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Textile box 03

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Contains 2 Results:

Field Jacket Liner, circa 1945

 Item — Textile box: 03
Identifier: WV 0044- Series 5- Item Item 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection: African American nurse Mattie Donnell Hicks of Greensboro, N.C., served in the Army Nurse Corps from 1945 to 1966. Artifacts, an oral history interview, and textiles document her service during World War II and the Korean War. Artifacts include service ribbons, cuff buttons, and shoulder insignia. The oral history interview documents Hicks's early life, her military service, and her post-war life in Greensboro, N.C. Specific subjects include basic training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin;...
Dates: circa 1945

Taupe Uniform (Jacket and Slacks), circa 1950-1959

 Item — Textile box: 03
Identifier: WV 0044- Series 5- Item Item 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection: African American nurse Mattie Donnell Hicks of Greensboro, N.C., served in the Army Nurse Corps from 1945 to 1966. Artifacts, an oral history interview, and textiles document her service during World War II and the Korean War. Artifacts include service ribbons, cuff buttons, and shoulder insignia. The oral history interview documents Hicks's early life, her military service, and her post-war life in Greensboro, N.C. Specific subjects include basic training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin;...
Dates: circa 1950-1959