Manufactured by:

Paul Hartmann AG, German, founded 1818  Search this

Owned by:

Master Sergeant Wallace B. "Jack" Jackson, American, born 1915  Search this

Received by:

Hattye T. Yarbrough, American  Search this

Medium:

ink on gauze and butcher paper

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 3 x 6 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7.6 x 15.9 x 3.8 cm)

Type:

souvenirs

Place collected:

France, Normandy, Europe

Date:

1944

Description:

One package of bandages made by a German manufacturer, Paul Hartmann AG, in 1943 with instructions for use on the back. The following inscription was added in black marker: "D-DAY June 6, 44". This package of bandages was retrieved from a Normandy beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, by Master Sergeant Wallace B. Jackson of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion and sent to Hattye T. Yarbrough, an educator and wife of a veteran.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Medicine  Search this

Military  Search this

World War II  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Hattye Thomas Yarbrough

Object number:

2012.8.2.6

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Tools and Equipment

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d1699e81-2fde-4a97-b5af-2e01ded69948

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.8.2.6