificates awarded to men and women, including\nchaplains who served in hospitals under the direction of the American Red\nCross and nurses, who had served a minimum of 800 hours over a period of\nat least six months during the period April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1919. 1\nThis certificate could also be awarded to nationals of other countries who\nhad rendered service to the American Red Cross overseas and to families of\nworkers who had died in the service of the Red Cross. It was also to be\nawarded to organizations in recognition of special service to the Red Cross\nrendered over the requisite period of time. 2\nB. Service Badges, suspended from a blue ribbon, which could be\npurchased by women who had served a minimum of 800 hours and at least six\nmonths during the period April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1919 (in other words,\nby those who held service certificates) This badge was also to be awarded\nwith the service certificates awarded other organizations. For additional\nperiods of service, a ribbon interwoven with white stripes was awarded to\nreplace the plain blue ribbon.\nC. Service Buttons to be purchased by men who had served a minimum\nof 800 hours during the period April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1919. There\nwere no distinguishing marks for those who had served longer as in the case\nof the service badge for women. 4\nD. Foreign Service Barsto be worn with the service badge by\nwomen who had given the requisite period of service overseas, including\nnationals of other countries who had rendered service to the American Red\nCross. 5\nE. Foreign Service Buttons to be purchased by men who had served\nthe requisite time overseas, including nationals of other countries who had\nrendered service to the American Red Cross.\nF. Nurse's Service Bars to be worn with the regular nursing pin,\nto be issued to each nurse serving under the Red Cross. This included all\nnurses enrolled by the Red Cross and serving the United States in the Army\nand Navy. (Nurses were eligible for a foreign service bar also.) 7\n1. Manager's letter, November 25, 1918 and August 9, 1919\n2. Minutes, Committee on Awards, page 13; Doc. of Records, Committee on Awards,\npages 18-21\n3. Manager's letters, November 25, 1918 and January 21, 1919; Minutes, Com-\nmittee on Awards, page 3; Minutes, War Council, page 1595\n4. Manager's letter, November 25, 1918\n5. Manager's letter, August 9, 1919\n6. Manager's letter, August 9, 1919\n7. Committee on Awards, Minutes, page 13, Doc. of Records, pages 73, 214"
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