Manufactured by
Unidentified
Owned by
Master Sergeant Jackson, Wallace B. "Jack", American, born 1915
Received by
Yarbrough, Hattye T., American
Date
1944
Medium
brass (alloy) and cardboard
Dimensions
H x W x D: 7 1/2 x 1 x 1 in. (19.1 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm)
Description
One brass shell casing (2012.8.2.4a) stored in a cardboard tube (2012.8.2.4b). The casing has an imprint on the headstamp: [P / unidentified mark / unidentified mark / 20]. The tube has the inscription: "Shell casing from D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944/From: M.Sgt. Wallace B. Jackson/To: Hattye M. Thomas (Yarbrough)" written in blue ink. This shell casing 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
Weapons and Ammunition
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
2012.8.2.4ab
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd558efd2a3-07ca-4c8f-a795-9baf587f8ee2

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