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Title |
Army Garrison Cap, 1952 |
Object Name |
Uniform, Military |
Description |
Army Garrison Cap, 1952. Khaki garrison cap with a peak running from the front to the back. At the bottom, the fabric is folded to make a brim of sorts that extends about two thirds of the way back up toward the top of the cap. One side of this brim overlaps the other in front. The inside is unlined except for a band running around the inside bottom, made of the same woven material. |
Date |
1952 |
Creator |
Miller Bros. Hat Co., USA |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2018.005.012 |
Dimensions |
H-5.25 W-5.5 D-10.25 inches |
Dimension Details |
when worn |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"C697" (stamped in inside band, faded); "G-7039" (stamped in black in inside brim); "CAP, GARRISON, / KHAKI, M-1950 / 7 1/4 / Miller Bros. Hat Co., Inc. / Dated 8 Jan. 1952 / QM-23226-01-8183 / Spec. MIL-C-1912A / Stock #73-C-18070-55 / Pat. Date: 5 Dec. 1950 / MYQMPA" (on faded yellowish tag sewn into inside band) |
Provenance |
This belonged to Peter A. Ryan, Jr. who was born at 505 Marshall Street in Redwood City. Ryan worked at Ryan Pharmacy before and after serving in WWII. During the war, he was stationed at Baxter General Hospital in Spokane, WA as a pharmacist in the hospital pharmacy, as part of the Ninth Service Command. |
Notes |
"The Army Service Forces were one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Ground Forces." They were created in 1942. "Army Service Forces brought together elements of five different components of the Army: elements of the War Department General Staff, especially its G-4 component; the Office of the Under Secretary of War; the eight administrative bureaux; the nine corps areas, which became the service commands; and the six supply arms and services, which became known as the technical services." The Ninth Service Command covered the western states. The service commands were responsible for various logistical aspects of maintaining the army. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Service_Forces; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_area 03/26/2018] Baxter General Hospital opened in Spokane, WA in 1943 as a temporary military hospital. More information at http://www.historylink.org/File/10111 [accessed 03/26/2018] Unknown as to how this post-WWII cap came to be in Ryan's possession, as it is believed that he was no longer enlisted in the army after the war ended. |
Search Terms |
Army Hat Hats Military Uniforms Ryan Jr., Peter A. Uniforms United States Army War Service World War II World War Two WWII |
Subjects |
Hats Military hospitals Military service Military uniforms Uniforms World War II |
People |
Ryan, Jr., Peter A. |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Kathleen Ryan |