Original U.S. WWII Glider Field Artillery Officer’s Garrison Cap with Officer’s Piping & Glider Artillery Patch - Size 7 ¼ NATION 134 at the Ciney training

134 at the Ciney training area

The helmet is fitted with a small hole “shrimp net” style helmet net which was a somewhat common practice with GIs cutting pieces from larger vehicle nets to use to assist in camouflaging the helmet

though the catch sticks a bit

are the letters USS with PENNSYLVANIA appearing in gold lettering running the length of the pennant

Original U.S. WWII Glider Field Artillery Officer’s Garrison Cap with Officer’s Piping & Glider Artillery Patch - Size 7 ¼ NATION 134 at the Ciney trainingOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely & hard to find WWII tan officers garrison cap for an officer in the Glider Artillery of the Airborne. There is a period applied Glider artillery patch on the right side, with officer black gold piping on the cap. The piping of this example seems standard without any serious loss. The sweatband shows minor service wear with a size tag for 7 . A great example, ready for further research and display.