Girl Scouts - World War II

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Girl Scouts - World War II

Service Bureau Pin

Girl Scout Service Bureau Pin 1941-1945

Girl Scouts were working hard on the homefront during World War II, providing are variety of services and promoting citizenship and patriotism during a very difficult time.

The "V" is for victory

March 1942

September 1942, the girl is studying a rations booklet

November 1942 "Buy War Bonds and Stamps NOW"

March 1943, both Girl Scouts are wearing the Senior Scout Service patch and touch upon the importance of aviation in the war.

The Victory Garden cover, 1943

This dramatic cover to the American Girl magazine in July 1943 reflected the seriousness of the war effort during World War II.

July 1944

September 1943, the girl is wearing a Girl Scout Farm Aide patch on her pocket

Girl Scout Farm Aide Description

This Meal Planning Guide July 1943 promotes War Bonds, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts AND thrifty menu ideas!

1943 War Bond pin showing the Girl Scout, Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scout emblems. If you have any info on how the pin was earned or worn, etc. - let us know!

image: the Altvaters

1943 Training Card for the Girl Scouts of D.C., Inc., that this person completed a 12 hour Defense Course in Group Leadership.

World War II era Camp Counselor Training in Wartime booklet

This cinderalla stamp shows the white Civil Defense logo that was quickly dropped from the Girl Scout World War II emblems


Patriotic themed catalog cover Spring 1942	Patriotic theme continues for the cover of the Fall 1943 issue

image: Robert Rodgers

War Service Emblem
worn by all adult Girl Scouts on uniform
Spring 1942

Image: Robert Rodgers

Senior Scout Service Patch

Spring 1942

image: Robert Rodgers

War Service Emblem
worn by all adult GS Leaders
Fall 1942-1946

Senior Service Scout
Fall 1942-Spring 1955
worn by Senior GS who had taken

the pledge of being a Senior Service Scout,

or later - who had completed the requirements

for the 5-point program

(before the introduction of the 5-point pin

and the Senior Interest patches).

2 sizes; large for uniform/armband, small for hat.

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