- Manufactured by
- Paul Hartmann AG, German, founded 1818
- Owned by
- Master Sergeant Jackson, Wallace B. "Jack", American, born 1915
- Received by
- Yarbrough, Hattye T., American
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- ink on gauze and butcher paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7.6 x 15.9 x 3.8 cm)
- Description
- One package of bandages made by a German manufacturer, Paul Hartmann AG, in 1943 with instructions for use on the back. The following inscription was added in black marker: "D-DAY June 6, 44". This package of bandages 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.
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Type
- souvenirs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hattye Thomas Yarbrough
- Object number
- 2012.8.2.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




