Tomasz70 Posted December 27, 2019 Dear Forum users, Some time ago I purchased this khaki summer cap. Presumably, it was made during WWII, however no definitive proof is visible. I tried to do some research as regards the name of the former owner - Lt.Col. Sandison, however with no success Despite having quite high army rank, he was not mentioned under the sources available for me. Therefore, I would be very happy finding your kind assistance - maybe you know something more about the mysterious Lt.Col. Sandison, serving within the US Army or US Army Air Force between 1941 and beginning of '50s? Yours faithfully, Tomasz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tomasz70 Posted January 13 I am still tracing Lt Col. Sandison. And some additional info shows that he was the cavalry officer serving in the Pacific. http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/forums/showthread.php?t=174567&highlight=sandison Can you confirm that his unit was the 1 Cavalry Division? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patches Posted January 14 There's these topics on him, consensus is he's one Donald C. Sandison, commissioned Reserves in 1935 in the Cavalry. This one here where his whole uniform was posted, but link is dead. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2921-help-ww2-cavalry-officer-uniform-id/?hl=sandison In this topic there is a suggestion he may have switched to the Armored Forces, but again link to uniform is dead. http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/693-some-armored-items/page-3?hl=sandison&do=findComment&comment=3275 SANDISON, DONALD C O-298912 CAV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patches Posted January 14 In 1938 Sandison was in the Reserve 311th Cavalry in Texas, as a 1st Lieutenant he was the regimental officers club secretary and treasurer. https://books.google.com/books?id=kQ89AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA567&lpg=PA567&dq=colonel+Donald+C.+Sandison&source=bl&ots=XdJEuaOsvp&sig=ACfU3U02-dzkzIZRO_WklfMAq1fdWlOUGQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN1uj6m4LnAhWiVt8KHcsxCnYQ6AEwAHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=colonel%20Donald%20C.%20Sandison&f=false https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/311th_Cavalry_Regiment_(United_States) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/63rd_Cavalry_Division_(United_States) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tomasz70 Posted January 14 I am so happy finding your reply. I always try to identify the original owners of artefacts from my collection. I call it as a recovery of the forgotten history. Once found, all data are written and attributed to specific items. This cap is no longer anonymous then. Thank you very much! Tom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
patches Posted January 15 I am so happy finding your reply. I always try to identify the original owners of artefacts from my collection. I call it as a recovery of the forgotten history. Once found, all data are written and attributed to specific items. This cap is no longer anonymous then. Thank you very much! Tom. We only wish we can find more on him, those dead links didn't help any Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
