Original U.S. WWII Marine Corps OD Green Pressed Felt Campaign Hat with EGA - "Drill Instructor Hat" French Edged Weapons This set is unique and

This set is unique and stunning in what this soldier experienced both on the field of combat and in the prison camps he saw towards to the close of World War Two

We have absolutely no idea of how much action he actually saw but included in his effects is his World War I Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military which was first created in 1919

Evacuated from Corsica with the Sturmbrigade Reichsführer SS to the Italian mainland in October 1943

Under the top flap next to the magazine pouch there is a faint maker mark and 1941 date

however it has deteriorated over time

Original U.S. WWII Marine Corps OD Green Pressed Felt Campaign Hat with EGA - "Drill Instructor Hat" French Edged Weapons This set is unique andOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII Issue U. S. Marine Corps Campaign Hat, often called a "Drill Instructor Cover" in the USMC Today. However, it wasn't until 1956 that these were made the official headwear of Marine Corps Drill instructors, and during WWII they were worn by various different types of personnel, dependent on need and location. The campaign hat in the U. S. Armed Forces traces its origins back to the broad