Women's US Army Service uniform worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown
- Created by
- Sugarman Uniforms, American
- Manufactured by
- Force Manufacturing Company, American
- Created by
- Custom Hat Corporation, American
- Manufactured by
- Sam Bonk Uniform and Civilian Cap Company, American, founded 1963
- Worn by
- Brig. Gen. Johnson-Brown, Hazel, American, 1927 - 2011
- Date
- 1980
- Medium
- Jacket: polyester with metal buttons and pins
- Skirt: polyester with metal zipper and plastic buttons
- Blouse: cotton and polyester with plastic buttons and Velcro (TM)
- Beret: wool and metal
- Hat: wool, polyester, plastic, and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (.1-.3 On form): 46 1/2 × 22 × 14 1/2 in. (118.1 × 55.9 × 36.8 cm)
- Description
- Military dress uniform comprised of a jacket with service ribbons and insignia (.1a-f), a skirt (.2), a blouse with insignia (.3a-d), a beret with insignia (.4ab), and a hat with insignia (.5abc). The uniform was worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown, the first African American woman to achieve that rank and the first African American to serve as Chief of the Army Nurse Corps.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Historical
- Type
- 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
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions