Button, Uniform

Object/Artifact

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Button, Uniform

Entry/Object ID

3251 a-h

Description

U.S. Navy Nurse Corps Uniform. Material: plastic, metal. Size: 7/8" diameter. Description: blue-gray plastic disk - raised eagle crest design on top - shank with silver metal pin underneath.

Context

Waseca County Military - Korean War. Women. To be worn on the summer gray working uniform during the Korean War. Worn by Florence Scholljegerdes, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Scholljegerdes. She enlisted in the Navy Nurse corps, 10 Dec 1943, as an ensign.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Uniform, Military button

Class

Personal Symbol

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

June 1, 1998

Update Date

April 18, 2025