Original U.S. WWII 1944 Dated Marine Corps Pressed Felt Officer Campaign Hat with EGA Category_MG 34 Mounts The text featured in the

The text featured in the “valley” or “bowl” of the ashtray features a beautiful relief of the famous image often captioned: “Unconditional Surrender of Germany Signed at Reims

purchasing land in the area

where he formed a close friendship with both Franklin D

Backstrap marked with ERMA (Erfurter Maschinenfabrik) and “Made in Germany”

to avoid any damage to the badge

Original U.S. WWII 1944 Dated Marine Corps Pressed Felt Officer Campaign Hat with EGA Category_MG 34 Mounts The text featured in theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII Issue U. S. Marine Corps Officers Campaign Hat, often called a "Drill Instructor Cover" or Smokey Bear in the USMC Today. However, it wasn't until 1956 that these were made the official head wear of Marine Corps Drill instructors, and during WWII they were worn by various different types of personnel, depending on need and location. This nice medium size of about 56cm, is a WWII issue example