U.S. Army Commemorative Pillow Cover of John E. Dysterud - 1944

Object/Artifact

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

U.S. Army Commemorative Pillow Cover of John E. Dysterud - 1944

Entry/Object ID

2015.13.5

Description

Pillow cover presented to the parents of John E. Dysterud after he was killed in WW II. It is pink and blue satin with military images printed on it, also US Army, New Guinea 1944 with John Dysterud's name and a poem.

Collection

Dysterud, John Eugene Collection

Cataloged By

Ginny Haen

Acquisition

Accession

2015.13

Source or Donor

Dysterud family, Oscar & Millicent (by Daniel Dobrenick)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1940 - 1949

Notes

Date: abt. 1945

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pillow

Nomenclature Class

Bedding

Nomenclature Category

Category 02: Furnishings

Search Terms

World War II, pillow, military services, Army

Condition

Overall Condition

v good

Date Examined

Jan 20, 2016

Examined By

Ginny Haen

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dysterud, John Eugene

Person or Organization

Dysterud, Millicent

Person or Organization

Dysterud, Oscar

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

January 20, 2016

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

July 8, 2026