Women's US Army Service beret worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown

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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.

Black US Army Nurse's dress uniform beret and insignia pin worn by Brigadier General Hazel Johnson-Brown. The black felt beret (a) is formed with a crease along the proper right side; the crease is deepest near the center back. The interior of the crown is lined in buckram and a black ribbon hat band. A US Army gold insignia pin (b) is attached with a double-pinback to the center front of the beret. An empty single hole with a metal grommet is on the beret below the pin.

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