doyler Posted September 2, 2020 Share #1 Posted September 2, 2020 Recently picked up a small group of items and this cap with the off red piping was included with a post war 1948 dated ike from the 2nd Armored division.There is a german made HELL ON WHEELS tab on the ike and also artillery brass. On the cap is a DI from the 78th Field Artillery. THe piping is not the typical dark red we see on the Artillery branch caps. Its hard to see in the picture (as well in hand) but there may be dull yellow flecks woven in with the main color. In the past there has been caps with a more pink hue to the piping than red. This seems to follow that as the color is the same on both sides. The DI is listed as 78th AFA Bn ,78th Artillery and 78th FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted September 2, 2020 Share #2 Posted September 2, 2020 Ron, The cherry red and yellow makes me think the piping is Ordnance Corps. It would be possible that the guy was a mechanic or an ammo specialist that could have made him OD. It is also possible that he needed a red piped O/seas cap and this looked "Good Enough." Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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