World War 2 Field Dressing

Object/Artifact

Windham Textile and History Museum

The image shows a vintage U.S. Army field dressing packet with detailed instructions printed.

Name/Title

World War 2 Field Dressing

Entry/Object ID

2025.37.1

Description

A field dressing issued to John E. Champe during World War 2 which he carried in the European theater. Field dressings are intended to dress wounds "in the field" before a soldier can be brought to appropriate medical facilities. It features a gauze pad and band to tie it to the wound. The dressing is kept inside the waterproof wrapping (shown) until it is needed. The black waterproof package reads as follows: PACKET FIRST-AID FIELD BROWN DRESSING U.S. ARMEY CARLISLE MODEL DYED STERILIZED DRESSING RED COLOR INDICATES BACK OF DRESSING PUT OTHER SIDE NEXT TO WOUND GUILD FOUNDATIONS, NEW YORK, N.Y.

Collection

John E. Champe

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Dressing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Therapeutic

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Medical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Medical & Psychological T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-B-2

Date

May 18, 2025

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Found Object

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

May 18, 2025

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

June 8, 2025