On View
Military History Gallery
Exhibition
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
Created by
Sugarman Uniforms, American
Worn by
Brig. Gen. Johnson-Brown, Hazel, American, 1927 - 2011
Date
1980
Medium
polyester with metal buttons and pins
Dimensions
H x W (Flat): 27 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (69.9 × 49.5 cm)
Caption
In 1979, Brig. Gen. Hazel Johnson-Brown became the first African American woman general in the history of the U.S. military and the first African American woman to be appointed chief of the Army Nurse Corps (ANC). She had a highly decorated career in the ANC, as evidenced by the ribbon rack on the left chest of her uniform jacket. The medals represented on her ribbon rack are (left to right, top to bottom): Army Distinguished Service, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service, Army Commendation with Oak Leaf Cluster, National Defense Service, Army Service, and Army Overseas Service.
Description
Green US Army Nurse's dress uniform jacket and insignia pins worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown. The single-breasted long sleeve jacket (a) is made from olive green polyester. It closes at the center front with four (4) gold metal buttons. A diagonal inset pocket is at each front side waist. There is a dark green band near the cuff of each sleeve. The jacket has a round collar and a shoulder strap on each shoulder that closes with a single gold metal button near the collar. The jacket is lined in green polyester and there are no interior pockets.
Two (2) silver five-pointed stars (b,c) are pinned to the jacket, one on each of the shoulder straps. A pin comprised of seven (7) service medal ribbons (d), one with a bronze oak leaf, is attached to the jacket at the proper left front breast. A "U.S." gold insignia pin (e) is attached to the proper right collar. An Army Nurse insignia pin (f) is attached to the proper left collar.
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Clothing-Historical
Type
coats
dress uniforms
Topic
Clothing and dress
Military
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alice Calberb F. Royal
Object number
2011.146.1.1a-f
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53057c20f-6d20-447f-8f74-df3ebce6199e

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