Desert Storm

The Largest Single Deployment Of Women In U.S. Military History
41,000 Women Made Up Seven Percent Of The U.S. Armed Forces

Vietnam

Approximately 7,500 Women Served In Southeast Asia.
The Majority Were Military Nurses

Korea

540 Army, 50 Navy and Less Than 50 Air Force Nurses Served In
    Korea
70 Percent Of These Army Nurses Served In MASH Units
A Large Number Of Servicewomen Were Stationed In Japan
More Than 120,000 Servicewomen Served Stateside

World War II

Nurses Received 1,619 Medals, Citations And Commendations
16 Women Were Awarded The Purple Heart
565 Women Were Awarded The Bronze Star
Over 700 WACs Were Awarded Medals And Citations
In All, More Than 400 Military Women Lost Their Lives
5 Navy Nurses Were Captured On Guam and Held POWs For Five
    Months
11 Navy Nurses Were Captured In The Phillipines, Held POWs For
    37 Months
66 Army Nurses Were Captured, Held POWs For 33 Months

World War I

Approx 11,880 Women Were Accepted Into The U. S. Navy
305 Women Were Accepted Into The U. S. Marine Corps
230 Women Served Overseas As Bilingual Telephone Operators
Over 400 Army, Navy And Red Cross Nurses Died In The Line Of
    Duty