Original U.S. WWII Marine Corps OD Green Pressed Felt Campaign Hat with EGA - "Drill Instructor Hat" Restoration Materials New Jersey and eventually overseas

New Jersey and eventually overseas

The instrument itself in inscribed CAPT

The "Lucas Lamp" was invented and patented by Oliver Lucas in 1916

with a wonderful patina

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

Original U.S. WWII Marine Corps OD Green Pressed Felt Campaign Hat with EGA - "Drill Instructor Hat" Restoration Materials New Jersey and eventually overseasOriginal 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