Visor cap WW2 US Army battlefield commissioned NCO
€ 90,00
SKU
U6953
mounted officers cap eagle and with wool mohair cap band as is conform regulations, aprox size 57, no damage or soiling, leather visor and chinstrap, no makers mark
A battlefield commission is awarded to enlisted soldiers who are promoted to the rank of commissioned officer for outstanding leadership on the field of battle. The granting of a battlefield commission has its historical predecessor in the medieval practice of the knighting or ennoblement of a plebeian combatant