Badge, Identification
Object number2016.25.8
MediumMetal; Brass(?); Enamel
Credit LineGift of Betty Arenth
DescriptionAmerican National Red Cross Nurse badge. Circular badge has red enamel Red Cross symbol at center on a white enamel background. Blue enamel band surrounds the center and has gold text identifying the organization. Perimeter has gold-tone metal (brass?) laurel leaf motif. Pinback on reverse.Dimensions1.063 × 0.5 in. (2.7 × 1.3 cm)InscriptionsBlue enamel band surrounds the center and has gold text "AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS NURSE".
Reverse has inscribed numerals below the pinback "168471".
Historical NotesPart of WWII collection related to United States Army Nurse Mary T. Sullivan. Mary Sullivan used these materials while serving as a nurse with the U. S. Army medical corps during World War II. A native of Bradford, PA, Mary was in nursing school when the war broke out, and was one of multiple students in her class who agreed to an accelerated graduation program in exchange for service in the Army. Mary served mainly as a psychiatric nurse and worked at U. S. Army facilities in England assisting with men injured in the Normandy invasion and subsequent European campaigns. She had completed much of her service in Europe and was on leave in London when V-E Day was announced. Like many Army nurses, Mary was set to continue her service in the Pacific, and her trunk (included with this accession, 2016.25.2) was packed and ready to go to the Philippines when the atomic bomb was dropped and the war ended.
Related person
Mary T. Sullivan
Related institution
American Red Cross
Related institution
United States Army Nurse Corps
Related institution
United States Army
Terms
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1980
J.A. Wylie and Company
1960-1992
c. 2011
1945