Army Medic Gear: New Acquisition

By Carrie Barker, Collections Specialist

The Museum of the Albemarle recently received a donation of US Army Reserves issued uniforms and supplies from a local retired medic, Dorothy Bellamy. She served in the Reserves from 1969 until her retirement in 1993 and generously offered many items to the museum. MOA will present the collection to the state acquisitions committee for official approval to accept the items into our permanent collection.

Bellamy’s items have been well cared for and are in good condition, which is especially impressive given her exciting stories of training endeavors where she used these items. An interesting item is a first aid kit, which is like a time capsule of 1980s emergency medical preparation. With only a bandage, some gauze, and tape missing, the kit is almost exactly as it originally was issued to Bellamy.

The first aid kit is organized compactly with a helpful inventory list with Army stock numbers and instructions in English and French. The kit was filled...

ACCORDING TO UA CODE DECK 7061 AS FURNISHED BY DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL MATERIEL, DEFENSE PERSONNEL SUPPORT CENTER, DATED 1 JULY 1979.

Along with simple essentials like bandages and gauze, there are also eye dressings, “ammonia inhalation solution” ampoules, surgical preparation blades, an iodine antibiotic solution, and multiple camouflaged wound dressings.

Disassembled U.S. ARMY First Aid Kit Donated to MOA

Courtesy Museum of the Albemarle