Original U.S. WWII USAAF Officer’s Crusher Visor Cap with AAF Officer’s Calling Card in Sweatband - Pilot Lt. Walter O. Franks, 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, 35 Bombing Missions Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts As she is a fully

As she is a fully commissioned Navy ship

It depicts the Wehrmacht Heer Eagle on a pebbled background that is surrounded by an oak leaf wreath that is tied together at the bottom

A well documented grouping from a Marine in the 25th Marine Regiment (25th Marines)

and the barrel band and nose cap have had the original finish partly worn away

whose second Distinguished Service Cross came as commanding general of the Seventh Army in Sicily

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Officer’s Crusher Visor Cap with AAF Officer’s Calling Card in Sweatband - Pilot Lt. Walter O. Franks, 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, 35 Bombing Missions Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts As she is a fullyOriginal Item. One of a Kind. One of the most iconic pieces of headgear to come out of WWII was the U. S. Crusher Cap, or Fifty Mission Cap. This visor cap, in winter OD green issue color, was worn by Lieutenant Walter O. Franks, pilot in the 68th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group The outward appearance is worn and faded from honest use, and decades of storage wear. It retains the original iconic "crush" shape. There is no maker mark and no