TWO WOMEN IN THE MILITARY One Million Dollar Bills. Great care and attention to detail make these Bill's a HIGH QUALITY COLLECTABLE. They are also excellent novelty gifts. Perfect for framing or including with Greetings Cards. The front of the Bill pictures Four American Service Women in Uniform and is numbered PROUD2SERVE. THIS NOTE SERVES TO RECOGNIZE THE GREAT COURAGE, STRENGTH AND COMMITMENT OF OUR WOMEN IN THE MILITARY THANKS A MILLION. The front also has the name of the first woman to serve in the military Elizabeth Newcom. Women have served in military conflicts since the American Revolution, but World War II was the first time that women served in the United States military in an official capacity. Although women traditionally were excluded from military service and their participation in the Armed Forces was not promoted at the outset of World War II, it soon became apparent that their participation was necessary to win a total war. The back of the bill has the following printed on it Since December 1941, 350,000 women served in the United States Armed Forces. They had their own branches of services including: Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (later the Women's Army Corps or WAC), the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), and the Women Accepted for Volunteer Military Services (WAVES). Women also serve in the Marines and in a branch of the Coast Guard called SPARS. "The Bills are the same size as real American dollars and have quality printing on quality paper. They look great framed.
