Belt, Accessory
- Object Name:
- Belt, Accessory
- Object ID:
- 1987.070.30
- Date:
- 1942-1952
- Description:
- Belt, attached suspenders, and first aid kit, World War II uniform. Dark olive green cotton webbing. Stamped in several places (some illegible): "SUSPENDER PACK __ / CARGO AND CO ___ / _5-393-__ / K[R]ASNOW BELT __ / OM __ / NYO __ / 2[6] DEC 51 __", "29 SEPT 195_", and "U.S." First aid kit is a small pouch containing: a box of gauze, 5 "BAND-AID BRAND" band-aids, glass vial of water purification tablets. Pouch stamped "B. A. B. CO. / 1942". Gauze in original box. Box reads, "Stock No. 2-017-455 / DRESSING, FIRST AID / Individual Troop, Camouflaged Type II Small / ... Mfg. by BURSON KNITTING CO., Rockford, Ill. / DIVISION OF THE KENDALL CO." Water purification tablets made by "Van Brode Milling Co., Inc., Clinton, Mass."
- Material:
- Textile
Metal
Paper
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-2.2 L-35 inches
- Provenance:
- Uniforms, equipment, and memorabilia belonging to Col. Frederick M. Wood of the New Hampshire National Guard's 197th Coast Artillery (AA), which served in the Pacific during World War II.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Frederick M. Wood
- People:
- Wood, Frederick M. (1912-2008)
- Subjects:
- Belts (Clothing), First aid, World War II
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