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Object Name |
Cap, Garrison |
Catalog Number |
2020.025.06 |
Description |
Fritz Kesselring's Veterans of Foreign Wars Grenadiers garrison cap. Cap is green and golden yellow with yellow embroidered text "GRENADIERS LA CROSSE, WIS." The other side of the cap has a circular Veterans of Foreign Wars patch. The back of the cap has a yellow tassel. Cap is lined with a tan satin and has a leather band. |
Year Range from |
1950 |
Year Range to |
1958 |
Provenance |
This garrison cap was worn by Fritz Kesselring as part of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Grenadiers. |
Owned By |
Fritz Kesselring |
People |
Kesselring, Frtiz |
Subjects |
Events Clothing & Accessories |
Notes |
In 1958, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Grenadiers and the American Legion Vinger's Victors Drum and Bugle Corps merged. This cap likely dates to before the merger. |