United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) officer's service cap; olive drab (Shade No. 51) wool service cap with russett brown leather visor and chin strap; brass United States eagle crest on peak (American Bald Eagle with a shield on its chest, olive branch in right talon and arrows in the left talon, field of 13 stars in field that surmounts the eagle, banner with embossed letter text "E PLURIBUS UNUM" in eagle's beak; two brass buttons on chin strap; brown cow hide sweat band. Created by 2015 NASM Mass Digitization Production Project (Ortery system) Date Created 11/18/2015 Source National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Keywords Aviation; Equipment; Flight Gear; People; World War II Rights and Restrictions Not determined
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