Captain Summersby 's military awards included the Bronze Star Medal , Women 's Army Corps Service Medal , European Campaign Medal , World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal with " Germany " clasp . ( Although several online sources state that Summersby received the Legion of Merit , there is no known documentary evidence that she was awarded it . The Legion of Merit was normally awarded to senior officers in the rank of colonel and above . ) Summersby was awarded the British Empire Medal ( BEM ) in the 1945 New Year Honours List . The award , at the insistence of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill , was presented , with a signed photograph of the Prime Minister , aboard the MV '' Britannic '' in New York more than three years later
World War II Victory Medal
World War II Victory Medal (United States)
Kay Summersby