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During times of national crisis, youth organizations have always been at the
forefront, answering the called for service.
World War I - 1914-1918 for the first time brought forth programs aimed at
getting kids involved with helping a nation at war. Many of these programs
worked through the school system
Victory Girls and Boys collected pennies, nickels and dimes for the war
effort.
Victory Girls
 Government
Poster |
 1918
Campaign Button |
 Government
Poster |
 1919
Campaign Button |
 Government
Poster |
1918 Certificate of Enrollment
Victory Boys
World War II brought a whole new generation of youth programs that became
involved out of a sense of duty. "Victory" was the call word. Many pins and
buttons showed the Morse code (dots and dashes) spelling out "V" for Victory.
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4-H Club Victory Pin |
4-H Club Victory Pin |
4-H Club Victory |
Victory Farm Volunteers
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Victory Farm Volunteers, along with the Women's Land Army and other
programs, was run by Federal and State extension services during World War
II to help meet the need for emergency farm labor. VFV "was primarily for
the nation's youth; it employed high school and college students during
summer vacations. In some areas, vacation periods were adjusted to coincide
with periods of greatest need for seasonal labor." Gladys Baker et al.
Century of Service: The first 100 years of the United States Department of
Agriculture. (Washington: 1963), p. 310.
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Embroidered patch for Victory Farm
Volunteers.
"Many boys and girls are proudly wearing a new emblem on their sweaters this
Fall. Look for the big C with the letters VFV in the center. The C indicates
that this group is a youth branch of the United States Crop Corps, and the
letters VFV stand for Victory Farm Volunteers."
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High School Victory Corps September 1942
information from a vintage TIME magazine article
The Corps was jointly sponsored by WMC, Army, Navy, CAA, the U.S. Office of
Education Wartime Commission.
To wear a plain red V on his sleeve, a student must take
courses in physical fitness and a war-useful subject (e.g., math), must
enroll in at least one home-front job (e.g., air warden, scrap collector,
farm worker).
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Production Service
High-school juniors and seniors may join one of five special
branches of the Corps — depending on whether they are preparing respectively
for the Army, Air Forces, Navy, war industry or professions |
 Air
Service |
Sea Service |
 Land
Service |
Community Service |
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High School Victory Corps and Boy Scouts of America
published a cooperative booklet |
October 1942 issue of Scholastic Coach promoting High
School Victory Corps |
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