Usmc garrison cap vietnam era
Article about: Dear Gents I would like to know if this garrison cao is a genuine Vietnam war(DSA... 69)I suppose it is but I need your thoughts and EGA with screwback is matching period too? And what is th
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The cap and insignia look good. I cannot comment on the hand written tag.
John
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The garrison cap and emblem look good.
The note looks like PLT 1134 =Platoon 1134 . I'm not sure about the 81.
Pvt Murphy = Private Murphy
Semper Fi
Phil
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Thanks Gordon and Phil for your inputs,I wonder if would be possible find any recording about this Private Murphy and Platoon number????
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Considering Murphy is a common last name and there is no first name, Tough one.
But, If you could find the class that he graduated in (Year) would be the first step.
One thing though, Is that Marine's mark there gear with an Ink stamp. We put our name on all of our uniforms.
Having it hand written on a piece of paper that is stapled to it................. Another Tough one.
Semper Fi
Phil
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Zombie Response- The 69 in the DSA may just refer to the year of approval. I'd have to look at my '84 issue piss cutter.
The 81 on the name tag might be his Recruit Number in the platoon.
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Definitely a boot camp cover as iac said, the PLT is boot camp platoon and 81 is the number alphabetically the guy fell almost the recruits in the plt.
Also as Phil said it’s odd that it’s written on paper and not ink stamped.
Last edited by 08SMLE48; 02-27-2021 at 06:57 PM.
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Update- Couldn't find my covers but the blouse & trousers are marked 82 & 83. So I would have to say the 69 is the Manufactured Year.
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DSA 69 is the year of manufacturing , for Nam items.
Post 75 they would have a prefix of DLA
Cheers Rick
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Metz also made these! 69 is the awarded contract year.
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