Museum object · Awards, Medals, and Insignia
Second Lieutenant bar military insignia pin owned by Lt. Louise Lomax
ca. 1943
Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
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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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: 2022.42.2.1.5
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