Theutility cover,also known as theutility capandeight-pointed cover,is theUnited States Marine Corpscap,worn with theircombat utility uniform.It is an eight-pointed hat, with a visor similar to abaseball cap.[1]It is worn "blocked", that is, creased and peaked, for a sharper appearance.[2][3]A version is also worn as part of theU.S. Navy'sNavy Working Uniform.[4]
History
editThe utility cover was first issued inWorld War II,with the Herringbone Twill utility uniform issued in 1943.[5]It was based on aUS Armyfield capdesign[6]and a railroad engineer cap.[7]World War II Marines nicknamed it theraider cap[8]from its use by theMarine Raiders.It was made from herringbonetwilluntil 1959, when the material changed tocottonsateen.[9][10]
See also
edit- Boonie hat
- Patrol capthe United States Army and United States Air Force equivalent.
- Side cap
References
edit- ^Uniforms of the Marine Corps from MarineParents: A Place to Connect & Share(tm)
- ^Marine Corps ALMAR ->MCBUL 1020. MARINE CORPS UNIFORM BOARD MEETING NR 190 AND 191
- ^Marine For Life – Marine Corps Uniforms
- ^New Navy Working Uniform and Service Uniform Concepts Approved
- ^"USMC WW II HBT Uniform".olive-drab.Retrieved2016-05-09.
- ^"Field Cap".olive-drab.Retrieved2016-05-09.
- ^p.26 Rottman, Gordon L.US Marine Corps 1941-45Osprey Publishing, 1995
- ^p.18 Gilbert, EdUS Marine Corps Raider 1942-43Osprey Publishing, 2006
- ^Marine Corps Utility Cap
- ^Vietnam Marines 1965-73.Osprey Publishing. 1992-11-26.ISBN9781855322516.
External links
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