Keywords: price of freedom priceoffreedom military history militaryhistory uniforms smithsonian probably public domain probablypublicdomain dish bowl cap SI Neg. 2004-55795. Date: na....United States Army Air Forces officer's service cap; olive drab (Shade No. 51) wool service cap with russett brown leather visor and chin strap; brass United States eagle crest on peak (American Bald Eagle with a shield on its chest, olive branch in right talon and arrows in the left talon, field of 13 stars in field that surmounts the eagle, banner with embossed letter text "E PLURIBUS UNUM" in eagle's beak; two brass buttons on chin strap; brown cow hide sweat band..The United States Army Air Forces service cap was the stand uniform cap issued to all American soldiers. Many pilots and crew members removed the hat ring to give their service caps the "crushed" look...Credit: Harold Dorwin (Smithsonian Institution) SI Neg. 2004-55795. Date: na....United States Army Air Forces officer's service cap; olive drab (Shade No. 51) wool service cap with russett brown leather visor and chin strap; brass United States eagle crest on peak (American Bald Eagle with a shield on its chest, olive branch in right talon and arrows in the left talon, field of 13 stars in field that surmounts the eagle, banner with embossed letter text "E PLURIBUS UNUM" in eagle's beak; two brass buttons on chin strap; brown cow hide sweat band..The United States Army Air Forces service cap was the stand uniform cap issued to all American soldiers. Many pilots and crew members removed the hat ring to give their service caps the "crushed" look...Credit: Harold Dorwin (Smithsonian Institution) |