Rep. Cleaver Re-Introduces Bipartisan Bill Awarding Congressional Gold Medal to the 'Hello Girls' of World War I
August 11, 2021
August 11, 2021
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2021:
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the introduction of H.R. 4949, a bipartisan bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal--the highest civilian award bestowed by Congress--to over 220 American women who served as telephone operators with the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I. The "Hello Girls" were the first female soldiers to be deploy . . .
U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) announced the introduction of H.R. 4949, a bipartisan bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal--the highest civilian award bestowed by Congress--to over 220 American women who served as telephone operators with the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War I. The "Hello Girls" were the first female soldiers to be deploy . . .