Uniform

Object Name:

Uniform

Object ID:

1996.049.01 a-b

Creator:

Printz Biederman Co.

Place of Origin:

Philadelphia, PA

Date:

1943

Description:

Uniform, U.S. Army, of Mary McDonnell, who served in European Theatre. Consists of: jacket (a), skirt (b), and cap (c).
A Jacket. Dark olive green wool, tapered fit, fully lined. Shoulder epaulets. Jacket collar. Long sleeves with matching twill band near sleeve bottom. Four-button front closure. Four additional buttons (two, epaulets, two, faux pockets). Several button maker's marks (four @ Handy Button Machine Co., NY, two @ Scovill Mfg. Co, Waterbury, and two @ Waterbury Button Co.). All buttons are same pattern, gold color, with Eagle and shield. Jacket maker's mark inside pocket, "Jacket's Wool O.D. / Women's Officer's / W.A.A.C. SIZE 10S / The Printz B[i]ederman Co. / Dated April 9th, 1943 / W669qm27671 / Spec.No.P.Q.D.215B / Stock No. 55-J-577-14 / Phila.Q.M.Depot". Several emblems on sleeves, collar, epaulets, and over left breast pocket. Right sleeve, shoulder: embroidered patch, oval with thunder bolt and chain, in white, red, and gold on blue (European Theater of Operations). Left sleeve, shoulder: embroidered patch, pyramid, in red and gold, on blue (7th Army). Left sleeve, forearm: embroidered two gold bars. Identical emblems on collars: gold "U.S." (officer's insignia); and gold eagle with black "N" (nurse's corps service insignia). Identical bars on each epaulet, single silver bar. Over left breast pocket: two fabric-covered bars with a star in center of each one.
B Skirt. Matching. Size label: "size 12".

Material:

Textile
Wool

Provenance:

Class A U.S. Army nurse's uniform worn by Mary McDonnell during WWII. Mary McDonnell is from Concord, NH, and served in the European Theater (E.T.O.) during WWII.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary McDonnell

People:

McDonnell, Mary

Subjects:

Uniforms, Nurses