]> 0358 Finding Aid for the Wilma Leona Jackson Uniform Collection, 1954 - 1958 Processed by: Beth Ann Koelsch; machine-readable finding aid created by: Beth Ann Koelsch The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, N.C., USA

November, 2008

Machine-readable finding aid derived from NoteTabPro. Date of source: November, 2008 Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS Finding Aid for the Wilma Leona Jackson Uniform Collection, 1954 - 1958 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro &tpnguscua; Descriptive Summary University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Walter Clinton Jackson Library. University Archives & Manuscripts. Jackson, Wilma Leona (1909-1998) Wilma Leona Jackson Uniform Collection, 1954 - 1958 WV0358 Material in English 1.5 linear feet, 2 boxes For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives & Manuscripts. Wilma Leona Jackson served in the Navy Nurse Corps from 1936-1958. She served as the third director of the Navy Nurse Corps from 1954-1958. The collection consists of navy uniforms and uniform accessories. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection open for research.

Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Wilma Leona Jackson Uniform Collection (WV0358), Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA.

Acquisition Information

Purchased in 2006.

Processing Information

Processed by Beth Ann Koelsch, October 2008

Encoded by Beth Ann Koelsch, November 2008

Biographical and Historical Note

Wilma Leona Jackson was born in Union, Ohio in 1909. She earned her nursing degree in 1930 at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. She joined the Navy Nurse Corps in 1936 and served at the Naval Hospital in Philadelphia from 1936-1939 and then transferred to the Naval Hospital in Brooklyn, NY in 1939. In 1940, she was sent overseas to the Naval Hospital at Guam. When the Japanese captured the island in December 1941, Jackson, along with three other navy nurses and all other U.S. military personnel, was taken prisoner. Jackson was freed in an exchange of prisoners in August 1942.

In 1944, she was promoted to Lieutenant and returned to Guam to serve as the Senior Nurse Corps Officer at the Fleet Hospital #103 until December 1945.

After WWII, Jackson served at hospitals in Washington D.C., Oakland, CA, and Portsmouth, VA. She returned to school in 1950 and graduated with degrees in nursing administration in 1952. In 1954, Jackson became the third director of the Navy Nurse Corps.

Jackson retired in 1958 as a Captain and returned to Ohio, where she died on March 23, 1958.

Jackson was awarded the American Defense Service Medal, the Asiatic Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and a Commendation Ribbon.

Biographical information source: Wikipedia

Collection Overview

The Wilma Leona Jackson Collection consists of Navy Nurse Corps uniforms, hats and accessories circa 1940s-1950s.

Detailed Description of the Collection Uniforms and Uniform Accessories, 1954-1958 1 Service dress navy blue jacket, with four gold lace sleeve stripes and oak leaf device indicating Captain of the Navy Nurse Corps Service dress navy blue skirts (3) White uniform blouse White service jacket Blue ward dress Ward aprons (2) Khaki long sleeve shirt Khaki short sleeve shirt Navy ties (2) 2 Black combination hat with insignia Black overseas hat Black hat covers (2) Seersucker overseas hat White service hat Black havelock Related Material WV0001, The Women Veterans General Textile Collection, 1940s-1990s Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Military uniforms. United States--Armed Forces--Insignia. United States--Armed Forces--Uniforms. United States--Armed Forces--Women. Women soldiers--United States. United States. Navy. Nurse Corps.