Wharfmaster Posted October 21, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 21, 2015 Just found this taupe WAC overseas cap. It has nice gold lining. No name but it does have a laundry mark inside. Why would it be found with red ( Artillery ) piping ? Thanks, Wharf In Peace and War, US Merchant Marine. WARNING: Dangerous Cargo. No Visitors, No Smoking, No Open Lights. Link to post Share on other sites
Wharfmaster Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted October 21, 2015 2 In Peace and War, US Merchant Marine. WARNING: Dangerous Cargo. No Visitors, No Smoking, No Open Lights. Link to post Share on other sites
268th C.A. Posted October 21, 2015 Share #3 Posted October 21, 2015 this is not a WAC overseas cap. The lining is typical of ones in my collection from the 1950's. Pvt. James H. Honey 1st Md. Eastern shore Vol. Inf. Co. D (union) Gettysburg Pvt. George Eddie Lear 26th Inf. Co.H 1st Div .(WW1) P.H. WIA Cpl. Richard Elsea 268th C.A. Bn. Battery A. WW2 SSgt. Grant Elsea 314th Inf. Hq.Co. I.R.79thDiv. WW2 Cpl. Harry Lawrence Butler Jr 23rd Regt. WIA Korea Lt. George Olin Tilghman 111th MG. 29th Div. WW1 DIS France 1919 Link to post Share on other sites
BROBS Posted October 21, 2015 Share #4 Posted October 21, 2015 right.. why do you think WAC? leather sweatband is for the most part postwar but not always.. I have a few attributed WW2 OS caps with leather sweatbands. -Brian GOT SEABEE ITEMS? PM ME! Link to post Share on other sites
Wharfmaster Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share #5 Posted October 21, 2015 My photos are not the best but the material is very taupe ( Brown ), not at all greenish. Post WW2 WAC uniforms were taupe in color for a number of years. W In Peace and War, US Merchant Marine. WARNING: Dangerous Cargo. No Visitors, No Smoking, No Open Lights. Link to post Share on other sites
cutiger83 Posted October 22, 2015 Share #6 Posted October 22, 2015 Wharf, I know that lighting makes a big difference in the way the color looks in a picture. The taupe uniform is more of a grey/brown than yours appears to be colored. Here is a link that shows the taupe uniform and the WAC shaped overseas cap" http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/66621-picked-up-an-unusual-wwii-wac-uniform-today/ While some women did wear men's style overseas caps, this was early in the war and would not have been post WWII. This is from the Blitzkrieg website "Unlike the straight cut men's garrison cap, the WAC garrison cap was designed in the shape of a "banana" to fit better over women's longer haircuts. However, many WAC members did not receive this female version before the end of the war. " ...Kat Link to post Share on other sites
Wharfmaster Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted October 22, 2015 Thanks very much everyone. It would appear this is a cap for a man, post WW2. Appreciate the info. Wharf In Peace and War, US Merchant Marine. WARNING: Dangerous Cargo. No Visitors, No Smoking, No Open Lights. Link to post Share on other sites
cutiger83 Posted October 22, 2015 Share #8 Posted October 22, 2015 Wharf, There is usually a lot of confusion when it comes to women's items or women's military history. ...Kat Link to post Share on other sites
cutiger83 Posted October 22, 2015 Share #9 Posted October 22, 2015 Wharf, There is usually a lot of confusion when it comes to women's items or women's military history. ...Kat One example, I was looking thru a book today about B-25 factories. There is a picture discussing how WASPS flew the B-25s. However, the women in the picture are clearly WAAC officers with the Walking Buzzard cap insignia and service command patches. ...Kat Link to post Share on other sites
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