Brig. Gen. Hazel Johnson-Brown, American, 1927 - 2011 Search this
Medium:
polyester with metal buttons and pins
Dimensions:
H x W (Flat): 27 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (69.9 × 49.5 cm)
Type:
coats
dress uniforms
Place used:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1980
Caption:
In 1979, Brig. Gen. Hazel Johnson-Brown became the first African American woman general in the history of the U.S. military and the first African American woman to be appointed chief of the Army Nurse Corps (ANC). She had a highly decorated career in the ANC, as evidenced by the ribbon rack on the left chest of her uniform jacket. The medals represented on her ribbon rack are (left to right, top to bottom): Army Distinguished Service, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service, Army Commendation with Oak Leaf Cluster, National Defense Service, Army Service, and Army Overseas Service.
Description:
Green US Army Nurse's dress uniform jacket and insignia pins worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown. The single-breasted long sleeve jacket (a) is made from olive green polyester. It closes at the center front with four (4) gold metal buttons. A diagonal inset pocket is at each front side waist. There is a dark green band near the cuff of each sleeve. The jacket has a round collar and a shoulder strap on each shoulder that closes with a single gold metal button near the collar. The jacket is lined in green polyester and there are no interior pockets.
Two (2) silver five-pointed stars (b,c) are pinned to the jacket, one on each of the shoulder straps. A pin comprised of seven (7) service medal ribbons (d), one with a bronze oak leaf, is attached to the jacket at the proper left front breast. A "U.S." gold insignia pin (e) is attached to the proper right collar. An Army Nurse insignia pin (f) is attached to the proper left collar.
