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Catalog Number |
5877-T15 |
Object Name |
Cape |
Collection |
HISTORY |
Date |
1918-1919 |
Year Range from |
1918 |
Year Range to |
1919 |
Description |
World War I Army Nurses Corps Cape: dark blue wool; red wool lining; three large black plastic buttons on front; and stand-up collar. It was used by Jessica Ann Davis. She was born in Omro, Wis. in 1890. According to her death certificate she moved to Rockford, Ill. in 1912. She attended nursing school at the Rockford Hospital Training School and graduated on June 11, 1918. On July 1, 1918 joined the Army Nurse Corp. She was stationed at the Base Hospital at Camp Grant, in Rockford, IL, and served at Camp Hospital No. 52 in Le Mans, France. She received her discharge on June 20, 1919. She worked as a nurse in Rockford, Ill until her retirement in 1959. She married a man by the name of Stigman who preceded her in death. She died June 14, 1964. |
Event |
World War I |
Material |
Wool/Plastic |
People |
Davis, Jessica Ann Stigman, Jessica Davis |
Search Terms |
World War I nurse United States Army Nurse Corps |
Used |
Davis, Jessica Ann |