Gold Star Wives of America

The Gold Star Wives of America (Gold Star Spouses) (GSW) is a private nonprofit organization formed before the end of World War II that provides support for surviving spouses and children of those who lost their lives due to military service Armed Forces of the United States.

In March 1929, the Congress passed a law to offer financial compensations to mothers and wives of soldiers killed on the field.

[1] The first meeting took place on April 5, 1945, when four young widows met in Marie Jordan's apartment on West 20th Street in New York City.

[2] In 1947, the US Congress established the Gold Star label pin presented to spouses and families of service officers killed in combat.

An Appreciation Award Reception is held in Washington, D.C. in late May honoring those who have shown that they have gratefully remembered those who gave their lives in the service of our country, and their survivors.