Original U.S. WWII Named USAAF Officer’s Crusher Visor Cap by Dobbs of New York - Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Ralph E. Poesnecker OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT These fighting knives were issued

These fighting knives were issued to troops of the Austro-Hungarian Empire who fought alongside Germany during WWI

In its early years the regiment wore a uniform of black facings and white lace (when they wiped sweat away with their cuffs the dye stained their faces giving rise to the nickname the "Dirty Half-Hundred" where half-hundred is a play on fifty)

on 31 August 1945

possibly the initials of the maker

Original U.S. WWII Named USAAF Officer’s Crusher Visor Cap by Dobbs of New York - Distinguished Flying Cross Recipient Ralph E. Poesnecker OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT These fighting knives were issuedOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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 made by Dobbs of New York, which is marked in the crown. The sweatband is marked with the retailer, the POST EXCHANGE at the 508TH AIR BASE at the MUNICIPAL AIRPORT in NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. The cap is marked under the sweatband with a name: R. E. POESNECKER