Original U.S. WWII Airborne Enlisted Khaki Garrison Cap with Infantry Piping & Parachute Patch - Size 6 3/4 m It looks to have definitely

It looks to have definitely seen service for a period of time

Serial # 185432 with a faint SWP 1882 cartouche

also did not survive

17th Cavalry was the ground reconnaissance element of the 3d Brigade

Instead the US Army had to rely on foreign manufactured and designed masks such as the French M2

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Enlisted Khaki Garrison Cap with Infantry Piping & Parachute Patch - Size 6 3/4 m It looks to have definitelyOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is a lovely & hard to find WWII Enlisted khaki garrison cap for a soldier in the Airborne Parachute Infantry. There is a period applied Parachute patch on the left side, with great blue infantry piping on the cap. The interior has two small laundry tags with numbers that wouldnt be able to name the wearer. The sweatband is marked with size 6 . A great example, ready for further research and display.