Women's US Army Service uniform worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown
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@ National Museum of African American History and Culture
Sugarman Uniforms, American Force Manufacturing Company, American Custom Hat Corporation, American
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.
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
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alice Calberb F. Royal