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Pin, Lapel

Object number2016.25.7 a,b

Date1941-1945

MediumBrass; Enamel

Credit LineGift of Betty Arenth

DescriptionPair of U.S. Army Nurse Corps lapel pins. The pins are in the shape of the Army Nurse Corps distinctive insignia consisting of a caduceus, bearing a brown enamel "N" at front center. Reverse has two pin shafts, one at top center and one at bottom center.Dimensions1.063 × 1.125 × 0.375 in. (2.7 × 2.9 × 1 cm)
InscriptionsEach pin has an "N" at front center.
MarksBoth pins have a maker's mark on the reverse in the top left corner; the mark is in the shape of a shield.
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 United States Army Nurse Corps

Related institution United States Army

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