Women's US Army Service jacket worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown
date: label: Date
content: 1980
name: label: Created by
content: Sugarman Uniforms, American
label: Worn by
content: Brig. Gen. Hazel Johnson-Brown, American, 1927 - 2011
notes: label: Caption
content: In 1979, Brig. Gen. Hazel Johnson-Brown became the first African American woman general in the history of the U.S. military and the first African American woman to be appointed chief of the Army Nurse Corps (ANC). She had a highly decorated career in the ANC, as evidenced by the ribbon rack on the left chest of her uniform jacket. The medals represented on her ribbon rack are (left to right, top to bottom): Army Distinguished Service, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service, Army Commendation with Oak Leaf Cluster, National Defense Service, Army Service, and Army Overseas Service.
label: Description
content: Green US Army Nurse's dress uniform jacket and insignia pins worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown. The single-breasted long sleeve jacket (a) is made from olive green polyester. It closes at the center front with four (4) gold metal buttons. A diagonal inset pocket is at each front side waist. There is a dark green band near the cuff of each sleeve. The jacket has a round collar and a shoulder strap on each shoulder that closes with a single gold metal button near the collar. The jacket is lined in green polyester and there are no interior pockets.
label: Description
content: Two (2) silver five-pointed stars (b,c) are pinned to the jacket, one on each of the shoulder straps. A pin comprised of seven (7) service medal ribbons (d), one with a bronze oak leaf, is attached to the jacket at the proper left front breast. A "U.S." gold insignia pin (e) is attached to the proper right collar. An Army Nurse insignia pin (f) is attached to the proper left collar.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
label: Topic
content: Vietnam War, 1961-1975
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Military Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alice Calberb F. Royal
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.146.1.1a-f
objectType: label: Type
content: coats
label: Type
content: dress uniforms
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: polyester with metal buttons and pins
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Flat): 27 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (69.9 × 49.5 cm)