Lapel pin for Honorable Discharge issued to Lt. Louise Lomax, Army Nurse Corps

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

A "Ruptured Duck" Honorable Discharge lapel pin issued to Lt. Louise Lomax upon her retirement from active duty with the Army Nurse Corps in 1949, while stationed at the Army's Percy Jones General Hospital in Battle Creek, Michigan. The pin is gold colored and has an attached pushpin clasp. The pin is in the shape of a circle with an eagle at center. The eagle’s wings are outstretched and extend beyond the edge of the rest of the lapel pin.

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