Original U.S. WWII Airborne Enlisted Garrison Cap with Infantry Piping & Paratrooper / Glider Patch - Size 7¼ Books & Films and the helmet net is

and the helmet net is original WWII issue

The cape has no underlying color as they normally do which would indicate branch of service

If the OH-6 drew fire

but lost out in competition to the North American AT-6

Original U.S. WWII Airborne Enlisted Garrison Cap with Infantry Piping & Paratrooper / Glider Patch - Size 7¼ Books & Films and the helmet net isOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a lovely & hard to find WWII Enlisted garrison cap for a soldier in the Airborne Infantry, that being either the Parachute Infantry or Glider Infantry. There is a period applied Paratroop Glider patch on the left side, with great blue infantry piping on the cap. The sweatband of this example is entirely torn apart with very little of it retained. The original tag is intact and notes the size as 7. A great