VFW Garrison Cover (Hat), ca. 1917-1918

Item — Box: 1, Object: 11

Staff Only

Scope and Content:

From the Collection: The Gwenn Clifford Smith collection consists of correspondence, death certificates, enlistment record/honorable discharge record, a pay record book, a radio logbook, medals, silk scarf, a garrison cover hat, and photograph regarding Albert Clifford and his involvement in the 109th Field Artillery Unit during World War I.

Dates

Other: ca. 1917-1918

Access:

Open for Research.

Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Condition Note:

This hat is navy blue in color, with gold trim, and the number “395” also in gold trim. Attached is the World War Victory medal with (5) silver stars attached. The inside of this hat has a small, roughly 1 ½ inches of leather lining that would grip the head. Imprinted on the leather states, “Emblem [illegible], N[ational?] Headquarters, The American Legion, Indianapolis”. Flipping out the leather lining, the name “AClifford” is written behind the leather seemingly in pen or marker, followed by “Trucksville PA. There are also two pins attached on the inside of the garrison cover. The first appears to be made of copper, as the back of it is a bronze color, but the face of it has corroded leaving a minty-green color behind. The minty-green corrosion has stained the inside of the hat in a small, circular shape. The second pin is a white circle with the inscription, “Army Air Forces AWS - Observer”, which has two wings spread out from the circle. The hat itself is in great condition.