Utility cover
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The utility cover also known as the utility cap or eight pointed cover is the United States Marine Corps cap, worn with their utility uniform. It is an eight-pointed hat, with a visor similar to a baseball cap.[1] It is worn "blocked", that is, creased and peaked, for a sharper appearance.[2][3] It will also be worn by the US Navy with the introduction of the Navy Working Uniform.[4]
[edit] History
The utility cover was first issued in World War II, with the Herringbone Twill utility uniform issued in 1943.[5] It was based on a US Army field cap design.[6][7] It was made from herringbone twill until 1959, when the material changed to cotton sateen.[8][9]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Uniforms of the Marine Corps from MarineParents.com: A Place to Connect & Share(tm)
- ^ Marine Corps ALMAR ->MCBUL 1020. MARINE CORPS UNIFORM BOARD MEETING NR 190 AND 191
- ^ Marine For Life - Marine Corps Uniforms
- ^ New Navy Working Uniform and Service Uniform Concepts Approved
- ^ Usmc Ww Ii Hbt Uniform
- ^ Field Cap
- ^ Usmc Ww Ii Hbt Uniform
- ^ Marine Corps Utility Cap
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=TGJ9V06p0BQC&pg=PA59&lpg=PA59&dq=utility+cover+usmc&source=web&ots=CBZUw16sco&sig=o2KGbsjrX9eYoAnumT_KI9euxnU
