#aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
#fcc  ,,an ,,act  ,to aw>d a            
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ! memb]s (
 ! ,wom5's ,army ,corps :o 7 assign$ to 
! #fhhh? ,c5tral ,po/al ,directory      
,battalion1 kn[n z ! ,six ,triple       
,eight4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! #8,six ,triple ,eight'      
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act ( #bjbj4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,on ,july #a1 #aidc1 ,presid5t     
,frankl9 ,d4 ,roosevelt sign$ into law  
legislation t e/abli%$ ! ,wom5's ,army  
,corps 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !     
,,wac7 z a compon5t 9 ! ,army4 ,! ,,wac 
0 conv]t$ f ! ,wom5's ,army ,auxili>y   
,corps 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !     
,,waac71 :i* _h be5 creat$ 9 #aidb )\t  
(ficial milit>y /atus4 ,fir/ ,lady      
,eleanor ,roosevelt & ,m>y ,mc,leod     
,be?une1 ! f\nd] ( ! ,national ,c\ncil (
 ,negro ,wom51 advocat$ = ! admittance (
 ,african-,am]ican wom5 into ! newly =m$
 ,,wac to s]ve z (fic]s & enli/$        
p]sonnel4  7#b7 ,dubb$ #aj p]c5t]s1 !   

recruitm5t ( ,african-,am]ican wom5 to !
 ,,waac 0 limit$ to #aj p]c5t ( !       
population ( ! ,,waac to mat* !         
proportion ( ,african-,am]icans 9 !     
national population4 ,despite an        
executive ord] issu$ by ,presid5t       
,frankl9 ,d4 ,roosevelt 9 #aida bann+   
racial discrim9ation 9 civilian def5se  
indu/ries1 ! ,arm$ ,=ces rema9$         
segregat$4 ,enli/$ wom5 s]v$ 9 segregat$
 units1 p>ticipat$ 9 segregat$ tra9+1   
liv$ 9 sep>ate qu>t]s1 ate at sep>ate   
tables 9 mess halls1 & us$ segregat$    
recreational facilities4 ,(fic]s receiv$
 _! (fic] c&idate tra9+ 9 integrat$     
units b liv$ "u segregat$ conditions4   
,speciali/ & te*nical tra9+ s*ools 7    
integrat$ 9 #aidc4 ,dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii1 a
 total ( #f1ebj ,african-,am]ican wom5  
s]v$ 9 ! ,,waac & ! ,,wac4  7#c7 ,aft]  
sev]al units ( ,:ite wom5 7 s5t to s]ve 
9 ! ,european ,!at] ( ,op]ations 7ref]r$
 to 9 ?is section z ! ,,eto7 dur+ ,_w   
,w> ,,ii1 ,african-,am]ican             
organizations advocat$ = ! ,w> ,dep>tm5t

 to ext5d ! opportunity to s]ve ov]seas 
to ,african-,am]ican ,,wac units4  7#d7 
,9 ,novemb] #aidd1 ! ,w> ,dep>tm5t      
approv$ s5d+ ,african-,am]ican wom5 to  
s]ve 9 ,europe4 ,a battalion ( all      
,african-,am]ican wom5 drawn f ! ,,wac1 
! ,army ,s]vice ,=ces1 & ! ,army ,air   
,=ces 0 creat$ & designat$ z ! #fhhh?   
,c5tral ,po/al ,directory ,battalion    
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z ! #fhhh?71   
:i* 0 nicknam$ ! ,six ,triple ,eight4   
7#e7 ,army (ficials report$ a %ortage ( 
qualifi$ po/al (fic]s )9 ! ,,eto1 :i*   
result$ 9 a backlog ( undeliv]$ mail4 ,z
 ,alli$ =ces drove across ,europe1 !    
ev]-*ang+ locations ( s]vicememb]s      
hamp]$ ! deliv]y ( mail to ^?           
s]vicememb]s4 ,because #g1jjj1jjj       
individuals f ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7 s]v+ 9 !
 ,,eto1 _m ( ^? individuals _h id5tical 
names4 ,z an example1 #g1ejj su*        
individuals 7 nam$ ,rob]t ,smi?4 ,"o    
g5]al pr$ict$ t ! backlog 9 ,birm+ham1  
,engl& w\ld take #f mon?s to process & !
 lack ( reliable mail s]vice 0 hurt+    

morale4  7#f7 ,9 ,m>* #aide1 ! #fhhh?   
arriv$ 9 ,birm+ham4 ,^u _! arrival1 !   
#fhhh? f\nd w>eh\ses fill$ ) millions ( 
pieces ( mail int5d$ = memb]s ( ! ,arm$ 
,=ces1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t p]sonnel1
 & ,r$ ,cross work]s s]v+ 9 ! ,,eto4    
7#g7 ,! #fhhh? creat$ effective         
processes & fil+ sy/ems to track        
individual s]vicememb]s1 organize       
undeliv]able mail1 det]m9e ! int5d$     
recipi5t = insuffici5tly address$ mail1 
& h&le mail address$ to s]vicememb]s :o 
_h di$4 ,adh]+ to _! motto ( ,no mail1  
l[ morale1 ! wom5 process$ an av]age (  
#fe1jjj pieces ( mail p] %ift & cle>$ ! 
#f-mon? backlog ( mail )9 #c mon?s4     
7#h7 ,! #fhhh? travel$ to ,r\51 ,france 
9 ,may #aide & work$ ?r\gh a sep>ate    
backlog ( undeliv]$ mail dat+ back z f> 
z #c ye>s4  7#i7 ,at ! completion ( _!  
mission1 ! entire unit return$ to !     
,unit$ ,/ates4 ,! #fhhh? 0 discont9u$ on
 ,m>* #i1 #aidf1 at ,camp ,kilm]1 ,new  
,j]sey4  7#aj7 ,! accompli%m5ts ( !     
#fhhh? 9 ,europe enc\rag$ ! ,g5]al      

,bo>d1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,=ces1 ,european   
,!at] ( ,op]ations to adopt ! foll[+    
premise 9 _! /udy ( ! ,,wac issu$ 9     
,decemb] #aide3 ,the national security  
program is ! jo9t responsibility ( all  
,am]icans irrespective ( color or sex & 
! cont9u$ use ( color$1 along ) :ite1   
female milit>y p]sonnel is requir$ 9 su*
 /r5g? z is proportionately appropriate 
to ! relative population di/ribution    
betwe5 color$ & :ite races4  7#aa7 ,) ! 
exception ( small] units (              
,african-,am]ican nurses :o s]v$ 9      
,africa1 ,au/ralia1 & ,engl&1 ! #fhhh? 0
 ! only ,african-,am]ican wom5's unit to
 s]ve ov]seas dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7#ab7 
,! memb]s ( ! ,six ,triple ,eight       
receiv$ ! ,european ,african ,middle    
,ea/]n ,campaign ,m$al1 ! ,wom5's ,army 
,corps ,s]vice ,m$al1 & ! ,_w ,w> ,,ii  
,victory ,m$al = _! s]vice4  #c4        
,congressional ,gold ,m$al  7a7 ,aw>d   
au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro       
tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make appropriate

 arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1 on behalf (      
,congress1 ( a s+le gold m$al (         
appropriate design 9 honor ( ! wom5 ( ! 
#fhhh? ,c5tral ,po/al ,directory        
,battalion 7commonly kn[n z ! ,six      
,triple ,eight7 9 recognition (-- 7#a7 !
 pione]+ milit>y s]vice ( ^? wom52  7#b7
 ! devotion to duty ( ^? wom52 &  7#c7 !
 contributions made by ^? wom5 to       
increase ! morale ( all ,unit$ ,/ates   
p]sonnel /ation$ 9 ! ,european ,!at] (  
,op]ations dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii4  7b7      
,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d  
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y (
 ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !  
,secret>y7 %all /rike ! gold m$al )     
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,smi?sonian ,in/itution 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,aft] ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al
 "u subsection 7a71 ! m$al %all be giv5 
to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e ! m$al
 %all be available = display1 z         
appropriate1 & made available = rese>*4 
7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (   

,congress t ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution   
%\ld make ! gold m$al receiv$ "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 available else:]e1        
p>ticul>ly at-- 7,a7 appropriate        
locations associat$ ) ! #fhhh? ,c5tral  
,po/al ,directory ,battalion2  7,b7 !   
,wom5 9 ,milit>y ,s]vice = ,am]ica      
,memorial2  7,c7 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army  
,wom5's ,museum2  7,d7 ! ,national ,_w  
,w> ,,ii ,museum & ,memorial2 &  7,e7   
any o!r location det]m9$ appropriate by 
! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution4  #d4         
,duplicate m$als ,"u su* regulations z !
 ,secret>y may prescribe1 ! ,secret>y   
may /rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( !
 gold m$al /ruck "u section #c at a     
price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s ( !      
m$als1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1   
use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  #e4   
,national m$als  7a7 ,national m$als    
,m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act are national   
m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title    
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7          
,numismatic items ,= purposes ( section 
#eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 

all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be     
consid]$ to be numismatic items4  ,pass$
 ! ,s5ate ,decemb] #aj1 #bjbj4,secret>y