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SUFFOLK COUNTY WaR COGN0rL
Office of the Director of Civilian Protection ,,::
Griffing Avenue Riverhead, Ne~ York
May 19, 1943
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TO:
FROM I
SUBJECT:
Deputy County Directors
County Director of Civilian Protection
Civilian Defense Awards
In order that recognition for outstanding service in Civilian
Protection be accomplished} the Office of Civilian Defensel Washing-
ton, D. C., in Operations Letter No. 127, dated May 8, 194j, has
established an Award for Service.
The award for Service may be presented to any unpaid volunteer
who is enrolled and has rendered 500 or more hours of service in
Civilian Protection. This award is in the form of a woven ribbon
bar tll by IiI! in size. The basic insigne, in color, appears on a
~hite background' with vertical stripes on either side of the insighe.
Due to the scarcity of metal pins, this bar is not equipped with
any mEthod of attachment. However, it may be easily pinned or sewEd
on the lapel or upper left portion of tha garment or above the left
breas~ D0~ket of a unifo~m.
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~im~ given in t~aining neces~ary for enroJlm~nt, in practice
exerc~ses, in attendance at mE:j€tings, and in such other activitie'3
as may be authorized by the the County Office of Civilian Protection,
not inconsistent with regulations and instru~tion3 of the U. S. Office
of Civilian Defense, shall be couhted as hours of service. for the
purpose of determining eligibility for this award.
The actual hours spent by a member of our Civilian Protection
personnel should be calculated from the time the enrollment card was
signed, and great care should be exercised in arriving ata fair
estimate of service rendered. This badge of service, awarded with
accuracy and discrimination, should prove a great stimulus to the
morale of your Civilian Protection se~vices.
Assuming a person volunteered for the air raid warden service
14 months ago and this person, during the succeeding period of time,
averaged 8 hours per week, which estimate this office thinks is high,
the period of service then would be only 480 hours. This award should
be earned. If it is not, it detracts from the value of it. Therefore,
accuracy and fairness must be the yardstick on which the award is
based. It must-be borne in mind also that these awards are made to
volunteers only, and not to paid members of the administrative staff.
A request for such awards should list the number of each type of rib-
bon, and must be in this office not later than May 28th.
Awards are granted for 500 hours, 1000 hours, 2000 hours, 3000
hours, 4000 hours, and 5000 hours, and the colors of ribbon vary
according to the hours of service. Credited hours must be listed
on the applicant's Volunteer Office enrollment card.
On May 17th, this office received instructions to submit the num..
ber of bars needed by May 20th. On May 18th, we received the details
as outlined above, and for your information, an estimate was subrnittec
on May 19th. The estimate submitted by this office is based on Civil-
ian Protection personnel records submitted each month by the Volunteel
Offices throughout the County.
Service award bars will be issued by the County Director of Civi~-
ian Protection to Deputy County Directors of Civilian Protection for
presentation to qualified volunteers in each Report Centre district.
Request for service award bars for the Protective services must
be signed by the Deputy County Director of Civilian Protection an~
the record of hours attested to by the Volunteer Office Chief.
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FLOYD D. HOUSTON
Director Civilian protection