Cap, Visor, Officer, US Army, Cpt. Karl Dannenfeldt, Third Army
Great genuine WWII US Army officer's visor cap, manufactured by The P. H. Davis Tailoring Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Size 7 ⅛.
Very good overall condition; retains its original stiffener, insignia, leather chinstrap, and buttons.
The name tag located inside indicates that the present hat was made to measure for some Karl H. Dannenfeldt on April 24, 1942.
The son of a Lutheran minister, Karl Henry Dannenfeldt was born on June 13, 1916 in Humbolt, Nebraska and joined the US Army on September 22, 1941 (ASN 35166216). After being commissioned in 1942 (officer's ASN O-1283919), he went on to serve with 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, and with the Third Army Headquarters. He was discharged on January 21, 1946 as a Major and went on to become a brilliant historian and writer. He passed away on May 2, 2001.
https://nebraskaauthors.org/authors/karl-henry-dannenfeldt
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/36485314/karl-henry-dannenfeldt
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