Garrison Cap Piping

[snakehunter]

I was in the infantry (airborne) in 1960 but can't remember whether the piping on my dress uniform garrison cap was blue or not. Does anybody know?

[Maury Krupp]

Maybe.

The Army Green Uniform did away with branch piping. It:

-Was adopted on 2 Sep 54
-Wasn't really available until Sep 1956
-Didn't become part of the clothing bag until late 1957
-Didn't become mandatory until Sep 1961

So it would depend on where you fell in those windows.

Maury

[Griff Murphey]

My older brother graduated from high school in 1957. My mother complained about having to sew on piping for his ROTC overseas cap and was relieved when I joined High school ROTC in '64 it was no longer required. We had the green hats with black piping.

[blackhawknj]

When I enlisted in 1967 it was dark green for EM, black and gold for officers and Wos.

[snakehunter]

Thanks guys. As usual the members of CSP have been helpful