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Second Lieutenant bar insignia worn by Lt. Louise Lomax

ca. 1943

Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A Second Lieutenant bar military insignia pin worn by Lt. Louise Lomax as part of Army Nurse Corps uniform. The insignia pin is a rectangular bar of bronze-colored metal. The bronze is heavily tarnished and most of it has been removed.

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Catalog reference: 2022.42.2.1.4

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