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Interesting Bronze Star to a WAC for WW2 Service


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This is a group I just got in yesterday from the great-niece of the veteran. When I bought it, I had no clue the BSM or the Good Conduct were named - boy was I surprised! Anyway, I thought this was a really cool little group and I'd love to find the GO that awarded the BSM to Ms. Parkinson for her service. She was apparently quite a character who spent her career as a school teacher (I think, government civilian) following the end of WW2 and passed away in 2005 at the age of 98.

 

This is the first engraved BSM I've seen to a WAC. It's not government engraved, but it's very nicely done. The GC is government engraved, though it's probably tough to see in these photos as it's very lightly done.

 

If anyone can assist in finding the GO for the BSM, that would be most appreciated!

Thanks for looking!

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From a bit of googling, it looks like the 1500th AAFBU (Army Air Force Basic Unit) that she was attached to was the unit responsible for the Air Transport Command route from Hamilton Airfield in the California Bay Area to Hickam in Hawaii. I just learned they had actual complete units responsible for individual air routes across the Pacific. That's a first for me!

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