Navy Nurse Garrison Cap

Clothing/Dress/Costume

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Navy Nurse Garrison Cap

Entry/Object ID

31.23.5

Description

Navy Nurse Garrison Cap. Material: textile, metal. Size: 4 1/2" x 11". Description: navy blue with a fore and aft style, top pleat, turned up sides and tapered ends crossing the front, and a curtain overlay on the right side; faille lined with a leather sweatband; insignia on cap denotes rank of lieutenant and U. S. Navy Nurse Corps.

Context

Lt. (j.g.) Esther Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Iver Johnson. Esther was married to Lt. Horace Chamberlain of California on June 24, 1945 at the Vista Lutheran Church of New Richland.

Made/Created

Date made

1942

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Uniform, Naval Cap

Create Date

May 30, 2023

Update Date

September 11, 2026