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Brigadier General William Madison Garland, USAF

Retired May 31, 1954

Died May 17, 1991

Biography of General Garland

Figure 1: Early design USAF Shade 84

Service Dress cap

The cap of Brigadier General William Madison Garland was obtained through an auction on Ebay. The cap is a nice example of an early USAF shade 84 item which dates back to the Korean War period. The cap is not dated. However, the date of rank of the general attaining the rank of general is 29 September 1951 and he retired 31 May 1954. I believe its safe to say this cap dates back to 1951. The cap is identified to the general and was produced by the Superior Uniform Cap Company of Chicago, Illinois. In addition, the cap eagle carries the hallmark of NS Meyer of New York with a twin shield logo and 9M in one of the shields. The NS Meyer 9M shield is associated to the Korean War period.

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