1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WWII Nurses Congressional Gold Medal Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) On December 8, 1941, the United States declared war against the Empire of Japan, followed by declarations of war against Germany and Italy on December 11, 1941. In 1935, there were fewer than 600 United States Army nurses and 1,700 United States Navy nurses on active duty. By the time World War II ended, more than 59,000 Army nurses and 14,000 Navy nurses had volunteered to serve. (2) The Act of June 4, 1920 (41 Stat. 759