Name/Title
Uniform Service medals of Alice Mclain, 1943-1945Entry/Object ID
1998.209.5Description
ACC. NO. 98.209.5
SUBJECT CATEGORY: AMERICAN RED CROSS
DATE OR PERIOD: 1943-1945
OBJECT: MEDALS
DESCRIPTIONS:
SERIES OF EIGHT MEDALS, ATTACHED TO A PIECE OF RED COLORED IMITATION LEATHER. THREE OF THE BADGES HAVE INSIGNIA OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND ARE ENAMELED. THERE ARE TWO BAR PINS, WITH CUT-OUT LETTERS OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS. ONE BAR PIN IS COVERED IN RED-COLORED GROSGRAIN RIBBON, BEARING THE AMERICAN RED CROSS EMBLEM.
SIZE: L 3-1/2" X W 2-1/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECTS:
SERIES OF SERVICE PINS WORN ON THE UNIFORM OF ALICE MCLAIN, ALAMEDA RESIDENT WHO SERVED AS A GREY LADY DURING WW-II.
DONOR:
VIRGINIA PRATT (DAUGHTER OF ALICE MCLAIN).
DATE: MAY 9, 1998
