On View
Military History Gallery
Exhibition
Double Victory: The African American Military Experience
Received by
Yarbrough, Hattye T., American
Date
June 6, 1944
Medium
ink on rock
Dimensions
H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (3.8 × 4.4 × 3.8 cm)
Description
Small circular black-flecked white rock with the inscription: [D-DAY / JUNE 6, / 44] written in black marker. This rock was retrieved from a Normandy beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, by Master Sergeant Wallace B. Jackson of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion and sent to Hattye T. Yarbrough, an educator and wife of a veteran.
Place collected
France, Normandy, Europe
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Type
souvenirs
Topic
Military
World War II
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hattye Thomas Yarbrough
Object number
2012.8.2.2
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd546f3b67b-71b4-4cb0-9081-58af1537104f

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