Eligible candidates for membership are those men and women who claim direct lineal descent from any qualifying veteran of World War II. Applicants for Memorial Membership must only provide proof of military service for the qualifying veteran named.
A qualifying veteran is a man or woman who served in a Branch of the United States Armed Forces, being the United States Army, United States Army Corps/Air Force, United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard and United States Merchant Marine, at any time during the period from 7 December 1941 to 31 December 1946.