Original U.S. WWII USAAF Officer’s Crusher Visor Cap with AAF Officer’s Calling Card in Sweatband - Pilot Lt. Walter O. Franks, 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, 35 Bombing Missions Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts whose second Distinguished Service Cross

whose second Distinguished Service Cross came as commanding general of the Seventh Army in Sicily

Sommer 1895

It has a lovely aged patina from probably a century of age

and the barrel band and nose cap have had the original finish partly worn away

The scabbard of this example is the star of the show

Original U.S. WWII USAAF Officer’s Crusher Visor Cap with AAF Officer’s Calling Card in Sweatband - Pilot Lt. Walter O. Franks, 68th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, 35 Bombing Missions Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts whose second Distinguished Service CrossOriginal Item. One of a Kind. One of the most iconic pieces of headgear to come out of WWII was the U. S. Crusher Cap, or Fifty Mission Cap. This visor cap, in winter OD green issue color, was worn by Lieutenant Walter O. Franks, pilot in the 68th Bombardment Squadron, 44th Bombardment Group The outward appearance is worn and faded from honest use, and decades of storage wear. It retains the original iconic "crush" shape. There is no maker mark and no