- On View
- Military History Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Created by
- Sam Bonk Uniform and Civilian Cap Company, American, founded 1963
- Worn by
- Brig. Gen. Johnson-Brown, Hazel, American, 1927 - 2011
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- wool, polyester, plastic, metal, and elastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 3/4 x 9 x 8 in. (9.5 x 22.9 x 20.3 cm)
- H x W x D (On Form): 5 1/2 × 8 3/4 × 10 in. (14 × 22.2 × 25.4 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.
- Description
- Green US Army Nurse's dress uniform hat with band and insignia pin worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown. The hat (a) is made from olive green wool and has a rounded brim, designed to be turned up in the back, and a flat crown. The hat is lined with green polyester with an interior hat band of black ribbon. The top of the interior is lined in waterproofing clear plastic. A removable decorative band (b) is made of the same green wool fabric and has a rounded crest at the center front. Two leafy vines are machine embroidered in gold thread along the band. The fabric is attached at the back with a length of thin black elastic, which is hidden by the upturned brim of the hat when the band is placed on to the hat. A U.S. Army gold insignia pin (c) is attached at the center front crest of the band.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Military Uniforms
- Type
- hats
- dress uniforms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alice Calberb F. Royal
- Object number
- 2011.146.1.5abc
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




