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Korea 1950-1954

This is a Garrison Cap. This style cap was made of olive drab wool or khaki cotton to match the uniforms. Different colored piping on the outside of the hat was used to differentiate divisions. Raymond Shell from Maryville, Missouri, was stationed in Munich, Germany during the Korean War. The red piping on Shell’s cap means that he was in the artillery division during the war.

What are the other piping colors and branches?

Piping Color

Ultramarine blue with golden orange

Green with yellow

Yellow

Cobalt blue with golden orange

Scarlet

Scarlet with white

Scarlet

Silver grey with golden yellow

Light blue

Maroon with white

Yellow with green

Crimson with yellow

Buff

Orange with white

Crimson with gold

Branch

Air Corps

Armor

Cavalry

Chemical Warfare Service

Coast Artillery Corps

Corps of Engineers

Field Artillery

Finance Department

Infantry

Medical Department

Military Police

Ordnance Department

Quartermaster Corps

Signal Corps

Transportation Corps

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