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Shell casing from Normandy Beaches, D-Day 1944

1944

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

One brass shell casing (2012.8.2.5a) stored in a cardboard tube (2012.8.2.5b). The casing has an imprint on the headstamp: [P / unidentified mark / G / 190]. The tube has the inscription: "Shell casing from D-DAY JUNE 6, 1944/From: M.Sgt. Wallace B. Jackson/To: Hattye M. Thomas (Yarbrough)" written in blue ink. This shell casing was retrieved from a Normandy beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944, by Master Sergeant Wallace B. Jackson of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion and sent to Hattye T. Yarbrough, an educator and wife of a veteran.

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  • Title: Shell casing from Normandy Beaches, D-Day 1944
  • Date Created: 1944
  • Physical Dimensions: H x W x D: 8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in., 1 lb. (20.3 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm, 0.5 kg)
  • Subject Keywords: Military, World War, 1939-1945
  • Medium: brass (alloy) and cardboard
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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