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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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