33130. (garrison / side cap) U.S. Coast Guard SPARS Garrison Cap c.1945.
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33130. (garrison / side cap) U.S. Coast Guard SPARS Garrison Cap c.1945.
- (garrison / side cap) U.S. Coast Guard SPARS Garrison Cap c.1945. In 1944, officers and chief petty officers were allowed to wear male style navy-blue garrison caps within station limits when prescribed by the commanding officer. Later female style garrison caps were authorized for officers and enlisted personnel. Unlike the men’s caps, they were designed in a banana shape for better fit over female hairstyles. Enlisted personnel were authorized to wear the Coast Guard collar insignia on the left front of the cap. Chief Petty Officers wore a miniature Chief Petty Officer device on the left front of the cap. Commissioned Officers wore a miniature Coast Guard officer’s insignia on the left front of the cap and a miniature pin-on rank on the right front.
a. Gray and white pinstriped seersucker hat for working uniform, with brass pin-back Shore Establishment hat insignia. Inside with labels for “U.S. Coast Guard Clothing Division” and labeled for Virginia K Taylor. Marked size 21 ½. Extremely rare. Near fine. (F-). $65.
b. Navy blue polyester/wool for service dress uniform, with clutch-back CPO insignia. Inside with maker’s label size 7 ¼. Leather sweat-band. Only very light wear. (F-). $28.
c. Navy blue polyester/wool for service dress uniform. Inside with maker’s label size 7 ¼. Leather sweat-band. Only very light wear. (F-). $22.
d. Navy blue polyester/wool for service dress uniform. Inside with maker’s label size 7 1/8. Leather sweat-band. Only very light wear. (F-). $22.