Item Description
Original Items. One-of-a-Kind Group. This is the uniform grouping of Lieutenant Mary Rich Peck, who served in the Army Nurse Corps during the war. She served overseas for over two years, from January 2nd, 1943 until November 21st, 1945. While serving on the Italian front, Peck performed a blood transfusion from herself to a dying soldier in a tiny field hospital on the front lines under enemy fire, saving his life. The soldier, laid still with jagged gashes on his body from a German bayonet, would certainly have died if not for Peck’s bravery. This was after finding that the hospital’s supply of blood plasma had been exhausted. We found mention that Peck was “cited” for this act, but whether that be a Bronze Star, Silver Star, or just a mention, we are unsure. It is extraordinarily scarce to find items to ANC nurses serving on the front lines.
This grouping includes:
- Peck’s Italian-made “Ike” Jacket with a maker’s tag for Aliberti Nicols… of Sartoria, with her name tag under this. The uniform has US and Medical collar insignia with Lieutenant’s bars. There is some mothing across the uniform.
- Peck’s Army uniform with US & Nurse medical collar insignia, no rank and no name tag on the interior.
- Army Nurse’s skirt, Size 10. Matches the uniform jacket. No name.
- Peck’s blue overseas cap with medical piping, with LT. MARY R PECK name tag on interior with manufacture tag. 1942 contract date.
- Peck’s Army dress overseas cap with officer’s piping, Size 22. No name.
- Army skirt which matches other uniform, with nametag for Dorothy Galblum on interior. Galblum was Hospital Dietician of US Army General Hospital 157, 804th Hospital Center. This hospital entered the European Theater of Operations in August 1944, in England.
A fantastic grouping identified to a Lieutenant Nurse cited for bravery, ready for further research and display!
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