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US Marine Corps officer's mess dress uniform worn by Jesse E. Wrice Jr.

1984-2004

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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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 United States Marine Corps officer's mess dress uniform worn by Jesse E. Wrice, Jr. as lieutenant colonel consisting of a black dress jacket with medals and insignia pins (.1a-e), black dress pants (.2), a white dress shirt with cuff links (.3a-c), and a red cummerbund (.4).

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Catalog reference: 2015.201.2

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