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Bar, Ribbon

Object number2016.25.5

Date1941-1945

MediumMetal; Silk; Plastic

Credit LineGift of Betty Arenth

DescriptionRectangular gray metal rack with two ribbon bars. Ribbon bars have thin transparent plastic covering. Rack has pinback on reverse. One ribbon is a European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign medal ribbon bar covered with vertical bands of silk fabric; fabric colors, from left to right: brown, green, white, red, green, blue, white, red, green, white, black, white, and brown. Other ribbon is a World War II Victory ribbon bar covered with vertical bands of silk fabric; fabric colors, from left to right: purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, orange, yellow, green blue, purple, white, red, white, purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, red, orange, yellow, green blue, and purple.Dimensions0.438 × 2.875 × 0.375 in. (1.1 × 7.3 × 1 cm)
Historical NotesPart of WWII collection related to United States Army Nurse Mary T. Sullivan. European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign medal ribbon bar color significance: The green, white, red section symbolizes the Italian flag. The blue, white, red section symbolizes the French flag. The white, black, white section symbolizes the German colors. 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 United States Army Nurse Corps

Related institution United States Army

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