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Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is a fantastic named example of a WWII era US Army Dress Blues Uniform Peaked Visor for a General Officer. The cap shows some light wear and is named on the sweatband to General Wilfred A. Morgan of Altoona, Pennsylvania. The cap is in a size 7½ and is offered in excellent condition.
The cap was manufactured by Jacob Reed’s Sons of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, marked on the crown and sweatband. The sweatband is marked GEN. W.A. MORGAN ALTOONA, PA for General Wilfred A. Morgan. Known as Dick, Gen. Morgan began his military career with the Navy in 1917 and was officially released from active duty with the reserves on Feb. 27. 1953. after 36 years' service. Through the authority of the State Department of Military Affairs, he was given final retirement in 1960 as brigadier general from the Pennsylvania National Guard. Definitely worthy of further research!
Comes more than ready for further research and display.
The Army Uniform Board appointed a special subcommittee on caps in 1950 to develop a cap design for the general duty uniform. The committee recommended a solid construction service cap in one shade, similar in design to the cap developed by the Quartermaster Corps for the Air Force in 1948. The Army adopted a modified version of this cap on September 9, 1954. The new cap was made of Army Green shade 44 wool serge with a black leather visor and chinstrap. It had a straight, high front and relaxed crown, and a bright brass disc with the US Coat of Arms was worn centered on the front. The cap was authorized for wear with both the summer khaki uniforms as well as with the Army Green Uniform. The same design in dark blue piped in yellow was also used for Dress Blue Uniform cap. The committee also decided that the olive drab wool and the khaki cotton garrison caps piped in branch colors would be replaced with a single pattern of garrison cap in Army green shade 44, wool serge piped in dark green.
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