Original U.S. WWII Marine USMC Women's Winter Wool Forest Green Service Visor Bell Crowned Cap by Knox - Size 23

Original Item: Only One Available. Women also served in the US Marine Corps during WW2, as mechanics, clerical staff, and in other capacities to free men for combat. They were universally respected by their male counterparts, and were issued winter forest green wool visor caps specifically designed to compliment a woman's coiffure.

This USMC Marine women’s visor cap is in overall good shape, with no damage to the tough forest green wool construction. The cap boasts the classic knotted red hat cord with brown plastic side buttons, and has a rayon crown lining. There is a size tag that reads 23, and some of the interior lining is torn. The cap is also a bit folded and bent from storage wear, but should display fine on a head. A fine example of a rare, original USMC Women’s cap.

Similar to the men, but with lighter cloth, the Winter uniform of the MCWR consisted of forest green jacket, six gore skirt and long sleeve khaki skirt, worn with necktie. Sometimes mistaken for their WAC counterparts, women marines wore a visored bell crowned hat, but trimmed with a lipstick colored cord, which was a tad more stylish than those worn by the WACS, WAVES or SPARS. Over this they wore a heavy green overcoat and oxford shoes, over which they would don galoshes for wet weather.