Original U.S. WWII Marine Corps OD Green Pressed Felt Campaign Hat with EGA - "Drill Instructor Hat" Restoration Materials and "Erstklassig" (First Class)

and "Erstklassig" (First Class)

New Jersey and eventually overseas

Physical and mental conditioning was the goal of every exercise during this time

The top has an embossed image in great detail and his date of birth September 29th 1758

Original U.S. WWII Marine Corps OD Green Pressed Felt Campaign Hat with EGA - "Drill Instructor Hat" Restoration Materials and "Erstklassig" (First Class)Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice WWII Issue U. S. Marine Corps Campaign Hat, often called a "Drill Instructor Cover" in the USMC Today. However, it wasn't until 1956 that these were made the official headwear of Marine Corps Drill instructors, and during WWII they were worn by various different types of personnel, dependent on need and location. The campaign hat in the U. S. Armed Forces traces its origins back to the broad